diff --git a/stdlib/os/fs.aspl b/stdlib/os/fs.aspl
index 0e6750b..0b2caaf 100644
--- a/stdlib/os/fs.aspl
+++ b/stdlib/os/fs.aspl
@@ -14,4 +14,10 @@ function chdir(string path){
 [public]
 function chmod(string path, int mode){
     implement("os.change_mode", path, mode)
+}
+
+// create_temp_dir creates and returns a unique ephemeral directory suitable for storing temporary files
+[public]
+function create_temp_dir() returns string{
+    return string(implement("os.create_temporary_directory"))
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stdlib/os/implementations/implementations.c b/stdlib/os/implementations/implementations.c
index 38d5908..c7502f3 100644
--- a/stdlib/os/implementations/implementations.c
+++ b/stdlib/os/implementations/implementations.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #endif
 
 ASPL_OBJECT_TYPE ASPL_IMPLEMENT_os$get_current_program_arguments()
@@ -123,6 +124,39 @@ ASPL_OBJECT_TYPE ASPL_IMPLEMENT_os$change_mode(ASPL_OBJECT_TYPE* path, ASPL_OBJE
     return ASPL_UNINITIALIZED;
 }
 
+ASPL_OBJECT_TYPE ASPL_IMPLEMENT_os$create_temporary_directory()
+{
+    char* tempDirPath;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    char tempPath[MAX_PATH];
+    if (GetTempPath(MAX_PATH, tempPath) == 0)
+    {
+        ASPL_PANIC("Failed to retrieve temporary path.");
+    }
+
+    tempDirPath = ASPL_MALLOC(MAX_PATH);
+    if (GetTempFileName(tempPath, "", 0, tempDirPath) == 0)
+    {
+        ASPL_PANIC("Failed to create temporary directory name.");
+    }
+
+    DeleteFile(tempDirPath);
+    if (!CreateDirectory(tempDirPath, NULL))
+    {
+        ASPL_PANIC("Failed to create temporary directory.");
+    }
+#else
+    tempDirPath = ASPL_MALLOC(PATH_MAX);
+    snprintf(tempDirPath, PATH_MAX, "/tmp/XXXXXX");
+
+    if (mkdtemp(tempDirPath) == NULL)
+    {
+        ASPL_PANIC("Failed to create temporary directory.");
+    }
+#endif
+    return ASPL_STRING_LITERAL_NO_COPY(tempDirPath);
+}
+
 ASPL_OBJECT_TYPE ASPL_IMPLEMENT_os$get_current_runtime_os_name()
 {
     // TODO