diff --git a/tools/gcc-bridge/compiler/src/test/resources/org/renjin/gcc/varargs.c b/tools/gcc-bridge/compiler/src/test/resources/org/renjin/gcc/varargs.c
index 9824e870c6..8747f5ac36 100644
--- a/tools/gcc-bridge/compiler/src/test/resources/org/renjin/gcc/varargs.c
+++ b/tools/gcc-bridge/compiler/src/test/resources/org/renjin/gcc/varargs.c
@@ -38,4 +38,19 @@ void test_varargs_invocation() {
     ASSERT(varargs_i(1, 91, 92, 93) == 92);
     ASSERT(varargs_i(2, 91, 92, 93) == 93);
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+char * invoke_vsnprintf(char *fmt, ...) {
+    char *x = malloc(100);
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    vsnprintf(x, 100, fmt, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    return x;
+}
+
+void test_vsnprintf() {
+
+    ASSERT(strcmp(invoke_vsnprintf("Hello %s, you have %d messages", "Bob", 99), "Hello Bob, you have 99 messages") == 0);
+
+}
diff --git a/tools/gcc-bridge/runtime/src/main/java/org/renjin/gcc/runtime/Stdlib.java b/tools/gcc-bridge/runtime/src/main/java/org/renjin/gcc/runtime/Stdlib.java
index 41a80d619c..8959d2dbf2 100644
--- a/tools/gcc-bridge/runtime/src/main/java/org/renjin/gcc/runtime/Stdlib.java
+++ b/tools/gcc-bridge/runtime/src/main/java/org/renjin/gcc/runtime/Stdlib.java
@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ public static int sprintf(BytePtr string, BytePtr format, Object... arguments) {
     return snprintf(string, Integer.MAX_VALUE, format, arguments);
   }
 
+  public static int vsnprintf(BytePtr string, int limit, BytePtr format, Object... arguments) {
+    return snprintf(string, limit, format, arguments);
+  }
+
   public static int snprintf(BytePtr string, int limit, BytePtr format, Object... arguments) {
 
     String outputString;