diff --git a/src/frameworks/CoreServices/FileManager.cpp b/src/frameworks/CoreServices/FileManager.cpp
index 81fc7f6f6..2ce048acc 100644
--- a/src/frameworks/CoreServices/FileManager.cpp
+++ b/src/frameworks/CoreServices/FileManager.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,18 @@ bool FSRefParamMakePath(const FSRefParam* param, std::string& out)
 		return false;
 }
 
+OSStatus FSDeleteObject(const FSRef* fsref)
+{
+	std::string path;
+	if (FSRefMakePath(fsref, path))
+	{
+		if (::unlink(path.c_str()) == -1)
+			return makeOSStatus(errno);
+		return noErr;
+	}
+	return fnfErr;
+}
+
 OSStatus FSRefMakePath(const FSRef* fsref, uint8_t* path, uint32_t maxSize)
 {
 	std::string rpath;
diff --git a/src/frameworks/CoreServices/include/CoreServices/FileManager.h b/src/frameworks/CoreServices/include/CoreServices/FileManager.h
index 813894557..9eb1866a2 100644
--- a/src/frameworks/CoreServices/include/CoreServices/FileManager.h
+++ b/src/frameworks/CoreServices/include/CoreServices/FileManager.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ OSStatus FSRefMakePath(const struct FSRef* fsref, uint8_t* path, uint32_t maxSiz
 Boolean CFURLGetFSRef(CFURLRef urlref, struct FSRef* fsref); // in CF
 CFURLRef CFURLCreateFromFSRef(CFAllocatorRef alloc, struct FSRef* location); // --> in CF
 OSStatus FSFindFolder(long vRefNum, OSType folderType, Boolean createFolder, struct FSRef* location);
+OSStatus FSDeleteObject(const FSRef* fsref);
 
 OSStatus FSGetCatalogInfo(const FSRefPtr ref, uint32_t infoBits, struct FSCatalogInfo* infoOut, struct HFSUniStr255* nameOut, FSSpecPtr fsspec, FSRefPtr parentDir);