diff --git a/include/lib/util_path.h b/include/lib/util_path.h
index 33525469..c4085af9 100644
--- a/include/lib/util_path.h
+++ b/include/lib/util_path.h
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ bool util_path_is_readable(const char *fmt, ...);
 bool util_path_is_writable(const char *fmt, ...);
 bool util_path_is_dir(const char *fmt, ...);
 bool util_path_is_reg_file(const char *fmt, ...);
+bool util_path_exists(const char *fmt, ...);
 
 #endif /** LIB_UTIL_PATH_H @} */
diff --git a/libutil/util_path.c b/libutil/util_path.c
index 9ee65fd2..7cf446ea 100644
--- a/libutil/util_path.c
+++ b/libutil/util_path.c
@@ -194,3 +194,15 @@ free_str:
 	free(path);
 	return rc;
 }
+
+bool util_path_exists(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	char *path;
+	bool rc;
+
+	UTIL_VASPRINTF(&path, fmt, ap);
+	rc = access(path, F_OK) == 0;
+	free(path);
+	return rc;
+}