diff --git a/r5dev/public/tier0/utility.h b/r5dev/public/tier0/utility.h
index 425f4750..db25e910 100644
--- a/r5dev/public/tier0/utility.h
+++ b/r5dev/public/tier0/utility.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ string CreateTimedFileName();
 string CreateUUID();
 void CreateDirectories(string svInput, string* pszOutput = nullptr, bool bWindows = false);
 
+void AppendSlash(string& svInput, const char separator = '\\');
+
 string ConvertToWinPath(const string& svInput);
 string ConvertToUnixPath(const string& svInput);
 
diff --git a/r5dev/tier0/utility.cpp b/r5dev/tier0/utility.cpp
index eb495ba9..cf7b5698 100644
--- a/r5dev/tier0/utility.cpp
+++ b/r5dev/tier0/utility.cpp
@@ -409,6 +409,17 @@ void CreateDirectories(string svInput, string* pszOutput, bool bWindows)
     fs::create_directories(fspPathOut);
 }
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// For appending a slash at the end of the string if not already present.
+void AppendSlash(string& svInput, const char separator)
+{
+    char lchar = svInput[svInput.size() - 1];
+    if (lchar != '\\' && lchar != '/')
+    {
+        svInput.push_back(separator);
+    }
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // For converting file paths to windows file paths.
 string ConvertToWinPath(const string& svInput)