diff --git includes/file.inc includes/file.inc
index d4fc50a..8410308 100644
--- includes/file.inc
+++ includes/file.inc
@@ -1719,6 +1719,28 @@ function file_get_mimetype($uri, $mapping = NULL) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Returns a file object which can be passed to file_save().
+ *
+ * @param $uri
+ *  A string containing the URI, path, or filename.
+ * @return
+ *  A file object, or FALSE on error.
+ */
+function file_uri_to_object($uri) {
+  global $user;
+  $uri = file_stream_wrapper_uri_normalize($uri);
+  $wrapper = file_stream_wrapper_get_instance_by_uri($uri);
+  $file = new StdClass;
+  $file->uid = $user->uid;
+  $file->filename = basename($uri);
+  $file->uri = $uri;
+  $file->filemime = file_get_mimetype($uri);
+  $file->filesize = filesize($uri);
+  $file->status = FILE_STATUS_PERMANENT;
+  return $file;
+}
+
+/**
  * Set the permissions on a file or directory.
  *
  * This function will use the 'file_chmod_directory' and 'file_chmod_file'