diff --git a/lib/path.cpp b/lib/path.cpp
index 0b8e5b423..97d05d4d3 100644
--- a/lib/path.cpp
+++ b/lib/path.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cctype>
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
 
 /** Is the filesystem case insensitive? */
 static bool caseInsensitiveFilesystem()
@@ -183,6 +186,35 @@ std::string Path::getFilenameExtensionInLowerCase(const std::string &path)
     return extension;
 }
 
+const std::string Path::getCurrentPath()
+{
+    char currentPath[4096];
+
+    if (getcwd(currentPath, 4096) != 0)
+        return std::string(currentPath);
+
+    return emptyString;
+}
+
+bool Path::isAbsolute(const std::string& path)
+{
+    const std::string& nativePath = toNativeSeparators(path);
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    if (path.length() < 2)
+        return false;
+
+    // On Windows, 'C:\foo\bar' is an absolute path, while 'C:foo\bar' is not
+    if (nativePath.compare(0, 2, "\\\\") == 0 || (std::isalpha(nativePath[0]) != 0 && nativePath.compare(1, 2, ":\\") == 0))
+        return true;
+#else
+    if (!nativePath.empty() && nativePath[0] == '/')
+        return true;
+#endif
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 std::string Path::getRelativePath(const std::string& absolutePath, const std::vector<std::string>& basePaths)
 {
     for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = basePaths.begin(); i != basePaths.end(); ++i) {
diff --git a/lib/path.h b/lib/path.h
index 50f218b65..cc6ea5107 100644
--- a/lib/path.h
+++ b/lib/path.h
@@ -96,6 +96,19 @@ public:
       */
     static std::string getFilenameExtensionInLowerCase(const std::string &path);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the absolute path of current working directory
+     * @return absolute path of current working directory
+     */
+    static const std::string getCurrentPath();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Check if given path is absolute
+     * @param path Path to check
+     * @return true if given path is absolute
+     */
+    static bool isAbsolute(const std::string& path);
+
     /**
       * @brief Create a relative path from an absolute one, if absolute path is inside the basePaths.
       * @param absolutePath Path to be made relative.
diff --git a/test/testpath.cpp b/test/testpath.cpp
index 874d7fcf5..c28c63ec5 100644
--- a/test/testpath.cpp
+++ b/test/testpath.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ private:
     void run() {
         TEST_CASE(simplify_path);
         TEST_CASE(accept_file);
+        TEST_CASE(getCurrentPath);
+        TEST_CASE(isAbsolute);
         TEST_CASE(getRelative);
         TEST_CASE(is_c);
         TEST_CASE(is_cpp);
@@ -110,6 +112,28 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Path::acceptFile("index.hpp"));
     }
 
+    void getCurrentPath() const {
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Path::isAbsolute(Path::getCurrentPath()));
+    }
+
+    void isAbsolute() const {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Path::isAbsolute("C:\\foo\\bar"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Path::isAbsolute("C:/foo/bar"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Path::isAbsolute("\\\\foo\\bar"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Path::isAbsolute("foo\\bar"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Path::isAbsolute("foo/bar"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Path::isAbsolute("foo.cpp"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Path::isAbsolute("C:foo.cpp"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Path::isAbsolute("C:foo\\bar.cpp"));
+#else
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Path::isAbsolute("/foo/bar"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, Path::isAbsolute("/"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Path::isAbsolute("foo/bar"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, Path::isAbsolute("foo.cpp"));
+#endif
+    }
+
     void getRelative() const {
         std::vector<std::string> basePaths;
         basePaths.push_back(""); // Don't crash with empty paths