diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_string_utils.h b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_string_utils.h
index 13dbb2de659..b3aed438641 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_string_utils.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_string_utils.h
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ void BLI_string_split_suffix(const char *string, char *r_body, char *r_suf, cons
 void BLI_string_split_prefix(const char *string, char *r_pre, char *r_body, const size_t str_len);
 
 /* Join strings, return newly allocated string. */
+char *BLI_string_join_array(char *result,
+                            size_t result_len,
+                            const char *strings[],
+                            uint strings_len) ATTR_NONNULL();
+
 char *BLI_string_join_arrayN(const char *strings[], uint strings_len) ATTR_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
     ATTR_NONNULL();
 char *BLI_string_join_array_by_sep_charN(char sep,
@@ -54,6 +59,9 @@ char *BLI_string_join_array_by_sep_char_with_tableN(char sep,
                                                     const char *strings[],
                                                     uint strings_len) ATTR_NONNULL();
 /* Take multiple arguments, pass as (array, length). */
+#define BLI_string_join(result, result_len, ...) \
+  BLI_string_join_array( \
+      result, result_len, ((const char *[]){__VA_ARGS__}), VA_NARGS_COUNT(__VA_ARGS__))
 #define BLI_string_joinN(...) \
   BLI_string_join_arrayN(((const char *[]){__VA_ARGS__}), VA_NARGS_COUNT(__VA_ARGS__))
 #define BLI_string_join_by_sep_charN(sep, ...) \
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/string_utils.c b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/string_utils.c
index b956e1c0a7e..85cb32b6457 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/string_utils.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/string_utils.c
@@ -410,12 +410,30 @@ bool BLI_uniquename(
 /** \name Join Strings
  *
  * For non array versions of these functions, use the macros:
+ * - #BLI_string_join
  * - #BLI_string_joinN
  * - #BLI_string_join_by_sep_charN
  * - #BLI_string_join_by_sep_char_with_tableN
  *
  * \{ */
 
+char *BLI_string_join_array(char *result,
+                            size_t result_len,
+                            const char *strings[],
+                            uint strings_len)
+{
+  char *c = result;
+  char *c_end = &result[result_len - 1];
+  for (uint i = 0; i < strings_len; i++) {
+    const char *p = strings[i];
+    while (*p && (c < c_end)) {
+      *c++ = *p++;
+    }
+  }
+  *c = '\0';
+  return c;
+}
+
 /**
  * Join an array of strings into a newly allocated, null terminated string.
  */