diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 6e007f3..e20eb26 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -1194,6 +1194,14 @@ func (this *conversionState) convertNoFreeFloating(n_ node.Node) (string, error)
 			this.importPackages["strings"] = struct{}{}
 			funcName = `strings.ToUpper`
 
+		} else if funcName == `file_get_contents` {
+			if len(callParams) != 2 {
+				return "", parseErr{n, arityErr{funcName, len(callParams), 1, 1}}
+			}
+
+			this.importPackages["io/ioutil"] = struct{}{}
+			funcName = `ioutil.ReadFile` // (string filename)
+
 		} else if funcName == `file_put_contents` {
 			if len(callParams) != 2 {
 				return "", parseErr{n, arityErr{funcName, len(callParams), 2, 2}}