diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8cb91fbe..b54adf91 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+    - added cat modifier (Monte)
     - added << >> <> support to if statments (SMK, Monte)
     - fix _assign_smarty_interface to not overwrite keys
       other than 'request' (Jerome Poudevigne, Monte)
diff --git a/libs/plugins/modifier.cat.php b/libs/plugins/modifier.cat.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48f38854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/plugins/modifier.cat.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * Smarty plugin
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Type:     modifier
+ * Name:     cat
+ * Version:  1.0
+ * Date:     Feb 24, 2003
+ * Author:	 Monte Ohrt <monte@ispi.net>
+ * Purpose:  catentate a value to a variable
+ * Input:    string to catenate
+ * Example:  {$var|cat:"foo"}
+ * -------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+function smarty_modifier_cat($string, $cat)
+{
+	return $string . $cat;
+}
+
+/* vim: set expandtab: */
+
+?>