diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17fb766..d5c177d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@ lume.format("Hello {a}, I hope {a} is {b}.", {a = "world", b = "well"})
 -- Returns "Hello world, I hope world is well."
 ```
 
+### lume.trace(...)
+Prints the current filename and line number followed by each argument separated
+by a space.
+```lua
+-- Assuming the file is called "example.lua" and the next line is 12:
+lume.trace("hello", 1234) -- Prints "[example.lua:12] hello 1234"
+```
+
 ### lume.dostring(str)
 Executes the lua code inside `str`.
 ```lua
diff --git a/lume.lua b/lume.lua
index 1ccd563..8fa0eaa 100644
--- a/lume.lua
+++ b/lume.lua
@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ function lume.format(str, vars)
 end
 
 
+function lume.trace(...)
+  local info = debug.getinfo(2, "Sl")
+  local head = "[" .. info.short_src .. ":" .. info.currentline .. "] "
+  print(head .. table.concat(lume.map({...}, tostring), " "))
+end
+
+
 function lume.dostring(str)
   return assert(loadstring(str))()
 end