diff --git a/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.cpp b/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.cpp
index ab241691..315533c0 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.cpp
@@ -335,3 +335,12 @@ bool endsWith(const char* str, const char* suffix)
 
 	return SDL_strcmp(&str[str_size - suffix_size], suffix) == 0;
 }
+
+void VVV_fillstring(
+	char* buffer,
+	const size_t buffer_size,
+	const char fillchar
+) {
+	SDL_memset(buffer, fillchar, buffer_size - 1);
+	buffer[buffer_size - 1] = '\0';
+}
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.h b/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.h
index fde9b1f2..e099e09b 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/UtilityClass.h
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ bool is_positive_num(const char* str, const bool hex);
 
 bool endsWith(const char* str, const char* suffix);
 
+void VVV_fillstring(
+    char* buffer,
+    const size_t buffer_size,
+    const char fillchar
+);
+
 #define INBOUNDS_VEC(index, vector) ((int) index >= 0 && (int) index < (int) vector.size())
 #define INBOUNDS_ARR(index, array) ((int) index >= 0 && (int) index < (int) SDL_arraysize(array))