diff --git a/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/util/TextUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/util/TextUtils.java
index 5c4c343b..ded015cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/util/TextUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/util/TextUtils.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.ObjectUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ToStringBuilder;
@@ -228,6 +230,20 @@ public static boolean isNull(String input) {
     return input == null;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a concatenated string of the input elements, ignoring null and empty items, separated
+   * by the specified delimiter, in encounter order.
+   *
+   * @param delimiter the delimiter.
+   * @param items the items.
+   * @return concatenated string of the input elements.
+   */
+  public static String join(CharSequence delimiter, String... items) {
+    return Stream.of(items)
+        .filter(item -> item != null && item.length() > 0)
+        .collect(Collectors.joining(delimiter));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Creates a new {@link ToStringBuilder} with the given object and a short prefix style.
    *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/util/TextUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/util/TextUtilsTest.java
index cb2a7df2..266a102e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/util/TextUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/util/TextUtilsTest.java
@@ -281,4 +281,12 @@ void testIsNull() {
     assertTrue(TextUtils.isNull(null));
     assertFalse(TextUtils.isNull(""));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void testJoin() {
+    assertEquals("one::two::three", TextUtils.join("::", "one", "two", "three"));
+    assertEquals("one::three", TextUtils.join("::", "one", "", "three"));
+    assertEquals("one::three", TextUtils.join("::", "one", null, "three"));
+    assertEquals("", TextUtils.join("::", ""));
+  }
 }