diff --git a/src/core/host_interface.cpp b/src/core/host_interface.cpp
index 8f861ab0b..59fa59d40 100644
--- a/src/core/host_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/core/host_interface.cpp
@@ -696,6 +696,15 @@ std::string HostInterface::GetUserDirectoryRelativePath(const char* format, ...)
   }
 }
 
+TinyString HostInterface::GetTimestampStringForFileName()
+{
+  const Timestamp ts(Timestamp::Now());
+
+  TinyString str;
+  ts.ToString(str, "%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S");
+  return str;
+}
+
 std::string HostInterface::GetSettingsFileName() const
 {
   return GetUserDirectoryRelativePath("settings.ini");
diff --git a/src/core/host_interface.h b/src/core/host_interface.h
index 8637aa1cd..485c72aff 100644
--- a/src/core/host_interface.h
+++ b/src/core/host_interface.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
+#include "common/string.h"
 #include "common/timer.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "types.h"
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@ public:
   /// Returns a path relative to the user directory.
   std::string GetUserDirectoryRelativePath(const char* format, ...) const;
 
+  /// Returns a string which can be used as part of a filename, based on the current date/time.
+  static TinyString GetTimestampStringForFileName();
+
   /// Displays a loading screen with the logo, rendered with ImGui. Use when executing possibly-time-consuming tasks
   /// such as compiling shaders when starting up.
   void DisplayLoadingScreen(const char* message, int progress_min = -1, int progress_max = -1, int progress_value = -1);