diff --git a/modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_file_writer.cc b/modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_file_writer.cc
index fca2766a19..422e4585a8 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_file_writer.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_file_writer.cc
@@ -10,13 +10,20 @@
 
 #include "modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_file_writer.h"
 
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <memory>
 #include <utility>
 
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
+#include "api/video/encoded_image.h"
+#include "api/video/video_codec_type.h"
 #include "api/video_codecs/video_codec.h"
 #include "modules/rtp_rtcp/source/byte_io.h"
 #include "modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_defines.h"
 #include "rtc_base/checks.h"
 #include "rtc_base/logging.h"
+#include "rtc_base/system/file_wrapper.h"
 
 // TODO(palmkvist): make logging more informative in the absence of a file name
 // (or get one)
@@ -53,6 +60,12 @@ std::unique_ptr<IvfFileWriter> IvfFileWriter::Wrap(FileWrapper file,
       new IvfFileWriter(std::move(file), byte_limit));
 }
 
+std::unique_ptr<IvfFileWriter> IvfFileWriter::Wrap(absl::string_view filename,
+                                                   size_t byte_limit) {
+  return std::unique_ptr<IvfFileWriter>(
+      new IvfFileWriter(FileWrapper::OpenWriteOnly(filename), byte_limit));
+}
+
 bool IvfFileWriter::WriteHeader() {
   if (!file_.Rewind()) {
     RTC_LOG(LS_WARNING) << "Unable to rewind ivf output file.";
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_file_writer.h b/modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_file_writer.h
index ec8a7bf9e1..c1c088690b 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_file_writer.h
+++ b/modules/video_coding/utility/ivf_file_writer.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "api/video/encoded_image.h"
 #include "api/video/video_codec_type.h"
 #include "rtc_base/numerics/sequence_number_unwrapper.h"
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ class IvfFileWriter {
   // will fail. A `byte_limit` of 0 is equivalent to no limit.
   static std::unique_ptr<IvfFileWriter> Wrap(FileWrapper file,
                                              size_t byte_limit);
+  static std::unique_ptr<IvfFileWriter> Wrap(absl::string_view filename,
+                                             size_t byte_limit);
   ~IvfFileWriter();
 
   IvfFileWriter(const IvfFileWriter&) = delete;