diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index d58bd82..31c0163 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "type": "library",
     "license": "MIT",
     "autoload": {
-        "files": ["src/functions_include.php"],
+        "files": ["src/functions_include.php", "src/polyfill-php71.php"],
         "psr-4": {
             "ipl\\Stdlib\\": "src"
         }
diff --git a/src/functions.php b/src/functions.php
index 0470a1f..560866a 100644
--- a/src/functions.php
+++ b/src/functions.php
@@ -53,3 +53,47 @@ function arrayval($subject)
         get_php_type($subject)
     ));
 }
+
+/**
+ * Format the given input array as CSV string and return it
+ *
+ * The input array is always expected to be an array of rows.
+ * The keys of the first row will be automatically used as the header row.
+ *
+ * @param   iterable    $data
+ * @param   string      $delimiter  Field delimiter
+ * @param   string      $enclosure  Field enclosure
+ * @param   string      $escape     Escape character
+ *
+ * @return  string
+ *
+ * @throws  \InvalidArgumentException
+ */
+function str_putcsv($data, $delimiter = ',', $enclosure = '"', $escape = '\\')
+{
+    $fp = fopen('php://temp', 'r+b');
+
+    if (! is_iterable($data)) {
+        throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+            'str_putcsv expects arrays or instances of Traversable. Got %s instead.',
+            get_php_type($data)
+        ));
+    }
+
+    foreach ($data as $row) {
+        fputcsv($fp, array_keys($row), $delimiter, $enclosure, $escape);
+
+        break;
+    }
+
+    foreach ($data as $row) {
+        fputcsv($fp, $row, $delimiter, $enclosure, $escape);
+    }
+
+    rewind($fp);
+    $csv = stream_get_contents($fp);
+    fclose($fp);
+    $csv = rtrim($csv, "\n"); // fputcsv adds a newline
+
+    return $csv;
+}
diff --git a/src/polyfill-php71.php b/src/polyfill-php71.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf1a850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/polyfill-php71.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+if (PHP_VERSION_ID < 70100 && ! function_exists('\is_iterable')) {
+    /**
+     * Verify that the contents of a variable is an iterable value
+     *
+     * @param   mixed   $var    The value to check
+     *
+     * @return  bool    Returns true if var is iterable, false otherwise
+     */
+    function is_iterable($var)
+    {
+        return is_array($var) || $var instanceof \Traversable;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/php/FunctionsTest.php b/tests/php/FunctionsTest.php
index f300818..f74f68a 100644
--- a/tests/php/FunctionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/FunctionsTest.php
@@ -61,4 +61,31 @@ public function testArrayvalException()
     {
         Stdlib\arrayval(null);
     }
+
+    public function testStrPutcsv()
+    {
+        $data = [
+            [
+                'Name' => 'John Doe',
+                'Age'  => 45
+            ],
+            [
+                'Name' => 'Richard Roe',
+                'Age'  => 38
+            ],
+            [
+                'Name' => 'Jane Roe',
+                'Age'  => 27
+            ]
+        ];
+
+        $csv = <<<'CSV'
+Name,Age
+"John Doe",45
+"Richard Roe",38
+"Jane Roe",27
+CSV;
+
+        $this->assertSame($csv, Stdlib\str_putcsv($data));
+    }
 }