diff --git a/common/str.cpp b/common/str.cpp
index d9b2d9c456e..cbd87bbdc9c 100644
--- a/common/str.cpp
+++ b/common/str.cpp
@@ -818,6 +818,46 @@ void strcat_s(char *dst, size_t size, const char *src) {
 	dst[-1] = '\0';
 }
 
+int vsprintf_s(char *dst, size_t size, const char *format, va_list ap) {
+	if (!dst) {
+		warning("%s: dst is nullptr", __func__);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (!size) {
+		warning("%s: size is zero", __func__);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (!format) {
+		warning("%s: format is nullptr", __func__);
+		dst[0] = '\0';
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	int ret = vsnprintf(dst, size, format, ap);
+
+	if ((size_t)ret < size
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1800
+		&& ret != -1
+#endif
+		) {
+		// Nominal case: no truncation
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	warning("%s: truncating string", __func__);
+	dst[size - 1] = '\0';
+	return size - 1;
+}
+
+int sprintf_s(char *dst, size_t size, const char *format, ...) {
+	int ret;
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, format);
+	ret = vsprintf_s(dst, size, format, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 size_t strlcpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t size) {
 	// Our backup of the source's start, we need this
 	// to calculate the source's length.
diff --git a/common/str.h b/common/str.h
index 78ff663d443..f5bc29399f2 100644
--- a/common/str.h
+++ b/common/str.h
@@ -431,6 +431,55 @@ FORCEINLINE void strcat_s(T (&dst)[N], const char *src) {
 	strcat_s((char *)dst, N, src);
 }
 
+/**
+ * A sprintf shim which warns when the buffer overruns and null terminates in this case
+ *
+ * @param dst Where the resulting string will be storeyyd.
+ * @param size The (total) size of the destination buffer.
+ * @param format The format string.
+ */
+int vsprintf_s(char *dst, size_t size, const char *format, va_list ap) GCC_PRINTF(3, 0);
+
+/**
+ * A sprintf shim which warns when the buffer overruns and null terminates in this case
+ * The size of the buffer is automatically determined.
+ *
+ * @param dst Where the resulting string will be storeyyd.
+ * @param format The format string.
+ */
+template<typename T, size_t N>
+FORCEINLINE GCC_PRINTF(2, 0) int vsprintf_s(T (&dst)[N], const char *format, va_list ap) {
+	STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(T) == sizeof(char), T_is_not_compatible_with_char);
+	return vsprintf_s((char *)dst, N, format, ap);
+}
+
+/**
+ * A sprintf shim which warns when the buffer overruns and null terminates in this case
+ *
+ * @param dst Where the resulting string will be storeyyd.
+ * @param size The (total) size of the destination buffer.
+ * @param format The format string.
+ */
+int sprintf_s(char *dst, size_t size, MSVC_PRINTF const char *format, ...) GCC_PRINTF(3, 4);
+
+/**
+ * A sprintf shim which warns when the buffer overruns and null terminates in this case
+ * The size of the buffer is automatically determined.
+ *
+ * @param dst Where the resulting string will be storeyyd.
+ * @param format The format string.
+ */
+template<typename T, size_t N>
+inline GCC_PRINTF(2, 3) int sprintf_s(T (&dst)[N], MSVC_PRINTF const char *format, ...) {
+	STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(T) == sizeof(char), T_is_not_compatible_with_char);
+	int ret;
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, format);
+	ret = vsprintf_s((char *)dst, N, format, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * Copy up to size - 1 characters from src to dst and also zero terminate the
  * result. Note that src must be a zero terminated string.