diff --git a/ktlint-rule-engine/api/ktlint-rule-engine.api b/ktlint-rule-engine/api/ktlint-rule-engine.api
index 8503d0baff..fd09349548 100644
--- a/ktlint-rule-engine/api/ktlint-rule-engine.api
+++ b/ktlint-rule-engine/api/ktlint-rule-engine.api
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public final class com/pinterest/ktlint/rule/engine/api/Code$Companion {
 	public final fun fromPath (Ljava/nio/file/Path;)Lcom/pinterest/ktlint/rule/engine/api/Code;
 	public final fun fromSnippet (Ljava/lang/String;Z)Lcom/pinterest/ktlint/rule/engine/api/Code;
 	public static synthetic fun fromSnippet$default (Lcom/pinterest/ktlint/rule/engine/api/Code$Companion;Ljava/lang/String;ZILjava/lang/Object;)Lcom/pinterest/ktlint/rule/engine/api/Code;
+	public final fun fromSnippetWithPath (Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/nio/file/Path;)Lcom/pinterest/ktlint/rule/engine/api/Code;
+	public static synthetic fun fromSnippetWithPath$default (Lcom/pinterest/ktlint/rule/engine/api/Code$Companion;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/nio/file/Path;ILjava/lang/Object;)Lcom/pinterest/ktlint/rule/engine/api/Code;
 	public final fun fromStdin ()Lcom/pinterest/ktlint/rule/engine/api/Code;
 }
 
diff --git a/ktlint-rule-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/rule/engine/api/Code.kt b/ktlint-rule-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/rule/engine/api/Code.kt
index c64d0e97f8..c703e6e1dc 100644
--- a/ktlint-rule-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/rule/engine/api/Code.kt
+++ b/ktlint-rule-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/rule/engine/api/Code.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package com.pinterest.ktlint.rule.engine.api
 
+import com.pinterest.ktlint.rule.engine.api.Code.Companion.fromFile
+import com.pinterest.ktlint.rule.engine.api.Code.Companion.fromPath
+import com.pinterest.ktlint.rule.engine.api.Code.Companion.fromSnippet
+import com.pinterest.ktlint.rule.engine.api.Code.Companion.fromStdin
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.rule.engine.api.KtLintRuleEngine.Companion.STDIN_FILE
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.file.file
 import java.io.File
@@ -81,6 +85,31 @@ public class Code private constructor(
                 isStdIn = true,
             )
 
+        /**
+         * The [content] represent a valid piece of Kotlin code or Kotlin script. The '.editorconfig' file on the filesystem is based on
+         * the [virtualPath]. The filesystem is not expected to actually contain a file with this name. Use [Code.fromFile] for scanning a
+         * file that does exist on the filesystem.
+         */
+        public fun fromSnippetWithPath(
+            /**
+             * Code to be linted/formatted.
+             */
+            content: String,
+            /**
+             * Virtual path of file. Contents of the file is *not* read. The path is only used to determine the '.editorconfig' file
+             * containing the configuration to be applied on the code that is to be linted/formatted. When not specified, no '.editorconfig'
+             * is loaded at all.
+             */
+            virtualPath: Path? = null,
+        ): Code =
+            Code(
+                content = content,
+                filePath = virtualPath,
+                fileName = null,
+                script = virtualPath?.pathString.orEmpty().endsWith(".kts", ignoreCase = true),
+                isStdIn = true,
+            )
+
         /**
          * Create [Code] by reading the snippet from 'stdin'. No '.editorconfig' are taken into account.  The '.editorconfig' files on the
          * filesystem are ignored as the snippet is not associated with a file path. Use [Code.fromFile] for scanning a file while at the