diff --git a/python/lammps/core.py b/python/lammps/core.py
index 279b0a64dc..b3cdceb1a6 100644
--- a/python/lammps/core.py
+++ b/python/lammps/core.py
@@ -758,6 +758,8 @@ class lammps(object):
                  'sublo_lambda':3, 'subhi_lambda':3, 'periodicity':3 }
     if name in vec_dict:
       veclen = vec_dict[name]
+    elif name == 'respa_dt':
+      veclen = self.extract_global('respa_levels',LAMMPS_INT)
     else:
       veclen = 1
 
diff --git a/src/library.cpp b/src/library.cpp
index 8de36a299f..6f08cffcc2 100644
--- a/src/library.cpp
+++ b/src/library.cpp
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@
 #include "group.h"
 #include "info.h"
 #include "input.h"
+#include "integrate.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "modify.h"
 #include "molecule.h"
 #include "neigh_list.h"
 #include "neighbor.h"
 #include "region.h"
+#include "respa.h"
 #include "output.h"
 #include "thermo.h"
 #include "timer.h"
@@ -984,12 +986,14 @@ to then decide how to cast the (void*) pointer and access the data.
  * \return          integer constant encoding the data type of the property
  *                  or -1 if not found. */
 
-int lammps_extract_global_datatype(void *handle, const char *name)
+int lammps_extract_global_datatype(void * /*handle*/, const char *name)
 {
   if (strcmp(name,"dt") == 0) return LAMMPS_DOUBLE;
   if (strcmp(name,"ntimestep") == 0) return LAMMPS_BIGINT;
   if (strcmp(name,"atime") == 0) return LAMMPS_DOUBLE;
   if (strcmp(name,"atimestep") == 0) return LAMMPS_BIGINT;
+  if (strcmp(name,"respa_levels") == 0) return LAMMPS_INT;
+  if (strcmp(name,"respa_dt") == 0) return LAMMPS_DOUBLE;
 
   if (strcmp(name,"boxlo") == 0) return LAMMPS_DOUBLE;
   if (strcmp(name,"boxhi") == 0) return LAMMPS_DOUBLE;
@@ -1116,6 +1120,14 @@ report the "native" data type.  The following tables are provided:
      - bigint
      - 1
      - the number of the timestep when "atime" was last updated.
+   * - respa_levels
+     - int
+     - 1
+     - number of r-RESPA levels. See :doc:`run_style`.
+   * - respa_dt
+     - double
+     - number of r-RESPA levels
+     - length of the time steps with r-RESPA. See :doc:`run_style`.
 
 .. _extract_box_settings:
 
@@ -1366,6 +1378,11 @@ void *lammps_extract_global(void *handle, const char *name)
   if (strcmp(name,"atime") == 0) return (void *) &lmp->update->atime;
   if (strcmp(name,"atimestep") == 0) return (void *) &lmp->update->atimestep;
 
+  if (utils::strmatch(lmp->update->integrate_style,"^respa")) {
+    Respa *respa = (Respa *)lmp->update->integrate;
+    if (strcmp(name,"respa_levels") == 0) return (void *) &respa->nlevels;
+    if (strcmp(name,"respa_dt") == 0) return (void *) respa->step;
+  }
   if (strcmp(name,"boxlo") == 0) return (void *) lmp->domain->boxlo;
   if (strcmp(name,"boxhi") == 0) return (void *) lmp->domain->boxhi;
   if (strcmp(name,"sublo") == 0) return (void *) lmp->domain->sublo;
diff --git a/unittest/python/python-commands.py b/unittest/python/python-commands.py
index c1e4cecef5..3bcb785b74 100644
--- a/unittest/python/python-commands.py
+++ b/unittest/python/python-commands.py
@@ -274,6 +274,16 @@ create_atoms 1 single &
         self.assertEqual(self.lmp.extract_global("subhi"), [1.0, 2.0, 3.0])
         self.assertEqual(self.lmp.extract_global("periodicity"), [1,1,1])
         # only valid for triclinic box
+        self.assertEqual(self.lmp.extract_global("respa_levels"), None)
+        self.assertEqual(self.lmp.extract_global("respa_dt"), None)
+
+        # set and initialize r-RESPA
+        self.lmp.command("run_style respa 3 5 2 pair 2 kspace 3")
+        self.lmp.command("mass * 1.0")
+        self.lmp.command("run 1 post no")
+        self.assertEqual(self.lmp.extract_global("ntimestep"), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.lmp.extract_global("respa_levels"), 3)
+        self.assertEqual(self.lmp.extract_global("respa_dt"), [0.0005, 0.0025, 0.005])
         self.lmp.command("change_box all triclinic")
         self.assertEqual(self.lmp.extract_global("sublo_lambda"), [0.0, 0.0, 0.0])
         self.assertEqual(self.lmp.extract_global("subhi_lambda"), [1.0, 1.0, 1.0])