diff --git a/include/ircd/tokens.h b/include/ircd/tokens.h
index 487cfcade..e6bbef86a 100644
--- a/include/ircd/tokens.h
+++ b/include/ircd/tokens.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ namespace ircd
 	size_t token_count(const string_view &str, const char *const &sep);
 	string_view token(const string_view &str, const char &sep, const size_t &at);
 	string_view token(const string_view &str, const char *const &sep, const size_t &at);
+	string_view token(const string_view &str, const char &sep, const size_t &at, const string_view &def);
+	string_view token(const string_view &str, const char *const &sep, const size_t &at, const string_view &def);
 	string_view token_last(const string_view &str, const char &sep);
 	string_view token_last(const string_view &str, const char *const &sep);
 	string_view token_first(const string_view &str, const char &sep);
diff --git a/ircd/lexical.cc b/ircd/lexical.cc
index 9ab5a21e7..50d80b651 100644
--- a/ircd/lexical.cc
+++ b/ircd/lexical.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,30 @@ ircd::token_last(const string_view &str,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+ircd::string_view
+ircd::token(const string_view &str,
+            const char &sep,
+            const size_t &i,
+            const string_view &def)
+{
+	const char ssep[2] { sep, '\0' };
+	return token(str, ssep, i, def);
+}
+
+ircd::string_view
+ircd::token(const string_view &str,
+            const char *const &sep,
+            const size_t &i,
+            const string_view &def)
+try
+{
+	return token(str, sep, i);
+}
+catch(const std::out_of_range &)
+{
+	return def;
+}
+
 ircd::string_view
 ircd::token(const string_view &str,
             const char &sep,