diff --git a/libretro-common/include/streams/interface_stream.h b/libretro-common/include/streams/interface_stream.h
index f2518a3f15..9e480beba7 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/streams/interface_stream.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/streams/interface_stream.h
@@ -70,4 +70,6 @@ int intfstream_getc(intfstream_internal_t *intf);
 int intfstream_seek(intfstream_internal_t *intf,
       int offset, int whence);
 
+void intfstream_rewind(intfstream_internal_t *intf);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/libretro-common/streams/interface_stream.c b/libretro-common/streams/interface_stream.c
index 21621af9eb..32f03a1f92 100644
--- a/libretro-common/streams/interface_stream.c
+++ b/libretro-common/streams/interface_stream.c
@@ -204,3 +204,16 @@ int intfstream_getc(intfstream_internal_t *intf)
 
    return 0;
 }
+
+void intfstream_rewind(intfstream_internal_t *intf)
+{
+   switch (intf->type)
+   {
+      case INTFSTREAM_FILE:
+         filestream_rewind(intf->file.fp);
+         break;
+      case INTFSTREAM_MEMORY:
+         memstream_rewind(intf->memory.fp);
+         break;
+   }
+}