diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3a58543..3d9a44f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ For a list of breaking changes, check [here](#breaking-changes).
 
 Babashka [fs](https://github.com/babashka/fs): file system utility library for Clojure
 
+## v??
+- [#97](https://github.com/babashka/fs/issues/97): add `file-owner` function
+
 ## v0.4.18 (2023-05-11)
 
 - [#48](https://github.com/babashka/fs/issues/48): support input-stream in `fs/copy`
diff --git a/src/babashka/fs.cljc b/src/babashka/fs.cljc
index 2b957bc..b12253e 100644
--- a/src/babashka/fs.cljc
+++ b/src/babashka/fs.cljc
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@
   (^Path [f {:keys [:nofollow-links]}]
    (.toRealPath (as-path f) (->link-opts nofollow-links))))
 
+(defn owner
+  "Returns the owner of a file. Call `str` on it to get the owner name
+  as a string."
+  ([f] (owner f nil))
+  ([f {:keys [:nofollow-links]}]
+   (Files/getOwner (as-path f) (->link-opts nofollow-links))))
+
 ;;;; Predicates
 
 (defn regular-file?
@@ -462,20 +469,21 @@
   "Creates a temporary directory using Files#createDirectories.
 
   `(create-temp-dir)`: creates temp dir with random prefix.
-  `(create-temp-dir {:keys [:prefix :path :posix-file-permissions]})`:
+  `(create-temp-dir {:keys [:prefix :dir :posix-file-permissions]})`:
 
-  create temp dir in path with prefix. If prefix is not provided, a random one
+  create temp dir in dir path with prefix. If prefix is not provided, a random one
   is generated. If path is not provided, the directory is created as if called with `(create-temp-dir)`. The `:posix-file-permissions` option is a string like `\"rwx------\"`."
   ([]
    (Files/createTempDirectory
     (str (java.util.UUID/randomUUID))
     (make-array FileAttribute 0)))
-  ([{:keys [:prefix :path :posix-file-permissions]}]
+  ([{:keys [:prefix :dir :posix-file-permissions] :as opts}]
    (let [attrs (posix->attrs posix-file-permissions)
-         prefix (or prefix (str (java.util.UUID/randomUUID)))]
-     (if path
+         prefix (or prefix (str (java.util.UUID/randomUUID)))
+         dir (or dir (:path opts))]
+     (if dir
        (Files/createTempDirectory
-        (as-path path)
+        (as-path dir)
         prefix
         attrs)
        (Files/createTempDirectory
@@ -495,13 +503,16 @@
     (str (java.util.UUID/randomUUID))
     (str (java.util.UUID/randomUUID))
     (make-array FileAttribute 0)))
-  ([{:keys [:path :prefix :suffix :posix-file-permissions]}]
+  ([{:keys [:dir :prefix :suffix :posix-file-permissions] :as opts}]
    (let [attrs (posix->attrs posix-file-permissions)
          prefix (or prefix (str (java.util.UUID/randomUUID)))
-         suffix (or suffix (str (java.util.UUID/randomUUID)))]
-     (if path
+         suffix (or suffix (str (java.util.UUID/randomUUID)))
+         dir (or dir
+                 ;; backwards compat
+                 (:path opts))]
+     (if dir
        (Files/createTempFile
-        (as-path path)
+        (as-path dir)
         prefix
         suffix
         attrs)
diff --git a/test/babashka/fs_test.clj b/test/babashka/fs_test.clj
index b35b9cc..c81818d 100644
--- a/test/babashka/fs_test.clj
+++ b/test/babashka/fs_test.clj
@@ -709,3 +709,10 @@
            (fs/xdg-state-home)))
     (is (= (fs/path default-home "clj-kondo")
            (fs/xdg-state-home "clj-kondo")))))
+
+(deftest file-owner-test
+  (testing "works for files as well"
+    (let [dir (doto (fs/create-temp-dir)
+                fs/delete-on-exit)
+          file-in-dir (fs/create-temp-file {:dir dir})]
+      (is (= (str (fs/owner dir)) (str (fs/owner file-in-dir)))))))