diff --git a/core/logic/smn_string.cpp b/core/logic/smn_string.cpp
index 2a9402ad..76ff2e05 100644
--- a/core/logic/smn_string.cpp
+++ b/core/logic/smn_string.cpp
@@ -194,80 +194,12 @@ static cell_t sm_formatex(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
 	return static_cast<cell_t>(res);
 }
 
-class StaticCharBuf
-{
-    char *buffer;
-    size_t max_size;
-public:
-    StaticCharBuf() : buffer(NULL), max_size(0)
-    {
-    }
-    ~StaticCharBuf()
-    {
-        free(buffer);
-    }
-    char* GetWithSize(size_t len)
-    {
-        if (len > max_size)
-        {
-            buffer = (char *)realloc(buffer, len);
-            max_size = len;
-        }
-        return buffer;
-    }
-};
-
-static char g_formatbuf[2048];
-static StaticCharBuf g_extrabuf;
 static cell_t sm_format(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params)
 {
-	char *buf, *fmt, *destbuf;
-	cell_t start_addr, end_addr, maxparam;
-	size_t res, maxlen;
-	int arg = 4;
-	bool copy = false;
-	char *__copy_buf;
-
-	pCtx->LocalToString(params[1], &destbuf);
-	pCtx->LocalToString(params[3], &fmt);
-
-	maxlen = static_cast<size_t>(params[2]);
-	start_addr = params[1];
-	end_addr = params[1] + maxlen;
-	maxparam = params[0];
-
-	for (cell_t i=3; i<=maxparam; i++)
-	{
-		if ((params[i] >= start_addr) && (params[i] <= end_addr))
-		{
-			copy = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (copy)
-	{
-		if (maxlen > sizeof(g_formatbuf))
-		{
-			__copy_buf = g_extrabuf.GetWithSize(maxlen);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			__copy_buf = g_formatbuf;
-		}
-	}
-
-	buf = (copy) ? __copy_buf : destbuf;
-	res = atcprintf(buf, maxlen, fmt, pCtx, params, &arg);
-
-	if (copy)
-	{
-		memcpy(destbuf, __copy_buf, res+1);
-	}
-
-	return static_cast<cell_t>(res);
+	return InternalFormat(pCtx, params, 0);
 }
 
+static char g_vformatbuf[2048];
 static cell_t sm_vformat(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 {
 	int vargPos = static_cast<int>(params[4]);
@@ -301,7 +233,7 @@ static cell_t sm_vformat(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 
 	if (copy)
 	{
-		destination = g_formatbuf;
+		destination = g_vformatbuf;
 	} else {
 		pContext->LocalToString(params[1], &destination);
 	}
@@ -313,7 +245,7 @@ static cell_t sm_vformat(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 	/* Perform copy-on-write if we need to */
 	if (copy)
 	{
-		pContext->StringToLocal(params[1], maxlen, g_formatbuf);
+		pContext->StringToLocal(params[1], maxlen, g_vformatbuf);
 	}
 
 	return total;
diff --git a/core/logic/stringutil.cpp b/core/logic/stringutil.cpp
index 7d5050e2..d4c32d78 100644
--- a/core/logic/stringutil.cpp
+++ b/core/logic/stringutil.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@
  * Version: $Id$
  */
 
+#include "common_logic.h"
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <sm_platform.h>
 #include "stringutil.h"
+#include "sprintf.h"
 #include <am-string.h>
 #include "TextParsers.h"
 
@@ -361,3 +363,76 @@ char *UTIL_TrimWhitespace(char *str, size_t &len)
 	return str;
 }
 
+class StaticCharBuf
+{
+    char *buffer;
+    size_t max_size;
+public:
+    StaticCharBuf() : buffer(NULL), max_size(0)
+    {
+    }
+    ~StaticCharBuf()
+    {
+        free(buffer);
+    }
+    char* GetWithSize(size_t len)
+    {
+        if (len > max_size)
+        {
+            buffer = (char *)realloc(buffer, len);
+            max_size = len;
+        }
+        return buffer;
+    }
+};
+
+static char g_formatbuf[2048];
+static StaticCharBuf g_extrabuf;
+cell_t InternalFormat(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params, int start)
+{
+	char *buf, *fmt, *destbuf;
+	cell_t start_addr, end_addr, maxparam;
+	size_t res, maxlen;
+	int arg = start + 4;
+	bool copy = false;
+	char *__copy_buf;
+
+	pCtx->LocalToString(params[start + 1], &destbuf);
+	pCtx->LocalToString(params[start + 3], &fmt);
+
+	maxlen = static_cast<size_t>(params[start + 2]);
+	start_addr = params[start + 1];
+	end_addr = params[start + 1] + maxlen;
+	maxparam = params[0];
+
+	for (cell_t i = (start + 3); i <= maxparam; i++)
+	{
+		if ((params[i] >= start_addr) && (params[i] <= end_addr))
+		{
+			copy = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (copy)
+	{
+		if (maxlen > sizeof(g_formatbuf))
+		{
+			__copy_buf = g_extrabuf.GetWithSize(maxlen);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			__copy_buf = g_formatbuf;
+		}
+	}
+
+	buf = (copy) ? __copy_buf : destbuf;
+	res = atcprintf(buf, maxlen, fmt, pCtx, params, &arg);
+
+	if (copy)
+	{
+		memcpy(destbuf, __copy_buf, res+1);
+	}
+
+	return static_cast<cell_t>(res);
+}
diff --git a/core/logic/stringutil.h b/core/logic/stringutil.h
index 558ab37c..94b3a688 100644
--- a/core/logic/stringutil.h
+++ b/core/logic/stringutil.h
@@ -43,5 +43,9 @@ size_t UTIL_DecodeHexString(unsigned char *buffer, size_t maxlength, const char
 void UTIL_StripExtension(const char *in, char *out, int outSize);
 char *UTIL_TrimWhitespace(char *str, size_t &len);
 
+// Internal copying Format helper, expects (char[] buffer, int maxlength, const char[] format, any ...) starting at |start|
+// i.e. you can stuff your own params before |buffer|.
+cell_t InternalFormat(IPluginContext *pCtx, const cell_t *params, int start);
+
 #endif /* _INCLUDE_SOURCEMOD_COMMON_STRINGUTIL_H_ */