diff --git a/lisp/dired.el b/lisp/dired.el
index 6c7445c..b69e611 100644
--- a/lisp/dired.el
+++ b/lisp/dired.el
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ dired-map-over-marks
      ;; save-excursion loses, again
      (dired-move-to-filename)))
 
-(defun dired-get-marked-files (&optional localp arg filter distinguish-one-marked)
+(defun dired-get-marked-files (&optional localp arg filter distinguish-one-marked marker-char)
   "Return the marked files' names as list of strings.
 The list is in the same order as the buffer, that is, the car is the
   first marked file.
@@ -644,22 +644,26 @@ dired-get-marked-files
 
 If DISTINGUISH-ONE-MARKED is non-nil, then if we find just one marked file,
 return (t FILENAME) instead of (FILENAME).
-Don't use that together with FILTER."
-  (let ((all-of-them
-	 (save-excursion
-	   (delq nil (dired-map-over-marks
-		      (dired-get-filename localp 'no-error-if-not-filep)
-		      arg nil distinguish-one-marked))))
-	result)
+Don't use that together with FILTER.
+
+Optional arg MARKER-CHAR, if non-nil, then it is the marker
+char to search. Otherwise `dired-marker-char' is used."
+  (let* ((dired-marker-char (or marker-char dired-marker-char))
+         (all-of-them
+          (save-excursion
+            (delq nil (dired-map-over-marks
+                       (dired-get-filename localp 'no-error-if-not-filep)
+                       arg nil distinguish-one-marked))))
+         result)
     (when (equal all-of-them '(t))
       (setq all-of-them nil))
     (if (not filter)
-	(if (and distinguish-one-marked (eq (car all-of-them) t))
-	    all-of-them
-	  (nreverse all-of-them))
+    (if (and distinguish-one-marked (eq (car all-of-them) t))
+        all-of-them
+      (nreverse all-of-them))
       (dolist (file all-of-them)
-	(if (funcall filter file)
-	    (push file result)))
+    (if (funcall filter file)
+        (push file result)))
       result)))
 
 ;; The dired command