diff --git a/includes/utilities.inc b/includes/utilities.inc
index ec155eb9..eadf1960 100644
--- a/includes/utilities.inc
+++ b/includes/utilities.inc
@@ -764,3 +764,63 @@ function islandora_get_content_models($ignore_system_namespace = TRUE) {
   }
   return $content_models;
 }
+
+/**
+ * This method will return a valid UUID based on V4 methods.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ *   A valid V4 UUID.
+ */
+function get_uuid() {
+  $bytes = openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(2);
+  $add_mask = convert_hex_to_bin('4000');
+  $negate_mask = convert_hex_to_bin('C000');
+  // Make start with 11.
+  $manipulated_bytes = $bytes | $negate_mask;
+  // Make start with 01.
+  $manipulated_bytes = $manipulated_bytes ^ $add_mask;
+  $hex_string_10 = bin2hex($manipulated_bytes);
+
+  return sprintf('%08s-%04s-4%03s-%s-%012s',
+      bin2hex(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(4)),
+      bin2hex(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(2)),
+      // Four most significant bits holds version number 4.
+      substr(bin2hex(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(2)), 1),
+      // Two most significant bits holds zero and one for variant DCE1.1
+      $hex_string_10,
+      bin2hex(openssl_random_pseudo_bytes(6))
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Will convert a hexadecimal string into a representative byte string.
+ *
+ * @note
+ *   This method can be eliminated in PHP >= 5.4.
+ *   http://php.net/manual/en/function.hex2bin.php#110973
+ *
+ * @param string $hex
+ *   A string representation of a hexadecimal number.
+ *
+ * @return string
+ *   A byte string holding the bits indicated by the hex string.
+ */
+function convert_hex_to_bin($hex) {
+  $length_of_hex = strlen($hex);
+  $byte_string = "";
+  $byte_counter = 0;
+  while ($byte_counter < $length_of_hex) {
+    $current_hex_byte = substr($hex, $byte_counter, 2);
+    $current_binary_byte = pack("H*", $current_hex_byte);
+
+    if ($byte_counter == 0) {
+      $byte_string = $current_binary_byte;
+    }
+    else {
+      $byte_string .= $current_binary_byte;
+    }
+    $byte_counter += 2;
+  }
+
+  return $byte_string;
+}