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diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py
index b53c8d8034..d0b408b68b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py
@@ -574,6 +574,14 @@ def random_mac(value, seed=None):
     rnd = ('%x' % v)[:remain]
     return value + re.sub(r'(..)', r':\1', rnd)

+def join_with_string(list_value, join_string):
+
+    return join_string.join(list_value)
+
+def path_join(list_value):
+
+    return os.path.join(list_value)
+

 class FilterModule(object):
     ''' Ansible core jinja2 filters '''
@@ -612,6 +620,7 @@ class FilterModule(object):
             'win_basename': partial(unicode_wrap, ntpath.basename),
             'win_dirname': partial(unicode_wrap, ntpath.dirname),
             'win_splitdrive': partial(unicode_wrap, ntpath.splitdrive),
+            'path_join': path_join,

             # file glob
             'fileglob': fileglob,
@@ -666,6 +675,7 @@ class FilterModule(object):
             'dict2items': dict_to_list_of_dict_key_value_elements,
             'items2dict': list_of_dict_key_value_elements_to_dict,
             'subelements': subelements,
+            'join': join_with_string,

             # Misc
             'random_mac': random_mac,
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