diff --git a/src/filesystem.cc b/src/filesystem.cc
index 0ae294e..2b523b1 100644
--- a/src/filesystem.cc
+++ b/src/filesystem.cc
@@ -211,6 +211,28 @@ boost::filesystem::path filesystem::get_canonical_path(const boost::filesystem::
   return canonical_path;
 }
 
+boost::filesystem::path filesystem::get_normal_path(const boost::filesystem::path &path) noexcept {
+  boost::filesystem::path normal_path;
+  
+  for(auto &e: path) {
+    if(e==".")
+      continue;
+    else if(e=="..") {
+      auto parent_path=normal_path.parent_path();
+      if(!parent_path.empty())
+        normal_path=parent_path;
+      else
+        normal_path/=e;
+    }
+    else if(e.empty())
+      continue;
+    else
+      normal_path/=e;
+  }
+  
+  return normal_path;
+}
+
 boost::filesystem::path filesystem::get_relative_path(const boost::filesystem::path &path, const boost::filesystem::path &base) noexcept {
   boost::filesystem::path relative_path;
 
diff --git a/src/filesystem.h b/src/filesystem.h
index bc4f694..dde58a2 100644
--- a/src/filesystem.h
+++ b/src/filesystem.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ public:
   ///Attempts to get canonical path, if not, return the path parameter
   static boost::filesystem::path get_canonical_path(const boost::filesystem::path &path) noexcept;
   
+  /// Return path with dot, dot-dot and directory separator elements removed
+  static boost::filesystem::path get_normal_path(const boost::filesystem::path &path) noexcept;
+  
   ///Returns empty path on failure
   static boost::filesystem::path get_relative_path(const boost::filesystem::path &path, const boost::filesystem::path &base) noexcept;
 };
diff --git a/tests/filesystem_test.cc b/tests/filesystem_test.cc
index 02571c6..91571bc 100644
--- a/tests/filesystem_test.cc
+++ b/tests/filesystem_test.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "filesystem.h"
 #include <glib.h>
+#include <iostream>
 
 int main() {
   {
@@ -24,11 +25,24 @@ int main() {
     g_assert(!filesystem::file_in_path(boost::filesystem::canonical(tests_path/".."/"CMakeLists.txt"), tests_path));
   }
   
+  auto license_file=boost::filesystem::canonical(tests_path/".."/"LICENSE");
   {
-    auto license_file=boost::filesystem::canonical(tests_path/".."/"LICENSE");
     g_assert(filesystem::find_file_in_path_parents("LICENSE", tests_path)==license_file);
   }
   
+  {
+    g_assert(filesystem::get_normal_path(tests_path/".."/"LICENSE")==license_file);
+    g_assert(filesystem::get_normal_path("/foo")=="/foo");
+    g_assert(filesystem::get_normal_path("/foo/")=="/foo");
+    g_assert(filesystem::get_normal_path("/foo/.")=="/foo");
+    g_assert(filesystem::get_normal_path("/foo/./bar/..////")=="/foo");
+    g_assert(filesystem::get_normal_path("/foo/.///bar/../")=="/foo");
+    g_assert(filesystem::get_normal_path("../foo")=="../foo");
+    g_assert(filesystem::get_normal_path("../../foo")=="../../foo");
+    g_assert(filesystem::get_normal_path("../././foo")=="../foo");
+    g_assert(filesystem::get_normal_path("/../foo")=="/../foo");
+  }
+  
   {
     boost::filesystem::path relative_path="filesystem_test.cc";
     g_assert(filesystem::get_relative_path(tests_path/relative_path, tests_path)==relative_path);