diff --git a/expirable/expirable_lru.go b/expirable/expirable_lru.go
index 89978d6..36a7678 100644
--- a/expirable/expirable_lru.go
+++ b/expirable/expirable_lru.go
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ func (c *LRU[K, V]) Purge() {
 func (c *LRU[K, V]) Add(key K, value V) (evicted bool) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	return c.addWithLock(key, value)
+}
+
+func (c *LRU[K, V]) addWithLock(key K, value V) (evicted bool) {
 	now := time.Now()
 
 	// Check for existing item
@@ -149,6 +153,11 @@ func (c *LRU[K, V]) Add(key K, value V) (evicted bool) {
 func (c *LRU[K, V]) Get(key K) (value V, ok bool) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	return c.getWithLock(key)
+}
+
+// Get looks up a key's value from the cache.
+func (c *LRU[K, V]) getWithLock(key K) (value V, ok bool) {
 	var ent *internal.Entry[K, V]
 	if ent, ok = c.items[key]; ok {
 		// Expired item check
@@ -161,6 +170,33 @@ func (c *LRU[K, V]) Get(key K) (value V, ok bool) {
 	return
 }
 
+// ConstructorFunc provides a function signature for methods like GetOrAddFunc.
+// GetOrAddFunc will invoke this function parameter to generate an item if
+// no matching item is found in the LRU. This allows a new item to be
+// initialized only if not found in the LRU, in a thread-safe manner.
+type ConstructorFunc[V any] func() (V, error)
+
+// GetOrAddFunc looks up a key's value from the cache. If not present, the
+// ConstructorFunc argument is executed to create an entry and add it.
+func (c *LRU[K, V]) GetOrAddFunc(key K, fn ConstructorFunc[V]) (value V, added bool, evicted bool, err error) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if existingValue, exists := c.getWithLock(key); exists {
+		return existingValue, added, evicted, nil
+	} else {
+		if fn != nil {
+			value, err = fn()
+			if err != nil {
+				return value, false, false, err
+			}
+		}
+		added = true
+		evicted = c.addWithLock(key, value)
+		return value, added, evicted, nil
+	}
+}
+
 // Contains checks if a key is in the cache, without updating the recent-ness
 // or deleting it for being stale.
 func (c *LRU[K, V]) Contains(key K) (ok bool) {
diff --git a/expirable/expirable_lru_test.go b/expirable/expirable_lru_test.go
index fd3b255..eb5efc0 100644
--- a/expirable/expirable_lru_test.go
+++ b/expirable/expirable_lru_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"reflect"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -335,6 +336,36 @@ func TestLRUConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLRUGetOrAddFuncConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
+	lc := NewLRU[string, string](0, nil, 0)
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(1000)
+	var evictedCount int32
+	var addedCount int32
+	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
+		go func(i int) {
+			_, added, evicted, _ := lc.GetOrAddFunc(fmt.Sprintf("key-%d", i/10), func() (string, error) { return fmt.Sprintf("val-%d", i/10), nil })
+			if evicted {
+				atomic.AddInt32(&evictedCount, 1)
+			}
+			if added {
+				atomic.AddInt32(&addedCount, 1)
+			}
+			wg.Done()
+		}(i)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	if lc.Len() != 100 {
+		t.Fatalf("length differs from expected")
+	}
+	if addedCount != 100 {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOrAddFunc: unexpected added count %d", addedCount)
+	}
+	if evictedCount > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("GetOrAddFunc: unexpected evicted count %d", evictedCount)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLRUInvalidateAndEvict(t *testing.T) {
 	var evicted int
 	lc := NewLRU(-1, func(_, _ string) { evicted++ }, 0)