diff --git a/src/streamfile.c b/src/streamfile.c
index bde4973a..3019b35f 100644
--- a/src/streamfile.c
+++ b/src/streamfile.c
@@ -772,6 +772,10 @@ fail:
 
 /* **************************************************** */
 
+STREAMFILE * open_streamfile(STREAMFILE *streamFile, const char * pathname) {
+    return streamFile->open(streamFile,pathname,STREAMFILE_DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE);
+}
+
 STREAMFILE * open_streamfile_by_ext(STREAMFILE *streamFile, const char * ext) {
     char filename_ext[PATH_LIMIT];
 
@@ -1035,6 +1039,7 @@ int find_chunk(STREAMFILE *streamFile, uint32_t chunk_id, off_t start_offset, in
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* copies name as-is (may include full path included) */
 void get_streamfile_name(STREAMFILE *streamFile, char * buffer, size_t size) {
     streamFile->get_name(streamFile,buffer,size);
 }
@@ -1060,6 +1065,18 @@ void get_streamfile_filename(STREAMFILE *streamFile, char * buffer, size_t size)
         strcpy(buffer, foldername);
     }
 }
+/* copies the filename without path or extension */
+void get_streamfile_basename(STREAMFILE *streamFile, char * buffer, size_t size) {
+    char *ext;
+
+    get_streamfile_filename(streamFile,buffer,size);
+
+    ext = strrchr(buffer,'.');
+    if (ext) {
+        ext[0] = '\0'; /* remove .ext from buffer */
+    }
+}
+/* copies path removing name (NULL when if filename has no path) */
 void get_streamfile_path(STREAMFILE *streamFile, char * buffer, size_t size) {
     const char *path;
 
diff --git a/src/streamfile.h b/src/streamfile.h
index f7a3949f..9a674662 100644
--- a/src/streamfile.h
+++ b/src/streamfile.h
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ STREAMFILE *open_fakename_streamfile(STREAMFILE *streamfile, const char * fakena
  * The first streamfile is used to get names, stream index and so on. */
 STREAMFILE *open_multifile_streamfile(STREAMFILE **streamfiles, size_t streamfiles_size);
 
+/* Opens a STREAMFILE from a (path)+filename.
+ * Just a wrapper, to avoid having to access the STREAMFILE's callbacks directly. */
+STREAMFILE * open_streamfile(STREAMFILE *streamFile, const char * pathname);
+
 /* Opens a STREAMFILE from a base pathname + new extension
  * Can be used to get companion headers. */
 STREAMFILE * open_streamfile_by_ext(STREAMFILE *streamFile, const char * ext);
@@ -197,6 +201,7 @@ int find_chunk(STREAMFILE *streamFile, uint32_t chunk_id, off_t start_offset, in
 
 void get_streamfile_name(STREAMFILE *streamFile, char * buffer, size_t size);
 void get_streamfile_filename(STREAMFILE *streamFile, char * buffer, size_t size);
+void get_streamfile_basename(STREAMFILE *streamFile, char * buffer, size_t size);
 void get_streamfile_path(STREAMFILE *streamFile, char * buffer, size_t size);
 void get_streamfile_ext(STREAMFILE *streamFile, char * filename, size_t size);
 #endif