diff --git a/src/fexist.c b/src/fexist.c
index c9eeb73..10b0a3a 100644
--- a/src/fexist.c
+++ b/src/fexist.c
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@
  */
 
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "lite.h"
+
 /**
  * Check if a file exists in the file system.
  * @param file File to look for, with full path.
@@ -50,6 +55,39 @@ int fexist(const char *file)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Like fexist() but with formatted string support
+ * @param fmt  Formatted string to be composed into the file to look for.
+ *
+ * This is a wrapper for the fexist() function in lite.h, lessening the
+ * burden of having to compose the filename from parts in a seprate
+ * buffer.
+ *
+ * @returns @c TRUE(1) if the @a file exists, otherwise @c FALSE(0).
+ */
+int fexistf(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	char *file;
+	int len;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	len = vsnprintf(NULL, 0, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	file = alloca(len + 1);
+	if (!file) {
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	vsnprintf(file, len + 1, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	return fexist(file);
+}
+
 /**
  * Local Variables:
  *  indent-tabs-mode: t
diff --git a/src/lite.h b/src/lite.h
index c8ddefd..bf50204 100644
--- a/src/lite.h
+++ b/src/lite.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ int     erasef     (const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2))
 char   *fparseln   (FILE *, size_t *, size_t *, const char[3], int);
 
 int     fexist     (const char *file);
+int     fexistf    (const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 1, 2)));;
 int     fisdir     (const char *path);
 
 FILE   *vfopenf    (const char *mode, const char *fmt, va_list ap);