diff --git a/Classes/Service/MailTemplateService.php b/Classes/Service/MailTemplateService.php
index 48ceff74b04e85cd12ef647a2d15c1ae1c0d05ba..1f69ab877233d8a40d7b893004452ce71425ee4d 100644
--- a/Classes/Service/MailTemplateService.php
+++ b/Classes/Service/MailTemplateService.php
@@ -408,6 +408,20 @@ class MailTemplateService {
 		return $this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Allows adding a file from filePath,
+	 * YOU MUST USE setIgnoreMailQueue(TRUE)
+	 * because we CAN NOT guarantee access to the added files
+	 * when sending mails from the Queue, since this allows temporary files etc.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $path
+	 * @param string|null $name
+	 * @param string|null $contentType
+	 */
+	public function addFileFromFilePathForDirectSending(string $path, string $name = NULL, string $contentType = NULL) {
+		$this->mailMessage->attachFromPath($path, $name, $contentType);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @return MailMessage
 	 */