diff --git a/include/ignition/common/Filesystem.hh b/include/ignition/common/Filesystem.hh
index fb765d523..af835d52f 100644
--- a/include/ignition/common/Filesystem.hh
+++ b/include/ignition/common/Filesystem.hh
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ namespace ignition
     /// \return True if _path is a file.
     bool IGNITION_COMMON_VISIBLE isFile(const std::string &_path);
 
+    /// \brief Check if the given path is relative.
+    /// \param[in] _path Path.
+    /// \return True if _path is relative.
+    bool IGNITION_COMMON_VISIBLE isRelativePath(const std::string &_path);
+
     /// \brief Create a new directory on the filesystem.  Intermediate
     ///        directories must already exist.
     /// \param[in] _path  The new directory path to create
diff --git a/src/Filesystem.cc b/src/Filesystem.cc
index ba4fda7e8..b17777f44 100644
--- a/src/Filesystem.cc
+++ b/src/Filesystem.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ bool ignition::common::isFile(const std::string &_path)
   return fs::is_regular_file(_path);
 }
 
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////
+bool ignition::common::isRelativePath(const std::string &_path)
+{
+  return fs::path(_path).is_relative();
+}
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool ignition::common::createDirectory(const std::string &_path)
 {