diff --git a/libretro-common/file/file_path.c b/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
index 02cd5d021a..8c3dbb40cb 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
@@ -579,6 +579,15 @@ void fill_pathname_join(char *out_path,
    retro_assert(strlcat(out_path, path, size) < size);
 }
 
+void fill_string_join(char *out_path,
+      const char *append, size_t size)
+{
+   if (*out_path)
+      fill_pathname_slash(out_path, size);
+
+   retro_assert(strlcat(out_path, append, size) < size);
+}
+
 /**
  * fill_pathname_join_delim:
  * @out_path           : output path
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/file/file_path.h b/libretro-common/include/file/file_path.h
index 62a4d3ab2a..a5bcfe4809 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/file/file_path.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/file/file_path.h
@@ -294,6 +294,19 @@ void fill_pathname_resolve_relative(char *out_path, const char *in_refpath,
 void fill_pathname_join(char *out_path, const char *dir,
       const char *path, size_t size);
 
+/**
+ * fill_string_join:
+ * @out_path           : output path
+ * @path               : path
+ * @size               : size of output path
+ *
+ * Joins a string (@out_path) and path (@append) together.
+ * Makes sure not to get  two consecutive slashes 
+ * between directory and path.
+ **/
+void fill_string_join(char *out_path,
+      const char *path, size_t size);
+
 /**
  * fill_pathname_join_delim:
  * @out_path           : output path