diff --git a/include/akstdlib.h b/include/akstdlib.h
index a2aec1a..90ce834 100644
--- a/include/akstdlib.h
+++ b/include/akstdlib.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ akerr_ErrorContext AKERR_NOIGNORE *aksl_sprintf(int *count, char *restrict str,
 akerr_ErrorContext AKERR_NOIGNORE *aksl_atoi(const char *nptr, int *dest);
 akerr_ErrorContext AKERR_NOIGNORE *aksl_atol(const char *nptr, long *dest);
 akerr_ErrorContext AKERR_NOIGNORE *aksl_atoll(const char *nptr, long long *dest);
+akerr_ErrorContext AKERR_NOIGNORE *aksl_atof(const char *nptr, double *dest);
 
 akerr_ErrorContext AKERR_NOIGNORE *aksl_realpath(const char *restrict path, char *restrict resolved_path);
 
diff --git a/src/stdlib.c b/src/stdlib.c
index ce0a20b..b6cc060 100644
--- a/src/stdlib.c
+++ b/src/stdlib.c
@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ akerr_ErrorContext AKERR_NOIGNORE *aksl_atoll(const char *nptr, long long *dest)
     SUCCEED_RETURN(e);
 }
 
+akerr_ErrorContext AKERR_NOIGNORE *aksl_atof(const char *nptr, double *dest)
+{
+    PREPARE_ERROR(e);
+    FAIL_ZERO_RETURN(e, nptr, AKERR_NULLPOINTER, "nptr=%p, dest=%p", (void *)nptr, (void *)dest);
+    FAIL_ZERO_RETURN(e, dest, AKERR_NULLPOINTER, "nptr=%p, dest=%p", (void *)nptr, (void *)dest);
+    *dest = atof(nptr);
+    SUCCEED_RETURN(e);
+}
+
 akerr_ErrorContext AKERR_NOIGNORE *aksl_realpath(const char *restrict path, char *restrict resolved_path)
 {
     char *result = NULL;