2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/utils/stringutils.cpp b/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
index b2ac25875..66f61f168 100644
--- a/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
@@ -996,6 +996,12 @@ std::string timeDiffToString(int timeDiff)
     return str;
 }
 
+std::string escapeString(std::string str)
+{
+    replaceAll(str, "\"", "\\\"");
+    return "\"" + str + "\"";
+}
+
 #ifndef DYECMD
 void replaceItemLinks(std::string &msg)
 {
diff --git a/src/utils/stringutils.h b/src/utils/stringutils.h
index ab9290378..5b0249cc1 100644
--- a/src/utils/stringutils.h
+++ b/src/utils/stringutils.h
@@ -266,4 +266,6 @@ std::string timeDiffToString(int timeDiff);
 
 void replaceItemLinks(std::string &msg);
 
+std::string escapeString(std::string str);
+
 #endif  // UTILS_STRINGUTILS_H