Index: annotation/unaryop.py
===================================================================
--- annotation/unaryop.py	(revision 44664)
+++ annotation/unaryop.py	(working copy)
@@ -370,6 +370,11 @@
 
     method_setdefault = method_get
 
+    def method_get_fast(dct, key, dfl, hash):
+        dct.dictdef.generalize_key(key)
+        dct.dictdef.generalize_value(dfl)
+        return dct.dictdef.read_value()
+
     def method_copy(dct):
         return SomeDict(dct.dictdef)
 
Index: rpython/lltypesystem/rdict.py
===================================================================
--- rpython/lltypesystem/rdict.py	(revision 44664)
+++ rpython/lltypesystem/rdict.py	(working copy)
@@ -250,6 +250,14 @@
         v_res = hop.gendirectcall(ll_get, v_dict, v_key, v_default)
         return self.recast_value(hop.llops, v_res)
 
+    def rtype_method_get_fast(self, hop):
+        v_dict, v_key, v_default, v_hash = hop.inputargs(self, self.key_repr,
+                                                         self.value_repr,
+                                                         lltype.Signed)
+        hop.exception_cannot_occur()
+        v_res = hop.gendirectcall(ll_get_fast, v_dict, v_key, v_default, v_hash)
+        return self.recast_value(hop.llops, v_res)
+
     def rtype_method_setdefault(self, hop):
         v_dict, v_key, v_default = hop.inputargs(self, self.key_repr,
                                                  self.value_repr)
@@ -666,6 +674,13 @@
     else: 
         return default
 
+def ll_get_fast(dict, key, default, hash):
+    entry = ll_dict_lookup(dict, key, hash)
+    if entry.valid():
+        return entry.value
+    else: 
+        return default
+
 def ll_setdefault(dict, key, default):
     entry = ll_dict_lookup(dict, key, dict.keyhash(key))
     if entry.valid():
Index: rpython/test/test_rdict.py
===================================================================
--- rpython/test/test_rdict.py	(revision 44664)
+++ rpython/test/test_rdict.py	(working copy)
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
         res = self.interpret(createdict, [42])
         assert res == 42
 
+    def test_dict_get_fast(self):
+        def fn():
+            d = {'hello': 42, 'foo': 43}
+            return d.get_fast('hello', -1, hash('hello'))
+        res = self.interpret(fn, [])
+        assert res == 42
+
     def test_dict_getitem_setitem(self): 
         def func(i): 
             d = {'hello' : i}