diff --git a/Dir.zig b/Dir.zig
index 0db9270531c7850b5847a36bebe5753995529ae0..05a989a813cc870e36d85a14b3c0e3360d9fa343 100644
--- a/Dir.zig
+++ b/Dir.zig
@@ -58,3 +58,8 @@ pub fn makeDir(self: Dir, sub_path: [:0]const u8) !void {
     if (os == .linux)
         try sys_linux.mkdirat(@intFromEnum(self.fd), sub_path, 0o755);
 }
+
+pub fn statFile(self: Dir, sub_path: [:0]const u8) !File.Stat {
+    if (os == .linux)
+        return .fromPosix(try sys_linux.fstatat(@intFromEnum(self.fd), sub_path, 0));
+}