Index: src/OFString.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFString.h
+++ src/OFString.h
@@ -632,14 +632,22 @@
 
 /**
  * \brief Creates a new string by appending another string.
  *
  * \param string The string to append
- * \return A new autoreleased OFString with the specified string appended
+ * \return A new, autoreleased OFString with the specified string appended
  */
 - (OFString*)stringByAppendingString: (OFString*)string;
 
+/**
+ * \brief Creates a new string by appending a path component.
+ *
+ * \param component The path component to append
+ * \return A new, autoreleased OFString with the path component appended
+ */
+- (OFString*)stringByAppendingPathComponent: (OFString*)component;
+
 /**
  * \brief Creates a new string by prepending another string.
  *
  * \param string The string to prepend
  * \return A new autoreleased OFString with the specified string prepended

Index: src/OFString.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFString.m
+++ src/OFString.m
@@ -1411,10 +1411,15 @@
 
 	[new makeImmutable];
 
 	return new;
 }
+
+- (OFString*)stringByAppendingPathComponent: (OFString*)component
+{
+	return [OFString stringWithPath: self, component, nil];
+}
 
 - (OFString*)stringByPrependingString: (OFString*)string
 {
 	OFMutableString *new = [[string mutableCopy] autorelease];