diff --git a/pgpasslib.py b/pgpasslib.py
index 3cfd221..7f92ee1 100644
--- a/pgpasslib.py
+++ b/pgpasslib.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import sys
 import platform
 
-__version__ = '1.1.0'
+__version__ = '1.1.1'
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -78,6 +78,44 @@ def getpass(host=DEFAULT_HOST, port=DEFAULT_PORT, dbname=DEFAULT_DBNAME,
     return None
 
 
+def getconnectionstring(
+    host=DEFAULT_HOST,
+    port=DEFAULT_PORT,
+    dbname=DEFAULT_DBNAME,
+    user=DEFAULT_USER,
+):
+    """Return the connection string for the specified host, port, dbname and user.
+    :py:const:`None` will be returned if a password can not be found for the
+    specified connection parameters.
+
+    :param str host: PostgreSQL hostname
+    :param port: PostgreSQL port
+    :type port: int or str
+    :param str dbname: Database name
+    :param str user: Database role/user
+    :rtype: str
+    :raises: FileNotFound
+    :raises: InvalidPermissions
+    :raises: InvalidEntry
+
+    """
+    password=getpass(
+        host=host,
+        port=port,
+        dbname=dbname,
+        user=user,
+    )
+    if password:
+        return 'postgresql://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{dbname}'.format(
+            host=host,
+            port=port,
+            dbname=dbname,
+            user=user,
+            password=password
+        )
+    return ''
+
+
 class PgPassException(Exception):
     """Base exception for all pgpasslib exceptions"""
     MESSAGE = 'Base Exception: {}'
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index f4f68cd..516f867 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 Tests for pgpasslib
 
 """
-import mock
+try:
+    import mock
+except ImportError:
+    from unittest import mock
 import os
 from os import path
 import stat
@@ -268,3 +271,40 @@ class InvalidPermissionsExceptionStrFormatting(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_str_matches_expectation(self):
         self.assertEqual(str(pgpasslib.InvalidPermissions('foo', '0x000')),
                          'Invalid Permissions for foo: 0x000')
+
+
+class GetConnectionStringMatch1Test(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_getconnectionstring_returns_expected_result(self):
+        with mock.patch('pgpasslib._read_file') as read_file:
+            read_file.return_value = MOCK_CONTENT
+            self.assertEqual(pgpasslib.getconnectionstring('localhost', 5432,
+                                               'foo', 'kermit'), '')
+
+
+class GetConnectionStringMatch2Test(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_getconnectionstring_returns_expected_result(self):
+        with mock.patch('pgpasslib._read_file') as read_file:
+            read_file.return_value = MOCK_CONTENT
+            self.assertEqual(pgpasslib.getconnectionstring('bouncer', 6000,
+                'bumpers', 'rubber'), 'postgresql://rubber:buggy@bouncer:6000/bumpers')
+
+
+class GetConnectionStringMatch3Test(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_getconnectionstring_returns_expected_result(self):
+        with mock.patch('pgpasslib._read_file') as read_file:
+            read_file.return_value = MOCK_CONTENT
+            self.assertEqual(pgpasslib.getconnectionstring('foo.abjdite.us-east-1.'
+                                               'redshift.amazonaws.com', 5439,
+                                               'redshift', 'fonzy'), 'postgresql://fonzy:b3ar@foo.abjdite.us-east-1.redshift.amazonaws.com:5439/redshift')
+
+
+class GetConnectionStringMatch4Test(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_getconnectionstring_returns_expected_result(self):
+        with mock.patch('pgpasslib._read_file') as read_file:
+            read_file.return_value = MOCK_CONTENT
+            self.assertEqual(pgpasslib.getconnectionstring('foo:bar', '6000',
+                'corgie', 'baz'), 'postgresql://baz:qux@foo:bar:6000/corgie')