diff --git a/headers/os/support/String.h b/headers/os/support/String.h
index a487a040e3..005fcd219a 100644
--- a/headers/os/support/String.h
+++ b/headers/os/support/String.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 
+class BStringList;
 class BStringRef;
 
 
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ public:
 			bool			CopyCharsInto(char* into, int32* intoLength,
 								int32 fromCharOffset, int32 charCount) const;
 
+			bool			Split(const char* separator, bool noEmptyStrings,
+								BStringList& _list) const;
+
 			// Appending
 			BString&		operator+=(const BString& string);
 			BString&		operator+=(const char* string);
diff --git a/src/kits/support/String.cpp b/src/kits/support/String.cpp
index e1b7a8e0b4..7bc0751d56 100644
--- a/src/kits/support/String.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/support/String.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <Debug.h>
+#include <StringList.h>
 
 #include <StringPrivate.h>
 #include <utf8_functions.h>
@@ -510,6 +511,42 @@ BString::CopyCharsInto(char* into, int32* intoLength, int32 fromCharOffset,
 }
 
 
+bool
+BString::Split(const char* separator, bool noEmptyStrings,
+	BStringList& _list) const
+{
+	int32 separatorLength = strlen(separator);
+	int32 length = Length();
+	if (separatorLength == 0 || length == 0 || separatorLength > length) {
+		if (length == 0 && noEmptyStrings)
+			return true;
+		return _list.Add(*this);
+	}
+
+	int32 index = 0;
+	for (;;) {
+		int32 endIndex = index < length ? FindFirst(separator, index) : length;
+		if (endIndex < 0)
+			endIndex = length;
+
+		if (endIndex > index || !noEmptyStrings) {
+			BString toAppend(String() + index, endIndex - index);
+			if (toAppend.Length() != endIndex - index
+				|| _list.Add(toAppend)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (endIndex == length)
+			break;
+
+		index = endIndex + 1;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+
 //	#pragma mark - Appending