diff --git a/src/base/fs_unix.h b/src/base/fs_unix.h
index 398554308..bd6cc660b 100644
--- a/src/base/fs_unix.h
+++ b/src/base/fs_unix.h
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 // This file is released under the terms of the MIT license.
 // Read LICENSE.txt for more information.
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <ctime>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
-#include <ctime>
 
 #if __APPLE__
 #include <mach-o/dyld.h>
@@ -143,4 +145,21 @@ std::string get_user_docs_folder()
     return "/";
 }
 
+std::vector<std::string> list_files(const std::string& path)
+{
+  std::vector<std::string> files;
+  DIR* handle = opendir(path.c_str());
+  if (handle) {
+    dirent* item;
+    while ((item = readdir(handle)) != nullptr) {
+      std::string filename = item->d_name;
+      if (filename != "." && filename != "..")
+        files.push_back(filename);
+    }
+
+    closedir(handle);
+  }
+  return files;
+}
+
 }