diff --git a/include/ircd/fs/path.h b/include/ircd/fs/path.h
index 84370b2fb..3c36e3bf2 100644
--- a/include/ircd/fs/path.h
+++ b/include/ircd/fs/path.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace ircd::fs
 	string_view extension(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &path);
 	string_view filename(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &path);
 	string_view relative(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &root, const string_view &path);
+	string_view absolute(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &root, const string_view &path);
 	string_view canonical(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &path);
 	string_view canonical(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &root, const string_view &path);
 	string_view parent(const mutable_buffer &, const string_view &path);
diff --git a/ircd/fs_path.cc b/ircd/fs_path.cc
index a8f74c7d4..b4c95a91a 100644
--- a/ircd/fs_path.cc
+++ b/ircd/fs_path.cc
@@ -310,6 +310,14 @@ ircd::fs::relative(const mutable_buffer &buf,
 	return path(buf, relative(_path(p), _path(root)));
 }
 
+ircd::string_view
+ircd::fs::absolute(const mutable_buffer &buf,
+                   const string_view &root,
+                   const string_view &p)
+{
+	return path(buf, absolute(_path(p), _path(root)));
+}
+
 ircd::string_view
 ircd::fs::filename(const mutable_buffer &buf,
                    const string_view &p)