diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/File.cpp b/Libraries/LibCore/File.cpp
index f12443ad2a..fd40d9b303 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibCore/File.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/File.cpp
@@ -100,4 +100,10 @@ bool File::is_directory(const String& filename)
     return S_ISDIR(st.st_mode);
 }
 
+bool File::exists(const String& filename)
+{
+    struct stat st;
+    return stat(filename.characters(), &st) == 0;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/LibCore/File.h b/Libraries/LibCore/File.h
index 51876e738a..fdfe6f785e 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibCore/File.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibCore/File.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public:
     bool is_directory() const;
     static bool is_directory(const String& filename);
 
+    static bool exists(const String& filename);
+
     virtual bool open(IODevice::OpenMode) override;
 
     enum class ShouldCloseFileDescription {