diff --git a/include/rnnoise.h b/include/rnnoise.h
index 4e42b784..1fe79b20 100644
--- a/include/rnnoise.h
+++ b/include/rnnoise.h
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ RNNOISE_EXPORT void rnnoise_destroy(DenoiseState *st);
  */
 RNNOISE_EXPORT float rnnoise_process_frame(DenoiseState *st, float *out, const float *in);
 
+/**
+ * Load a system file
+ */
+RNNOISE_EXPORT FILE *rnnoise_system_open_file(const char* filename, const char* mode);
+
+/**
+ * Free a system file
+ */
+RNNOISE_EXPORT int rnnoise_system_close_file(FILE *f);
+
 /**
  * Load a model from a file
  *
@@ -115,5 +125,3 @@ RNNOISE_EXPORT void rnnoise_model_free(RNNModel *model);
 }
 #endif
 #endif
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/rnn_reader.c b/src/rnn_reader.c
index 2a031db1..85d3b258 100644
--- a/src/rnn_reader.c
+++ b/src/rnn_reader.c
@@ -42,6 +42,22 @@
 #define F_ACTIVATION_SIGMOID    1
 #define F_ACTIVATION_RELU       2
 
+/**
+ * Load a system file
+ */
+FILE *rnnoise_system_open_file(const char* filename, const char* mode)
+{
+    return fopen(filename, mode);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Free a system file
+ */
+int rnnoise_system_close_file(FILE *f)
+{
+    return fclose(f);
+}
+
 RNNModel *rnnoise_model_from_file(FILE *f)
 {
     int i, in;