diff --git a/doc/funcref.sgml b/doc/funcref.sgml
index 82d5cf8bb..9138e132f 100644
--- a/doc/funcref.sgml
+++ b/doc/funcref.sgml
@@ -785,6 +785,7 @@ communication, see also <tt>testcode/lib/ser-test.c</tt>.
 <item><ref id="strcpy" name="strcpy">
 <item><ref id="strcspn" name="strcspn">
 <item><ref id="strdup" name="strdup">
+<item><ref id="strndup" name="strndup">
 <item><ref id="strerror" name="strerror">
 <item><ref id="stricmp" name="stricmp">
 <item><ref id="strlen" name="strlen">
@@ -5621,6 +5622,7 @@ be used in presence of a prototype.
 <ref id="free" name="free">,
 <ref id="realloc" name="realloc">,
 <ref id="strdup" name="strdup">
+<ref id="strndup" name="strndup">
 <tag/Example/None.
 </descrip>
 </quote>
@@ -7774,6 +7776,35 @@ be used in presence of a prototype.
 <tag/See also/
 <ref id="free" name="free">,
 <ref id="malloc" name="malloc">
+<ref id="strndup" name="strndup">
+<tag/Example/None.
+</descrip>
+</quote>
+
+
+
+
+<sect1>strndup<label id="strndup"><p>
+
+<quote>
+<descrip>
+<tag/Function/Allocate a copy of a string on the heap, of a given maximum length.
+<tag/Header/<tt/<ref id="string.h" name="string.h">/
+<tag/Declaration/<tt/char* __fastcall__ strndup (const char* s, size_t maxlen);/
+<tag/Description/<tt/strndup/ allocates a memory block on the heap, big enough
+to hold a copy of <tt/s/ including the terminating zero. If the allocation
+fails, <tt/NULL/ is returned, otherwise <tt/s/ is copied into the allocated
+memory block, maxlen characters are kept, and a pointer to the block is returned.
+<tag/Notes/<itemize>
+<item>The function is only available as fastcall function, so it may only
+be used in presence of a prototype.
+<item>It is up to the caller to free the allocated memory block.
+</itemize>
+<tag/Availability/ISO 9899
+<tag/See also/
+<ref id="free" name="free">,
+<ref id="malloc" name="malloc">
+<ref id="strndup" name="strndup">
 <tag/Example/None.
 </descrip>
 </quote>
diff --git a/include/string.h b/include/string.h
index 3b7ece1d9..cf346894c 100644
--- a/include/string.h
+++ b/include/string.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ void* __fastcall__ __bzero (void* ptr, size_t n);
 #if __CC65_STD__ == __CC65_STD_CC65__
 void __fastcall__ bzero (void* ptr, size_t n);                /* BSD */
 char* __fastcall__ strdup (const char* s);                    /* SYSV/BSD */
+char* __fastcall__ strndup (const char* s, size_t maxlen);    /* SYSV/BSD */
 int __fastcall__ stricmp (const char* s1, const char* s2);    /* DOS/Windows */
 int __fastcall__ strcasecmp (const char* s1, const char* s2); /* Same for Unix */
 char* __fastcall__ strcasestr (const char* str, const char* substr);
diff --git a/libsrc/common/strndup.s b/libsrc/common/strndup.s
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce81fc1cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/common/strndup.s
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+;
+; Colin Leroy-Mira, 03.07.2025
+;
+; char* __fastcall__ strndup (const char* S, size_t maxlen);
+;
+
+        .importzp       ptr4, c_sp
+        .import         _strdup, _strlen, pushax, popax, _realloc
+
+        .export         _strndup
+
+_strndup:
+        sta     maxlen        ; Remember maxlen
+        stx     maxlen+1
+
+        jsr     popax         ; Duplicate string
+        jsr     _strdup
+        jsr     pushax        ; Remember result
+
+        jsr     _strlen       ; Check length,
+        cpx     maxlen+1
+        bcc     out           ; Return directly if < maxlen
+        bne     :+
+        cmp     maxlen
+        bcc     out
+
+:       ldy     #$00          ; Otherwise, point to end of string,
+        lda     maxlen
+        clc
+        adc     (c_sp),y
+        sta     ptr4
+        lda     maxlen+1
+        iny
+        adc     (c_sp),y
+        sta     ptr4+1
+
+        dey                   ; Cut it short,
+        tya
+        sta     (ptr4),y
+
+        ldx     maxlen+1      ; And finally, realloc to maxlen+1
+        ldy     maxlen
+        iny
+        tya
+        bne     :+
+        inx
+:       jsr     _realloc      ; TOS still contains result
+                              ; We consider realloc will not fail,
+                              ; as the block shrinks.
+        jsr     pushax        ; push/pop for size optimisation
+out:
+        jmp     popax
+
+        .bss
+
+maxlen: .res 2
diff --git a/test/val/lib_common_strndup.c b/test/val/lib_common_strndup.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b3859b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/val/lib_common_strndup.c
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include "unittest.h"
+
+#define SHORT_STR "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
+
+#define MID_STR_LEN 700 /* Two pages and something */
+#define LONG_STR_LEN 40000UL /* Two long to duplicate */
+TEST
+{
+    char *dst;
+    char *src;
+    int i;
+
+    dst = strndup("", 0);
+    ASSERT_IsTrue(dst != NULL, "strndup returned NULL")
+    ASSERT_IsTrue(!strcmp(dst, ""), "strings differ");
+    free(dst);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 30; i+=10) {
+      dst = strndup(SHORT_STR, i);
+      ASSERT_IsTrue(dst != NULL, "strndup returned NULL");
+      printf("strlen %s = %d (%d expected)\n", dst, strlen(dst), i);
+      ASSERT_IsTrue(strlen(dst) == i, "string lengths differ");
+      ASSERT_IsTrue(!strncmp(dst, SHORT_STR, i), "strings differ");
+      free(dst);
+    }
+
+    dst = strndup(SHORT_STR, 50);
+    ASSERT_IsTrue(dst != NULL, "strndup returned NULL");
+    printf("strlen %s = %d (%d expected)\n", dst, strlen(dst), i);
+    ASSERT_IsTrue(strlen(dst) == 26, "string lengths differ");
+    ASSERT_IsTrue(!strcmp(dst, SHORT_STR), "strings differ");
+    free(dst);
+
+
+    src = malloc(MID_STR_LEN+1);
+    ASSERT_IsTrue(src != NULL, "Could not allocate source string");
+    memset(src, 'a', MID_STR_LEN);
+    src[MID_STR_LEN] = '\0';
+
+    for (i = 0; i < MID_STR_LEN -1; i+=10) {
+      dst = strndup(src, i);
+      ASSERT_IsTrue(dst != NULL, "strndup returned NULL");
+      printf("strlen %s = %d (%d expected)\n", dst, strlen(dst), i);
+      ASSERT_IsTrue(strlen(dst) == i, "string lengths differ");
+      ASSERT_IsTrue(!strncmp(dst, src, i), "strings differ");
+      free(dst);
+    }
+
+    for (i = MID_STR_LEN; i < MID_STR_LEN * 2; i+=10) {
+      dst = strndup(src, i);
+      ASSERT_IsTrue(dst != NULL, "strndup returned NULL");
+      printf("%d, strlen %s = %d (%d expected)\n", i, dst, strlen(dst), strlen(src));
+      ASSERT_IsTrue(strlen(dst) == strlen(src), "string lengths differ");
+      ASSERT_IsTrue(!strcmp(dst, src), "strings differ");
+      free(dst);
+    }
+
+}
+ENDTEST