diff --git a/fs_manage_variables.lua b/fs_manage_variables.lua
index bf7fb97..59a1120 100644
--- a/fs_manage_variables.lua
+++ b/fs_manage_variables.lua
@@ -86,8 +86,15 @@ yl_speak_up.input_fs_manage_variables = function(player, formname, fields)
 	end
 
 
+	-- show all stored values for a variable in a table
+	if(fields and fields.show_stored_values_for_var) then
+		yl_speak_up.show_fs(player, "msg", {
+			input_to = "yl_speak_up:manage_variables",
+			formspec = yl_speak_up.fs_show_all_var_values(player, pname, var_name)
+		})
+		return
 	-- delete (empty) variable
-	if(fields
+	elseif(fields
 	  and ((fields.delete_variable and fields.delete_variable ~= "")
 	    or (fields.delete_unused_variable and fields.delete_unused_variable ~= ""))
 	  and var_name) then
@@ -341,9 +348,12 @@ yl_speak_up.get_fs_manage_variables = function(player, param)
 			"label[0.2,7.05;This variable is used by the following "..
 				minetest.colorize("#FFFF00", tostring(c2)).." node positions:\n\t"..
 				-- those are only pos_to_string(..) - no need to formspec_escape that
-				minetest.colorize("#FFFF00", list_of_node_pos_users)..".]"
+				minetest.colorize("#FFFF00", list_of_node_pos_users)..".]"..
+			"button[0.2,8.05;4.0,0.6;show_stored_values_for_var;Show all stored values]"..
+			"tooltip[show_stored_values_for_var;A diffrent value can be stored for each "..
+				"player.\nShow these values in a table.]"
 	end
-	return "size[16,8.5]"..
+	return "size[16,11.5]"..
 		"label[5.0,0.0;* Manage your variables *]"..
 		"label[0.2,0.8;Note: Each variable will store a diffrent value for each player who "..
 				"interacts with the NPC.\n"..
@@ -363,7 +373,5 @@ yl_speak_up.get_fs_manage_variables = function(player, param)
 		)..
 		additional_buttons..
 		"button[0.0,0.2;1.0,0.6;back;Back]"..
-		"button[6.0,8.0;1.0,0.6;back;Back]"
+		"button[6.0,11.0;1.0,0.6;back;Back]"
 end
-
-
diff --git a/fs_show_all_var_values.lua b/fs_show_all_var_values.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db0389f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs_show_all_var_values.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+
+-- called only by mange_variables formspec
+yl_speak_up.fs_show_all_var_values = function(player, pname, var_name)
+	-- wrong parameters? no need to show an error message here
+	if(not(var_name) or not(pname) or not(player)) then
+		return ""
+	end
+	-- TODO: check if the player really has read access to this variable
+	var_name = yl_speak_up.restore_complete_var_name(var_name, pname)
+
+	-- player names with values as key; normally the player name is the key and
+	-- the value the value - but that would be a too long list to display, and
+	-- so we rearrange the array for display here
+	local players_with_value = {}
+	-- the diffrent values that exist
+	local values = {}
+	local var_data = yl_speak_up.player_vars[ var_name ]
+	local count_players = 0
+	for player_name, v in pairs(var_data) do
+		-- metadata is diffrent and not of relevance here
+		if(player_name and player_name ~= "$META$" and v) then
+			if(not(players_with_value[ v ])) then
+				players_with_value[ v ] = {}
+				table.insert(values, v)
+			end
+			table.insert(players_with_value[ v ], player_name)
+			count_players = count_players + 1
+		end
+	end
+	-- the values ought to be shown in a sorted way
+	table.sort(values)
+
+	-- construct the lines that shall form the table
+	local lines = {"#FFFFFF,Value:,#FFFFFF,Players for which this value is stored:"}
+	for i, v in ipairs(values) do
+		table.insert(lines,
+			"#FFFF00,"..minetest.formspec_escape(v)..",#CCCCCC,"..
+			-- text, prefix, line_length, max_lines
+			yl_speak_up.wrap_long_lines_for_table(
+				table.concat(players_with_value[ v ], ", "),
+				",,,#CCCCCC,", 80, 8))
+	end
+	-- true here means: lines are already sorted;
+	-- ",": don't insert blank lines between entries
+	local formspec = yl_speak_up.print_as_table_prepare_formspec(lines, "table_of_variable_values",
+				"back_from_msg", "Back", true, ",",
+				"color,span=1;text;color,span=1;text") -- the table columns
+	table.insert(formspec,
+		"label[18.0,1.8;"..
+			minetest.formspec_escape("For variable \""..
+				minetest.colorize("#FFFF00", tostring(var_name or "- ? -"))..
+				"\", these values are stored:").."]")
+
+	if(values and #values > 0) then
+		table.insert(formspec,
+			"label[18.0,31.0;The variable holds "..
+				minetest.colorize("#FFFF00", tostring(#values)).." diffrent values for "..
+				minetest.colorize("#FFFF00", tostring(count_players)).." diffrent players.]")
+	else
+		table.insert(formspec,
+			"label[18.0,31.0;The variable does not currently hold any stored values.]")
+	end
+	return table.concat(formspec, "\n")
+end
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 4a1b37b..8e3d48e 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ dofile(modpath .. "trade_simple.lua")
 dofile(modpath .. "trade_list.lua")
 -- as the name says: list which npc acesses a variable how and in which context
 dofile(modpath .. "fs_get_list_of_usage_of_variable.lua")
+-- show which values are stored for which player in a quest variable
+dofile(modpath .. "fs_show_all_var_values.lua")
 -- manage quest variables: add, delete, manage access rights etc.
 dofile(modpath .. "fs_manage_variables.lua")
 -- handle variables for quests for player-owned NPC