Index: src/OFFileManager.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFFileManager.h
+++ src/OFFileManager.h
@@ -180,15 +180,26 @@
 - (void)changePermissionsOfItemAtPath: (OFString *)path
 			  permissions: (uint16_t)permissions;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef OF_FILE_MANAGER_SUPPORTS_OWNER
+/*!
+ * @brief Get the UID and GID of the specified item.
+ *
+ * @param UID A pointer to an uint16_t to store the UID, or NULL
+ * @param GID A pointer to an uint16_t to store the GID, or NULL
+ * @param path The path to the item whose UID and GID should be retrieved
+ */
+- (void)getUID: (nullable uint16_t *)UID
+	   GID: (nullable uint16_t *)GID
+  ofItemAtPath: (OFString *)path;
+
 /*!
  * @brief Get the owner and group of the specified item.
  *
- * @param owner A pointer to an `OFString *` to store the owner, or nil
- * @param group A pointer to an `OFString *` to store the group, or nil
+ * @param owner A pointer to an `OFString *` to store the owner, or NULL
+ * @param group A pointer to an `OFString *` to store the group, or NULL
  * @param path The path to the item whose owner and group should be retrieved
  */
 - (void)getOwner: (OFString *__autoreleasing _Nonnull *_Nullable)owner
 	   group: (OFString *__autoreleasing _Nonnull *_Nullable)group
     ofItemAtPath: (OFString *)path;

Index: src/OFFileManager.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFFileManager.m
+++ src/OFFileManager.m
@@ -755,13 +755,13 @@
 				errNo: errno];
 }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef OF_FILE_MANAGER_SUPPORTS_OWNER
-- (void)getOwner: (OFString **)owner
-	   group: (OFString **)group
-    ofItemAtPath: (OFString *)path
+- (void)getUID: (uint16_t *)UID
+	   GID: (uint16_t *)GID
+  ofItemAtPath: (OFString *)path
 {
 	of_stat_t s;
 
 	if (path == nil)
 		@throw [OFInvalidArgumentException exception];
@@ -768,25 +768,41 @@
 
 	if (of_stat(path, &s) != 0)
 		@throw [OFStatItemFailedException exceptionWithPath: path
 							      errNo: errno];
 
+	if (UID != NULL)
+		*UID = s.st_uid;
+	if (GID != NULL)
+		*GID = s.st_gid;
+}
+
+- (void)getOwner: (OFString **)owner
+	   group: (OFString **)group
+    ofItemAtPath: (OFString *)path
+{
+	uint16_t UID, GID;
+
+	[self	  getUID: &UID
+		     GID: &GID
+	    ofItemAtPath: path];
+
 # ifdef OF_HAVE_THREADS
 	[passwdMutex lock];
 	@try {
 # endif
 		of_string_encoding_t encoding = [OFLocalization encoding];
 
 		if (owner != NULL) {
-			struct passwd *passwd = getpwuid(s.st_uid);
+			struct passwd *passwd = getpwuid(UID);
 
 			*owner = [OFString stringWithCString: passwd->pw_name
 						    encoding: encoding];
 		}
 
 		if (group != NULL) {
-			struct group *group_ = getgrgid(s.st_gid);
+			struct group *group_ = getgrgid(GID);
 
 			*group = [OFString stringWithCString: group_->gr_name
 						    encoding: encoding];
 		}
 # ifdef OF_HAVE_THREADS