diff --git a/sys/include/vfs.h b/sys/include/vfs.h
index 5600094451..dc444dcdff 100644
--- a/sys/include/vfs.h
+++ b/sys/include/vfs.h
@@ -715,6 +715,17 @@ int vfs_fstat(int fd, struct stat *buf);
  */
 int vfs_fstatvfs(int fd, struct statvfs *buf);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get file system status of the file system containing an open directory
+ *
+ * @param[in]  dirp     pointer to open directory
+ * @param[out] buf      pointer to statvfs struct to fill
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success
+ * @return <0 on error
+ */
+int vfs_dstatvfs(vfs_DIR *dirp, struct statvfs *buf);
+
 /**
  * @brief Seek to position in file
  *
diff --git a/sys/vfs/vfs.c b/sys/vfs/vfs.c
index c8fed3c4ab..227e087b88 100644
--- a/sys/vfs/vfs.c
+++ b/sys/vfs/vfs.c
@@ -223,6 +223,20 @@ int vfs_fstatvfs(int fd, struct statvfs *buf)
     return filp->mp->fs->fs_op->statvfs(filp->mp, "/", buf);
 }
 
+int vfs_dstatvfs(vfs_DIR *dirp, struct statvfs *buf)
+{
+    DEBUG("vfs_dstatvfs: %p, %p\n", (void*)dirp, (void *)buf);
+    if (buf == NULL) {
+        return -EFAULT;
+    }
+    memset(buf, 0, sizeof(*buf));
+    if (dirp->mp->fs->fs_op->statvfs == NULL) {
+        /* file system driver does not implement statvfs() */
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+    return dirp->mp->fs->fs_op->statvfs(dirp->mp, "/", buf);
+}
+
 off_t vfs_lseek(int fd, off_t off, int whence)
 {
     DEBUG("vfs_lseek: %d, %ld, %d\n", fd, (long)off, whence);