diff --git a/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index dbaebcb06d..ecd2c37a20 100644
--- a/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ set(KERNEL_SOURCES
     Interrupts/SpuriousInterruptHandler.cpp
     Interrupts/UnhandledInterruptHandler.cpp
     KBufferBuilder.cpp
+    KLexicalPath.cpp
     KString.cpp
     KSyms.cpp
     Lock.cpp
diff --git a/Kernel/KLexicalPath.cpp b/Kernel/KLexicalPath.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e9cc34c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Kernel/KLexicalPath.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Max Wipfli <max.wipfli@serenityos.org>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <Kernel/KLexicalPath.h>
+
+namespace Kernel::KLexicalPath {
+
+bool is_absolute(StringView const& path)
+{
+    return !path.is_empty() && path[0] == '/';
+}
+
+bool is_canonical(StringView const& path)
+{
+    // FIXME: This can probably be done more efficiently.
+    if (path.is_empty())
+        return false;
+    if (path.ends_with('/') && path.length() != 1)
+        return false;
+    if (path.starts_with("./"sv) || path.contains("/./"sv) || path.ends_with("/."sv))
+        return false;
+    if (path.starts_with("../"sv) || path.contains("/../"sv) || path.ends_with("/.."))
+        return false;
+    if (path.contains("//"sv))
+        return false;
+    return true;
+}
+
+StringView basename(StringView const& path)
+{
+    auto slash_index = path.find_last('/');
+    if (!slash_index.has_value()) {
+        VERIFY(!path.is_empty());
+        return path;
+    }
+    auto basename = path.substring_view(*slash_index + 1);
+    VERIFY(!basename.is_empty() && basename != "."sv && basename != ".."sv);
+    return basename;
+}
+
+StringView dirname(StringView const& path)
+{
+    VERIFY(is_canonical(path));
+    auto slash_index = path.find_last('/');
+    VERIFY(slash_index.has_value());
+    return path.substring_view(0, *slash_index);
+}
+
+Vector<StringView> parts(StringView const& path)
+{
+    VERIFY(is_canonical(path));
+    return path.split_view('/');
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/Kernel/KLexicalPath.h b/Kernel/KLexicalPath.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87b7bea87a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Kernel/KLexicalPath.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Max Wipfli <max.wipfli@serenityos.org>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <AK/StringView.h>
+
+namespace Kernel::KLexicalPath {
+
+bool is_absolute(StringView const&);
+bool is_canonical(StringView const&);
+StringView basename(StringView const&);
+StringView dirname(StringView const&);
+Vector<StringView> parts(StringView const&);
+
+}