diff --git a/include/ircd/fs/fs.h b/include/ircd/fs/fs.h
index eaba1f1f0..6183c2523 100644
--- a/include/ircd/fs/fs.h
+++ b/include/ircd/fs/fs.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ namespace ircd::fs
 	bool exists(const string_view &path);
 	bool is_dir(const string_view &path);
 	bool is_reg(const string_view &path);
+	bool is_exec(const string_view &path);
 	size_t size(const string_view &path);
 	std::vector<std::string> ls(const string_view &path);
 	std::vector<std::string> ls_r(const string_view &path);
diff --git a/ircd/fs.cc b/ircd/fs.cc
index f0d118ec5..05e8b3c01 100644
--- a/ircd/fs.cc
+++ b/ircd/fs.cc
@@ -514,6 +514,17 @@ catch(const filesystem::filesystem_error &e)
 	throw error{e};
 }
 
+bool
+ircd::fs::is_exec(const string_view &path)
+try
+{
+	return filesystem::status(_path(path)).permissions() & filesystem::owner_exe;
+}
+catch(const filesystem::filesystem_error &e)
+{
+	throw error{e};
+}
+
 bool
 ircd::fs::is_reg(const string_view &path)
 try