diff --git a/apilibs/kexbasen/kexbasen.dsp b/apilibs/kexbasen/kexbasen.dsp
index ddd8390..8c382d3 100755
--- a/apilibs/kexbasen/kexbasen.dsp
+++ b/apilibs/kexbasen/kexbasen.dsp
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ SOURCE=.\shell32\SHParseDisplayName.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=.\shell32\SHPathPrepareForWrite.c
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=.\shell32\unishell32.c
 # End Source File
 # End Group
diff --git a/apilibs/kexbasen/shell32/SHPathPrepareForWrite.c b/apilibs/kexbasen/shell32/SHPathPrepareForWrite.c
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9ecdb78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apilibs/kexbasen/shell32/SHPathPrepareForWrite.c
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/*
+ *  KernelEx
+ *  Copyright (C) 2018, Uzix
+ *  Copyright (C) the Wine project
+ *
+ *  This file is part of KernelEx source code.
+ *
+ *  KernelEx is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+ *  by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ *  KernelEx is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with GNU Make; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#if defined(_WIN32_IE) && _WIN32_IE != 0x0601
+#undef _WIN32_IE
+#endif
+#define _WIN32_IE 0x0601
+#include <shlobj.h>
+#include "common.h"
+
+
+
+/* MAKE_EXPORT SHPathPrepareForWriteA_new=SHPathPrepareForWriteA */
+HRESULT WINAPI SHPathPrepareForWriteA_new(HWND hwnd, IUnknown *punkEnableModless, LPCSTR pszPathA, DWORD dwFlags)
+{
+    DWORD res;
+    DWORD err;
+    LPCSTR realpath;
+    int len;
+    CHAR* last_slash;
+    CHAR* temppath=NULL;
+
+    if (dwFlags & ~(SHPPFW_DIRCREATE|SHPPFW_ASKDIRCREATE|SHPPFW_IGNOREFILENAME)) {
+        /* FIXME: unimplemented flags */
+    }
+
+    /* cut off filename if necessary */
+    if (dwFlags & SHPPFW_IGNOREFILENAME)
+    {
+        last_slash = strrchr(pszPathA, '\\');
+        if (last_slash == NULL)
+            len = 1;
+        else
+            len = last_slash - pszPathA + 1;
+        temppath = (LPSTR)HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, len * sizeof(CHAR));
+        if (!temppath)
+            return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
+        lstrcpynA(temppath, pszPathA, len);
+        realpath = temppath;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        realpath = pszPathA;
+    }
+
+    /* try to create the directory if asked to */
+    if (dwFlags & (SHPPFW_DIRCREATE|SHPPFW_ASKDIRCREATE))
+    {
+        if (dwFlags & SHPPFW_ASKDIRCREATE) {
+            /* FIXME: treating SHPPFW_ASKDIRCREATE as SHPPFW_DIRCREATE */
+        }
+
+        SHCreateDirectoryExA(hwnd, realpath, NULL);
+    }
+
+    /* check if we can access the directory */
+    res = GetFileAttributesA(realpath);
+
+    HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, temppath);
+
+    if (res == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES)
+    {
+        err = GetLastError();
+        if (err == ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
+            return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND);
+        return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(err);
+    }
+    else if (res & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)
+        return S_OK;
+    else
+        return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_DIRECTORY);
+}
+
+
+/* MAKE_EXPORT SHPathPrepareForWriteW_new=SHPathPrepareForWriteW */
+HRESULT WINAPI SHPathPrepareForWriteW_new(HWND hwnd, IUnknown *punkEnableModless, LPCWSTR pszPathW, DWORD dwFlags)
+{
+	ALLOC_WtoA(pszPath);
+	return SHPathPrepareForWriteA_new(hwnd, punkEnableModless, pszPathA, dwFlags);
+}
diff --git a/apilibs/kexbasen/shell32/_shell32_apilist.c b/apilibs/kexbasen/shell32/_shell32_apilist.c
index a4e75ec..d31d3ce 100755
--- a/apilibs/kexbasen/shell32/_shell32_apilist.c
+++ b/apilibs/kexbasen/shell32/_shell32_apilist.c
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ static const apilib_named_api shell32_named_apis[] =
 	DECL_API("SHGetSpecialFolderPathA", SHGetSpecialFolderPathA_new),
 	DECL_API("SHGetSpecialFolderPathW", SHGetSpecialFolderPathW_new),
 	DECL_API("SHParseDisplayName", SHParseDisplayName_new),
+	DECL_API("SHPathPrepareForWriteA", SHPathPrepareForWriteA_new),
+	DECL_API("SHPathPrepareForWriteW", SHPathPrepareForWriteW_new),
 	DECL_API("ShellAboutW", ShellAboutW_fwd),
 	DECL_API("ShellExecuteExW", ShellExecuteExW_fwd),
 	DECL_API("ShellExecuteW", ShellExecuteW_fwd),
diff --git a/apilibs/kexbasen/shell32/_shell32_apilist.h b/apilibs/kexbasen/shell32/_shell32_apilist.h
index b4bb5ef..df7cf3c 100755
--- a/apilibs/kexbasen/shell32/_shell32_apilist.h
+++ b/apilibs/kexbasen/shell32/_shell32_apilist.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ HRESULT WINAPI SHGetSpecialFolderLocation_fix(HWND hwndOwner, int nFolder, LPVOI
 BOOL WINAPI SHGetSpecialFolderPathA_new(HWND hwndOwner, LPSTR lpszPath, int nFolder, BOOL fCreate);
 BOOL WINAPI SHGetSpecialFolderPathW_new(HWND hwndOwner, LPWSTR lpszPathW, int nFolder, BOOL fCreate);
 HRESULT WINAPI SHParseDisplayName_new(PCWSTR pszName, IBindCtx *pbc, LPITEMIDLIST *ppidl, SFGAOF sfgaoIn, SFGAOF *psfgaoOut);
+HRESULT WINAPI SHPathPrepareForWriteA_new(HWND hwnd, IUnknown *punkEnableModless, LPCSTR pszPathA, DWORD dwFlags);
+HRESULT WINAPI SHPathPrepareForWriteW_new(HWND hwnd, IUnknown *punkEnableModless, LPCWSTR pszPathW, DWORD dwFlags);
 FWDPROC ExtractIconExW_fwd;
 FWDPROC ExtractIconW_fwd;
 FWDPROC FindExecutableW_fwd;