diff --git a/docs/_docs/user-guide/eldritch.md b/docs/_docs/user-guide/eldritch.md
index da5d7cce1..ec56e8e6f 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/user-guide/eldritch.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/user-guide/eldritch.md
@@ -381,6 +381,12 @@ The <b>file.replace</b> method finds the first string matching a regex pattern i
 
 The <b>file.replace_all</b> method finds all strings matching a regex pattern in the specified file and replaces them with the value. Please consult the [Rust Regex Docs](https://rust-lang-nursery.github.io/rust-cookbook/text/regex.html) for more information on pattern matching.
 
+### file.tmp_file
+
+`file.tmp_file(name: Option<str>) -> str`
+
+The <b> file.temp</b> method returns the path of a new temporary file with a random filename or the optional filename provided as an argument.
+
 ### file.template
 
 `file.template(template_path: str, dst: str, args: Dict<String, Value>, autoescape: bool) -> None`
diff --git a/implants/lib/eldritch/src/file/mod.rs b/implants/lib/eldritch/src/file/mod.rs
index a2ac0a99c..a3134258d 100644
--- a/implants/lib/eldritch/src/file/mod.rs
+++ b/implants/lib/eldritch/src/file/mod.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ mod read_impl;
 mod remove_impl;
 mod replace_all_impl;
 mod replace_impl;
+mod temp_file_impl;
 mod template_impl;
 mod timestomp_impl;
 mod write_impl;
@@ -176,4 +177,10 @@ fn methods(builder: &mut MethodsBuilder) {
         follow_impl::follow(path, f, eval)?;
         Ok(NoneType{})
     }
+
+    #[allow(unused_variables)]
+    fn temp_file(this: &FileLibrary, name: Option<String>) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+        temp_file_impl::temp_file(name)
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/implants/lib/eldritch/src/file/temp_file_impl.rs b/implants/lib/eldritch/src/file/temp_file_impl.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..216d906f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implants/lib/eldritch/src/file/temp_file_impl.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+use std::env;
+use std::fs::File;
+use tempfile::NamedTempFile;
+
+pub fn temp_file(name: Option<String>) -> Result<String> {
+    let mut temp_path;
+
+    match name {
+        None => {
+            // Generate a random file name if name is not provided
+            let tfile = NamedTempFile::new()?;
+            (_, temp_path) = tfile.keep()?;
+        }
+        Some(n) => {
+            temp_path = env::temp_dir();
+            temp_path.push(n);
+            _ = File::create(&temp_path)?;
+        }
+    }
+    // Create the file in the temporary directory
+
+    Ok(temp_path.display().to_string())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::path::Path;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_temp_file_w_name() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        // Create file with a name
+        let p = temp_file(Some("foo".to_string()))?;
+        // check if file exists
+        let t = Path::new(&p);
+        assert!(t.exists());
+        assert!(t.file_name().unwrap() == "foo");
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn test_temp_file_r_name() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        // Create file with a random name
+        let p = temp_file(None)?;
+        // check if file exists
+        assert!(Path::new(&p).exists());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/implants/lib/eldritch/src/runtime/mod.rs b/implants/lib/eldritch/src/runtime/mod.rs
index 995306dbb..b476f632b 100644
--- a/implants/lib/eldritch/src/runtime/mod.rs
+++ b/implants/lib/eldritch/src/runtime/mod.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ mod tests {
                 parameters: HashMap::new(),
                 file_names: Vec::new(),
             },
-            want_text: format!("{}\n", r#"["append", "compress", "copy", "exists", "find", "follow", "is_dir", "is_file", "list", "mkdir", "moveto", "parent_dir", "read", "remove", "replace", "replace_all", "template", "timestomp", "write"]"#),
+            want_text: format!("{}\n", r#"["append", "compress", "copy", "exists", "find", "follow", "is_dir", "is_file", "list", "mkdir", "moveto", "parent_dir", "read", "remove", "replace", "replace_all", "temp_file", "template", "timestomp", "write"]"#),
             want_error: None,
         },
         process_bindings: TestCase {
diff --git a/implants/lib/pb/src/generated/c2.rs b/implants/lib/pb/src/generated/c2.rs
index 85563379b..c388d9b63 100644
--- a/implants/lib/pb/src/generated/c2.rs
+++ b/implants/lib/pb/src/generated/c2.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// This file is @generated by prost-build.
 /// Agent information to identify the type of beacon.
 #[allow(clippy::derive_partial_eq_without_eq)]
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]
diff --git a/implants/lib/pb/src/generated/eldritch.rs b/implants/lib/pb/src/generated/eldritch.rs
index 6c7cac2b2..ac4647c34 100644
--- a/implants/lib/pb/src/generated/eldritch.rs
+++ b/implants/lib/pb/src/generated/eldritch.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// This file is @generated by prost-build.
 /// Tome for eldritch to execute.
 #[allow(clippy::derive_partial_eq_without_eq)]
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, ::prost::Message)]