diff --git a/include/sqrat/sqratTypes.h b/include/sqrat/sqratTypes.h
index 6a588a4a..e763b837 100644
--- a/include/sqrat/sqratTypes.h
+++ b/include/sqrat/sqratTypes.h
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ struct Var<StackStrF> {
     ///
     /// \param vm  Target VM
     /// \param idx Index trying to be read
-    /// \param idx Whether to mimmic a format function
+    /// \param fmt Whether to mimmic a format function
     ///
     /// \remarks
     /// This function MUST have its Error handled if it occurred.
@@ -1040,6 +1040,26 @@ struct Var<StackStrF> {
             ErrorToException(vm);
         }
     }
+    // Quick and dirty way to subtract the function pointer from the stack top as to not confuse formatted functions
+    enum DropFuncPtrOverload { DropFuncPtr };
+
+    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    /// Attempts to get the value off the stack at idx as an StackStrF
+    ///
+    /// \param vm  Target VM
+    /// \param idx Index trying to be read
+    /// \param fmt Whether to mimmic a format function
+    /// \param top Number of slots to ignore from the stack top
+    ///
+    /// \remarks
+    /// This function MUST have its Error handled if it occurred.
+    ///
+    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Var(HSQUIRRELVM vm, SQInteger idx, bool fmt, DropFuncPtrOverload /*fpsub*/) : value(vm, idx) {
+        if (SQ_FAILED(value.Proc(fmt, sq_gettop(vm) - 1))) {
+            ErrorToException(vm);
+        }
+    }
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// Called by Sqrat::PushVar to put an StackStrF on the stack
@@ -1064,6 +1084,8 @@ template<>
 struct Var<StackStrF&> : Var<StackStrF> {
     Var(HSQUIRRELVM vm, SQInteger idx) : Var<StackStrF>(vm, idx) {}
     Var(HSQUIRRELVM vm, SQInteger idx, bool fmt) : Var<StackStrF>(vm, idx, fmt) {}
+    Var(HSQUIRRELVM vm, SQInteger idx, bool fmt, Var<StackStrF>::DropFuncPtrOverload /*fpsub*/)
+        : Var<StackStrF>(vm, idx, fmt, Var<StackStrF>::DropFuncPtr) {}
 };
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1073,6 +1095,8 @@ template<>
 struct Var<const StackStrF&> : Var<StackStrF> {
     Var(HSQUIRRELVM vm, SQInteger idx) : Var<StackStrF>(vm, idx) {}
     Var(HSQUIRRELVM vm, SQInteger idx, bool fmt) : Var<StackStrF>(vm, idx, fmt) {}
+    Var(HSQUIRRELVM vm, SQInteger idx, bool fmt, Var<StackStrF>::DropFuncPtrOverload /*fpsub*/)
+        : Var<StackStrF>(vm, idx, fmt, Var<StackStrF>::DropFuncPtr) {}
 };
 
 // Non-referencable type definitions
@@ -1217,7 +1241,7 @@ template<class T, bool> struct ArgFwdFmtVar : Var<T> {
     ArgFwdFmtVar(HSQUIRRELVM vm, SQInteger idx) : Var<T>(vm, idx) {}
 };
 template<class T> struct ArgFwdFmtVar<T, true> : Var<T> {
-    ArgFwdFmtVar(HSQUIRRELVM vm, SQInteger idx) : Var<T>(vm, idx, true) {}
+    ArgFwdFmtVar(HSQUIRRELVM vm, SQInteger idx) : Var<T>(vm, idx, true, Var<T>::DropFuncPtr) {}
 };
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/include/sqrat/sqratUtil.h b/include/sqrat/sqratUtil.h
index 53b1edf5..50052262 100644
--- a/include/sqrat/sqratUtil.h
+++ b/include/sqrat/sqratUtil.h
@@ -1545,6 +1545,15 @@ private:
     SQInteger   m_Top; ///< The top of the stack when this instance was created.
 };
 
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// Helper function to transform a negative index into a positive index.
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+inline SQInteger IndexAbs(SQInteger top, SQInteger idx)
+{
+    return (idx <= -1) ? (top + idx + 1) : idx;
+}
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// Helper structure for retrieving a value from the stack as a string or a formatted string.
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1663,7 +1672,7 @@ struct StackStrF
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// Actual implementation.
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    SQRESULT Proc(bool fmt = false)
+    SQRESULT Proc(bool fmt = false, SQInteger top = -1)
     {
         // If there's no virtual machine, just ignore the request
         if (mVM == nullptr)
@@ -1677,8 +1686,13 @@ struct StackStrF
         }
         // Reset the converted value object
         sq_resetobject(&mObj);
-        // Grab the top of the stack
-        const SQInteger top = sq_gettop(mVM);
+        // Grab the top of the stack, if necessary
+        if (top < 0)
+        {
+            top = sq_gettop(mVM);
+        }
+        // Make the stack index absolute
+        mIdx = IndexAbs(top, mIdx);
         // Was the string or value specified?
         if (top <= (mIdx - 1))
         {
@@ -1766,7 +1780,7 @@ struct StackStrF
 /// \param keep Whether to clear the error from the VM
 ///
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-static void ErrorToException(HSQUIRRELVM vm, bool keep = false) {
+inline void ErrorToException(HSQUIRRELVM vm, bool keep = false) {
     // Get the error object on the stack
     sq_getlasterror(vm);
     // See if there's an actual error