diff --git a/plugins/cheat/init.lua b/plugins/cheat/init.lua
index 9495cfc689b..0f9f4a99e1e 100644
--- a/plugins/cheat/init.lua
+++ b/plugins/cheat/init.lua
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 --     "varname": "tag",
 --     ...
 --   },
+--   "share": {
+--     "varname": "tag",
+--     ...
+--   },
 --   "script": {
 --     "on|off|run|change": "script",
 --      ...
@@ -481,6 +485,16 @@ function cheat.startplugin()
 				cheat.cheat_env[name] = emu.item(ram.items["0/m_pointer"])
 			end
 		end
+		if cheat.share then
+			for name, tag in pairs(cheat.share) do
+				local share = manager:machine():memory().shares[tag]
+				if not share then
+					cheat_error(cheat, "missing share " .. share)
+					return
+				end
+				cheat.cheat_env[name] = share
+			end
+		end
 		local param = cheat.parameter
 		if not param then
 			return
diff --git a/plugins/cheatfind/init.lua b/plugins/cheatfind/init.lua
index 2b7c1bb2db7..27290f6fe93 100644
--- a/plugins/cheatfind/init.lua
+++ b/plugins/cheatfind/init.lua
@@ -713,6 +713,9 @@ function cheatfind.startplugin()
 					if getmetatable(dev.space).__name:match("device_t") then
 						cheat.ram = { ram = dev.tag }
 						cheat.script.run = "ram:write(" .. match.addr .. "," .. match.newval .. ")"
+					elseif getmetatable(dev.space).__name:match("memory_share") then
+						cheat.share = { share = dev.tag }
+						cheat.script.run = "share:write_" .. wid .. "(" .. match.addr .. "," .. match.newval .. ")"
 					else
 						cheat.space = { cpu = { tag = dev.tag, type = dev.sname } }
 						cheat.script.run = "cpu:write_" .. wid .. "(" .. match.addr .. "," .. match.newval .. ")"