diff --git a/AK/String.cpp b/AK/String.cpp
index 7c2a02ca3b..601076d7ff 100644
--- a/AK/String.cpp
+++ b/AK/String.cpp
@@ -22,28 +22,38 @@ String String::empty()
     return StringImpl::theEmptyStringImpl();
 }
 
+String String::substring(size_t start, size_t length) const
+{
+    ASSERT(m_impl);
+    ASSERT(start + length <= m_impl->length());
+    // FIXME: This needs some input bounds checking.
+    char* buffer;
+    auto newImpl = StringImpl::createUninitialized(length, buffer);
+    memcpy(buffer, characters() + start, length);
+    buffer[length] = '\0';
+    return newImpl;
+}
+
 Vector<String> String::split(const char separator) const
 {
     if (isEmpty())
         return { };
 
-    Vector<String> parts;
-
-    auto* characters = this->characters();
-    unsigned startOfPart = 0;
-    unsigned i = 0;
-    for (i = 0; i < length(); ++i) {
-        char ch = characters[i];
+    Vector<String> v;
+    size_t substart = 0;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < length(); ++i) {
+        char ch = characters()[i];
         if (ch == separator) {
-            if (i != startOfPart) {
-                parts.append(String(characters + startOfPart, i - startOfPart));
-            }
-            startOfPart = i + 1;
+            size_t sublen = i - substart;
+            if (sublen != 0)
+                v.append(substring(substart, sublen));
+            substart = i + 1;
         }
     }
-    if (startOfPart != length())
-        parts.append(String(characters + startOfPart, i - startOfPart));
-    return parts;
+    size_t taillen = length() - substart;
+    if (taillen != 0)
+        v.append(substring(substart, taillen));
+    return v;
 }
 
 ByteBuffer String::toByteBuffer() const
diff --git a/AK/String.h b/AK/String.h
index 4fe52ddb3f..bb18494986 100644
--- a/AK/String.h
+++ b/AK/String.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     Vector<String> split(char separator) const;
+    String substring(size_t start, size_t length) const;
 
     bool isEmpty() const { return length() == 0; }
     unsigned length() const { return m_impl ? m_impl->length() : 0; }
diff --git a/AK/test.cpp b/AK/test.cpp
index 1f049aae8d..edf3c4b34d 100644
--- a/AK/test.cpp
+++ b/AK/test.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ static void testWeakPtr();
 
 int main(int, char**)
 {
+    {
+        String path = "/////abc/def////g/h/i//";
+        auto parts = path.split('/');
+        for (auto& part : parts)
+            printf("<%s>\n", part.characters());
+    }
+
+
     String empty = "";
 
     char* buffer;