diff --git a/src/core/CCIO.ml b/src/core/CCIO.ml
index b3c1231a..b8c12cca 100644
--- a/src/core/CCIO.ml
+++ b/src/core/CCIO.ml
@@ -329,4 +329,8 @@ module File = struct
       | `File -> "file:"
       | `Dir -> "dir:"
     ) ^ f
+
+  let with_temp ?temp_dir ~prefix ~suffix f =
+    let name = Filename.temp_file ?temp_dir prefix suffix in
+    finally_ f name ~h:remove_noerr
 end
diff --git a/src/core/CCIO.mli b/src/core/CCIO.mli
index 92e6a119..98134e4d 100644
--- a/src/core/CCIO.mli
+++ b/src/core/CCIO.mli
@@ -195,4 +195,14 @@ module File : sig
       symlinks, etc.) *)
 
   val show_walk_item : walk_item -> string
+
+  val with_temp :
+    ?temp_dir:string -> prefix:string -> suffix:string ->
+    (string -> 'a) -> 'a
+  (** [with_temp ~prefix ~suffix f] will call [f] with the name of a new
+      temporary file (located in [temp_dir]).
+      After [f] returns, the file is deleted. Best to be used in
+      combination with {!with_out}.
+      See {!Filename.temp_file}
+      @since NEXT_RELEASE *)
 end