diff --git a/cbind/base/psb_base_tools_cbind_mod.F90 b/cbind/base/psb_base_tools_cbind_mod.F90
index 75028e27..6d31778a 100644
--- a/cbind/base/psb_base_tools_cbind_mod.F90
+++ b/cbind/base/psb_base_tools_cbind_mod.F90
@@ -301,5 +301,34 @@ contains
 
   end function psb_c_cd_get_global_cols
 
+  function psb_c_cd_get_global_indices(idx,nidx,owned,cdh) bind(c,name='psb_c_cd_get_global_indices') result(res)
+    implicit none
+
+    integer(psb_c_ipk_)            :: res
+    type(psb_c_object_type)        :: cdh
+
+    integer(psb_c_lpk_)            :: idx(nidx)
+    integer(psb_c_ipk_), value     :: nidx
+    logical(c_bool), value         :: owned
+
+
+    type(psb_desc_type), pointer   :: descp
+    integer(psb_lpk_), allocatable :: myidx(:)
+    logical                        :: fowned
+    res = -1
+
+    if (c_associated(cdh%item)) then
+      call c_f_pointer(cdh%item,descp)
+
+      fowned = owned
+      myidx = descp%get_global_indices(owned=fowned)
+
+      idx(1:nidx) = myidx(1:nidx)
+      res = 0
+
+    end if
+
+  end function psb_c_cd_get_global_indices
+
 
 end module psb_base_tools_cbind_mod
diff --git a/cbind/base/psb_c_base.h b/cbind/base/psb_c_base.h
index 055283b4..b00058ec 100644
--- a/cbind/base/psb_c_base.h
+++ b/cbind/base/psb_c_base.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
-  
+
 
   typedef int32_t psb_m_t;
 
@@ -29,20 +29,20 @@ extern "C" {
 #else
 #endif
   typedef int64_t psb_e_t;
-  
+
   typedef float  psb_s_t;
   typedef double psb_d_t;
   typedef float  complex psb_c_t;
   typedef double complex psb_z_t;
 #define PSB_ERR_ERROR  -1
 #define PSB_ERR_SUCCESS 0
-  
-  
+
+
   typedef struct PSB_C_DESCRIPTOR {
     void *descriptor;
-  } psb_c_descriptor; 
-  
-  
+  } psb_c_descriptor;
+
+
 
   psb_i_t psb_c_error();
   psb_i_t psb_c_clean_errstack();
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
   void psb_c_seterraction_print();
   void psb_c_seterraction_abort();
 
-  /* Environment routines */ 
+  /* Environment routines */
   psb_i_t psb_c_init();
   void    psb_c_exit_ctxt(psb_i_t ictxt);
   void    psb_c_exit(psb_i_t ictxt);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
   psb_i_t psb_c_get_index_base();
   void psb_c_set_index_base(psb_i_t base);
-  
+
   void   psb_c_mbcast(psb_i_t ictxt, psb_i_t n, psb_m_t *v, psb_i_t root);
   void   psb_c_ibcast(psb_i_t ictxt, psb_i_t n, psb_i_t *v, psb_i_t root);
   void   psb_c_lbcast(psb_i_t ictxt, psb_i_t n, psb_l_t *v, psb_i_t root);
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ extern "C" {
   void   psb_c_cbcast(psb_i_t ictxt, psb_i_t n, psb_c_t *v, psb_i_t root);
   void   psb_c_zbcast(psb_i_t ictxt, psb_i_t n, psb_z_t *v, psb_i_t root);
   void   psb_c_hbcast(psb_i_t ictxt, const char *v, psb_i_t root);
-  
-  /* Descriptor/integer routines */ 
+
+  /* Descriptor/integer routines */
   psb_c_descriptor* psb_c_new_descriptor();
   psb_i_t    psb_c_cdall_vg(psb_l_t ng, psb_i_t *vg, psb_i_t ictxt, psb_c_descriptor *cd);
   psb_i_t    psb_c_cdall_vl(psb_i_t nl, psb_l_t *vl, psb_i_t ictxt, psb_c_descriptor *cd);
@@ -85,25 +85,25 @@ extern "C" {
   psb_i_t    psb_c_cdasb(psb_c_descriptor *cd);
   psb_i_t    psb_c_cdfree(psb_c_descriptor *cd);
   psb_i_t    psb_c_cdins(psb_i_t nz, const psb_l_t *ia, const psb_l_t *ja, psb_c_descriptor *cd);
-  
+
 
   psb_i_t    psb_c_cd_get_local_rows(psb_c_descriptor *cd);
   psb_i_t    psb_c_cd_get_local_cols(psb_c_descriptor *cd);
   psb_l_t    psb_c_cd_get_global_rows(psb_c_descriptor *cd);
   psb_l_t    psb_c_cd_get_global_rows(psb_c_descriptor *cd);
+  psb_i_t    psb_c_cd_get_global_indices(psb_l_t idx[], psb_i_t nidx, bool owned, psb_c_descriptor *cd);
 
-
-  /*  legal values for upd argument */ 
+  /*  legal values for upd argument */
 #define psb_upd_srch_   98764
 #define psb_upd_perm_   98765
 #define psb_upd_def_   psb_upd_srch_
-  /*  legal values for dupl argument */ 
+  /*  legal values for dupl argument */
 #define psb_dupl_ovwrt_  0
 #define psb_dupl_add_    1
 #define psb_dupl_err_    2
 #define psb_dupl_def_    psb_dupl_ovwrt_
 
-  /* legal values for afmt */ 
+  /* legal values for afmt */
 #define PSB_AFMT_CSR     "CSR"
 #define PSB_AFMT_CSC     "CSC"
 #define PSB_AFMT_COO     "COO"
@@ -113,21 +113,21 @@ extern "C" {
 #define psb_NoTrans_    "N"
 #define psb_Trans_      "T"
 #define psb_ConjTrans_  "C"
-  
-  /*  legal values for halo swap modes argument */ 
+
+  /*  legal values for halo swap modes argument */
 #define  psb_swap_send_  1
 #define  psb_swap_recv_  2
 #define  psb_swap_sync_  4
 #define  psb_swap_mpi_   8
 
-  /*  legal values for ovrl update argument */ 
+  /*  legal values for ovrl update argument */
 #define psb_none_        0
 #define psb_sum_         1
 #define psb_avg_         2
 #define psb_square_root_ 3
 #define psb_setzero_     4
 
-  
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif  /* __cplusplus */