diff --git a/amxmodx/CForward.cpp b/amxmodx/CForward.cpp
index 6c316c1f..7c8427b4 100755
--- a/amxmodx/CForward.cpp
+++ b/amxmodx/CForward.cpp
@@ -88,9 +88,12 @@ cell CForward::execute(cell *params, ForwardPreparedArray *preparedArrays)
 			{
 				if (m_ParamTypes[i] == FP_STRING || m_ParamTypes[i] == FP_STRINGEX)
 				{
+					const char *str = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(params[i]);
 					cell *tmp;
-					amx_Allot(iter->pPlugin->getAMX(), (m_ParamTypes[i] == FP_STRING) ? strlen(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(params[i])) + 1 : STRINGEX_MAXLENGTH, &realParams[i], &tmp);
-					amx_SetStringOld(tmp, (const char *)(params[i]), 0, 0);
+					if (!str)
+						str = "";
+					amx_Allot(iter->pPlugin->getAMX(), (m_ParamTypes[i] == FP_STRING) ? strlen(str) + 1 : STRINGEX_MAXLENGTH, &realParams[i], &tmp);
+					amx_SetStringOld(tmp, str, 0, 0);
 					physAddrs[i] = tmp;
 				}
 				else if (m_ParamTypes[i] == FP_ARRAY)
@@ -248,9 +251,12 @@ cell CSPForward::execute(cell *params, ForwardPreparedArray *preparedArrays)
 	{
 		if (m_ParamTypes[i] == FP_STRING || m_ParamTypes[i] == FP_STRINGEX)
 		{
+			const char *str = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(params[i]);
+			if (!str)
+				str = "";
 			cell *tmp;
-			amx_Allot(m_Amx, (m_ParamTypes[i] == FP_STRING) ? strlen(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(params[i])) + 1 : STRINGEX_MAXLENGTH, &realParams[i], &tmp);
-			amx_SetStringOld(tmp, (const char *)(params[i]), 0, 0);
+			amx_Allot(m_Amx, (m_ParamTypes[i] == FP_STRING) ? strlen(str) + 1 : STRINGEX_MAXLENGTH, &realParams[i], &tmp);
+			amx_SetStringOld(tmp, str, 0, 0);
 			physAddrs[i] = tmp;
 		}
 		else if (m_ParamTypes[i] == FP_ARRAY)
diff --git a/amxmodx/amxmodx.h b/amxmodx/amxmodx.h
index f66a2a75..7940899c 100755
--- a/amxmodx/amxmodx.h
+++ b/amxmodx/amxmodx.h
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ extern int FF_PluginLog;
 extern int FF_PluginEnd;
 extern int FF_InconsistentFile;
 extern int FF_ClientAuthorized;
+extern int FF_ChangeLevel;
 extern bool g_coloredmenus;
 extern int g_mm_vers;
 
diff --git a/amxmodx/meta_api.cpp b/amxmodx/meta_api.cpp
index 215a3e5b..89747cc4 100755
--- a/amxmodx/meta_api.cpp
+++ b/amxmodx/meta_api.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ int FF_PluginLog = -1;
 int FF_PluginEnd = -1;
 int FF_InconsistentFile = -1;
 int FF_ClientAuthorized = -1;
+int FF_ChangeLevel = -1;
 
 // Precache	stuff from force consistency calls
 // or check	for	pointed	files won't	be done
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@ int	C_Spawn(edict_t *pent)
 	FF_PluginEnd = registerForward("plugin_end", ET_IGNORE, FP_DONE);
 	FF_InconsistentFile = registerForward("inconsistent_file", ET_STOP, FP_CELL, FP_STRING, FP_STRINGEX, FP_DONE);
 	FF_ClientAuthorized = registerForward("client_authorized", ET_IGNORE, FP_CELL, FP_DONE);
+	FF_ChangeLevel = registerForward("server_changelevel", ET_STOP, FP_STRING, FP_DONE);
 
 	modules_callPluginsLoaded();
 
@@ -1070,6 +1072,14 @@ void C_AlertMessage_Post(ALERT_TYPE atype, char *szFmt, ...)
 	RETURN_META(MRES_IGNORED);
 }
 
+void C_ChangeLevel(char *map, char *what)
+{
+	int ret = executeForwards(FF_ChangeLevel,  map);
+	if (ret)
+		RETURN_META(MRES_SUPERCEDE);
+	RETURN_META(MRES_IGNORED);
+}
+
 void C_CvarValue2(const edict_t *pEdict, int requestId, const char *cvar, const char *value)
 {
 	CPlayer *pPlayer = GET_PLAYER_POINTER(pEdict);
@@ -1426,6 +1436,7 @@ C_DLLEXPORT	int	GetEngineFunctions(enginefuncs_t *pengfuncsFromEngine, int *inte
 	meta_engfuncs.pfnCmd_Args = C_Cmd_Args;
 	meta_engfuncs.pfnPrecacheModel = C_PrecacheModel;
 	meta_engfuncs.pfnPrecacheSound = C_PrecacheSound;
+	meta_engfuncs.pfnChangeLevel = C_ChangeLevel;
 
 	memcpy(pengfuncsFromEngine, &meta_engfuncs, sizeof(enginefuncs_t));