diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 84c0065c..018d008e 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ===== 3.1.31-dev ===== (xx.xx.xx)
+ 08.09.2016
+  - bugfix implement wrapper for removed method getConfigVariable() https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/286
+
  07.09.2016
   - bugfix using nocache like attribute with value true like {plugin nocache=true} did not work https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/285
   - bugfix uppercase TRUE, FALSE and NULL did not work when security was enabled https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/282
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 690fcb85..016e058c 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Smarty extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase
     /**
      * smarty version
      */
-    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.31-dev/12';
+    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.31-dev/13';
 
     /**
      * define variable scopes
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_data.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_data.php
index 59366b77..62366085 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_data.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_data.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * The following methods will be dynamically loaded by the extension handler when they are called.
  * They are located in a corresponding Smarty_Internal_Method_xxxx class
  *
+ * @method mixed getConfigVariable(string $varName, bool $errorEnable = true)
  * @method mixed getConfigVars(string $varName = null, bool $searchParents = true)
  * @method mixed getGlobal(string $varName = null)
  * @method mixed getStreamVariable(string $variable)
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_configload.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_configload.php
index 2a38b188..401b0df9 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_configload.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_configload.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Method_ConfigLoad
     /**
      * Assign all config variables in given scope
      *
-     * @param array    $config_vars config variables in scope
+     * @param array                     $config_vars     config variables in scope
      * @param \Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl
      * @param  array                    $new_config_vars loaded config variables
      */
@@ -158,15 +158,15 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Method_ConfigLoad
     /**
      * gets  a config variable value
      *
-     * @param \Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl     template object
-     * @param string                    $varName the name of the config variable
-     * @param bool                      $errorEnable
+     * @param \Smarty|\Smarty_Internal_Data|\Smarty_Internal_Template $data
+     * @param string                                                  $varName the name of the config variable
+     * @param bool                                                    $errorEnable
      *
-     * @return mixed  the value of the config variable
+     * @return null|string  the value of the config variable
      */
-    public function _getConfigVariable(Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl, $varName, $errorEnable = true)
+    public function _getConfigVariable(Smarty_Internal_Data $data, $varName, $errorEnable = true)
     {
-        $_ptr = $tpl;
+        $_ptr = $data;
         while ($_ptr !== null) {
             if (isset($_ptr->config_vars[ $varName ])) {
                 // found it, return it
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Method_ConfigLoad
             // not found, try at parent
             $_ptr = $_ptr->parent;
         }
-        if ($tpl->smarty->error_unassigned && $errorEnable) {
+        if ($data->smarty->error_unassigned && $errorEnable) {
             // force a notice
             $x = $$varName;
         }
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_getconfigvariable.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_getconfigvariable.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4dd39820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_getconfigvariable.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Smarty Method GetConfigVariable
+ *
+ * Smarty::getConfigVariable() method
+ *
+ * @package    Smarty
+ * @subpackage PluginsInternal
+ * @author     Uwe Tews
+ */
+class Smarty_Internal_Method_GetConfigVariable
+{
+    /**
+     * Valid for all objects
+     *
+     * @var int
+     */
+    public $objMap = 7;
+
+    /**
+     * gets  a config variable value
+     *
+     * @param \Smarty|\Smarty_Internal_Data|\Smarty_Internal_Template $data
+     * @param string                                                  $varName the name of the config variable
+     * @param bool                                                    $errorEnable
+     *
+     * @return null|string  the value of the config variable
+     */
+    public function getConfigVariable(Smarty_Internal_Data $data, $varName = null, $errorEnable = true)
+    {
+        return $data->ext->configLoad->_getConfigVariable($data, $varName, $errorEnable);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_testinstall.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_testinstall.php
index ca2b9547..45bd6a91 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_testinstall.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_testinstall.php
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_TestInstall
                                         'smarty_internal_method_configload.php' => true,
                                         'smarty_internal_method_createdata.php' => true,
                                         'smarty_internal_method_getautoloadfilters.php' => true,
+                                        'smarty_internal_method_getconfigvariable.php' => true,
                                         'smarty_internal_method_getconfigvars.php' => true,
                                         'smarty_internal_method_getdebugtemplate.php' => true,
                                         'smarty_internal_method_getdefaultmodifiers.php' => true,