diff --git a/match.go b/match.go
index 6581d99..0c88423 100644
--- a/match.go
+++ b/match.go
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ func PathMatch(pattern, name string) (bool, error) {
 	return matchWithSeparator(pattern, name, filepath.Separator, true)
 }
 
+// MatchWithSeparator returns true if `name` matches the file name `pattern`
+// using the specified rune as separator.
+func MatchWithSeparator(pattern, name string, separator rune) (bool, error) {
+	return matchWithSeparator(pattern, name, separator, true)
+}
+
 func matchWithSeparator(pattern, name string, separator rune, validate bool) (matched bool, err error) {
 	return doMatchWithSeparator(pattern, name, separator, validate, -1, -1, -1, -1, 0, 0)
 }
@@ -283,7 +289,7 @@ MATCH:
 			}
 		}
 
-		if validate && patIdx < patLen && !doValidatePattern(pattern[patIdx:], separator) {
+		if validate && patIdx < patLen && !ValidateWithSeparator(pattern[patIdx:], separator) {
 			return false, ErrBadPattern
 		}
 		return false, nil
@@ -334,7 +340,7 @@ func isZeroLengthPattern(pattern string, separator rune) (ret bool, err error) {
 	}
 
 	// no luck - validate the rest of the pattern
-	if !doValidatePattern(pattern, separator) {
+	if !ValidateWithSeparator(pattern, separator) {
 		return false, ErrBadPattern
 	}
 	return false, nil
diff --git a/validate.go b/validate.go
index c689b9e..b9a5a08 100644
--- a/validate.go
+++ b/validate.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import "path/filepath"
 // ValidatePattern assumes your pattern uses '/' as the path separator.
 //
 func ValidatePattern(s string) bool {
-	return doValidatePattern(s, '/')
+	return ValidateWithSeparator(s, '/')
 }
 
 // Like ValidatePattern, only uses your OS path separator. In other words, use
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ func ValidatePattern(s string) bool {
 // Glob() requires '/' separators, even if your OS uses something else.
 //
 func ValidatePathPattern(s string) bool {
-	return doValidatePattern(s, filepath.Separator)
+	return ValidateWithSeparator(s, filepath.Separator)
 }
 
-func doValidatePattern(s string, separator rune) bool {
+// ValidateWithSeparator is like ValidatePattern using the specified separator.
+func ValidateWithSeparator(s string, separator rune) bool {
 	altDepth := 0
 	l := len(s)
 VALIDATE: