diff --git a/src/scm/doc.scm b/src/scm/doc.scm
index e69de29bb2..9d8d283ec8 100644
--- a/src/scm/doc.scm
+++ b/src/scm/doc.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+(define (gnc:find-doc-file file)
+  (gnc:find-in-directories file (gnc:config-var-value-get gnc:*doc-path*)))
+