diff --git a/R/st_join_within_dist.R b/R/st_join_within_dist.R
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+#' Join sf objects within specified distance
+#'
+#' @noRd
+st_join_within_dist <- function(x,
+                                y,
+                                dist = NULL,
+                                ...) {
+  x <- map(
+    vctrs::vec_chop(x),
+    function(feat) {
+      feat_y <- y
+
+      if (!is.null(dist)) {
+        if (has_length(dist, 1)) {
+          feat <- st_buffer_ext(feat, dist = dist, ...)
+        } else {
+          feat <- st_erase(
+            st_buffer_ext(feat, dist = max(dist), ...),
+            st_buffer_ext(feat, dist = min(dist), ...)
+          )
+        }
+
+        feat_y <- st_filter_ext(y, feat, crs = x)
+      }
+
+      if (nrow(feat_y) == 0) {
+        return(feat)
+      }
+
+      st_join(
+        x = feat,
+        y = feat_y,
+        join = st_nearest_feature
+      )
+    }
+  )
+
+  sf_list_rbind(x)
+}