diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index cb584f8..7aefdb5 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@
 static void f_getwinvar __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
 static void f_glob __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
 static void f_globpath __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
+static void f_glob2regpat  __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
 static void f_has __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
 static void f_has_key __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
 static void f_haslocaldir __ARGS((typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv));
@@ -8142,6 +8143,7 @@
     {"getwinposy",	0, 0, f_getwinposy},
     {"getwinvar",	2, 3, f_getwinvar},
     {"glob",		1, 4, f_glob},
+    {"glob2regpat",	1, 1, f_glob2regpat},
     {"globpath",	2, 5, f_globpath},
     {"has",		1, 1, f_has},
     {"has_key",		2, 2, f_has_key},
@@ -12500,6 +12502,20 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * "glob2regpat()" function
+ */
+    static void
+f_glob2regpat(argvars, rettv)
+    typval_T	*argvars;
+    typval_T	*rettv;
+{
+    char_u	*pat = get_tv_string_chk(&argvars[0]);
+
+    rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
+    rettv->vval.v_string = file_pat_to_reg_pat(pat, NULL, NULL, FALSE);
+}
+
+/*
  * "has()" function
  */
     static void
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index c721e07..c5e8a15 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    668,
+/**/
     667,
 /**/
     666,