diff --git a/src/scripting/thingdef_data.cpp b/src/scripting/thingdef_data.cpp
index 08fd1a910c..a90cb35663 100644
--- a/src/scripting/thingdef_data.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/thingdef_data.cpp
@@ -1293,3 +1293,13 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(FStringStruct, ToDouble)
 	PARAM_SELF_STRUCT_PROLOGUE(FString);
 	ACTION_RETURN_FLOAT(self->ToDouble());
 }
+
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(FStringStruct, Split)
+{
+	PARAM_SELF_STRUCT_PROLOGUE(FString);
+	PARAM_POINTER(tokens, TArray<FString>);
+	PARAM_STRING(delimiter);
+	PARAM_INT_DEF(keepEmpty);
+	self->Split(*tokens, delimiter, static_cast<FString::EmptyTokenType>(keepEmpty));
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
index 0d0261a751..877c42b2bb 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
@@ -659,6 +659,12 @@ enum EPickStart
 	PPS_NOBLOCKINGCHECK		= 2,
 }
 
+enum EmptyTokenType
+{
+	TOK_SKIPEMPTY = 0,
+	TOK_KEEPEMPTY = 1,
+}
+
 // Although String is a builtin type, this is a convenient way to attach methods to it.
 struct StringStruct native
 {
@@ -678,6 +684,7 @@ struct StringStruct native
 	native void ToLower();
 	native int ToInt(int base = 0) const;
 	native double ToDouble() const;
+	native void Split(out Array<String> tokens, String delimiter, EmptyTokenType keepEmpty = TOK_KEEPEMPTY) const;
 }
 
 class SectorEffect : Thinker native