diff --git a/docs/jsclientlib/files.rst b/docs/jsclientlib/files.rst
index 399bd868..6220b74a 100644
--- a/docs/jsclientlib/files.rst
+++ b/docs/jsclientlib/files.rst
@@ -221,3 +221,53 @@
    :param string path: The path of the file to download
    :param object opts: Additional options for the request
    :returns Promise: A `jQuery Promise <http://api.jquery.com/Types/#Promise>`_ for the request's response
+
+.. js:function:: OctoPrint.files.pathForEntry(entry)
+
+   Utility function to retrieve the path within its location for a given ``entry``.
+
+   Use this if you already have a full list of entries and need the path to one.
+
+   **Example**
+
+   .. code-block:: javascript
+
+      OctoPrint.files.listForLocation("local", True)
+          .done(function(entries) {
+              var entry = OctoPrint.files.entryForPath("some/funny/entry", entries.files);
+              var path = OctoPrint.files.pathForEntry(entry);
+              console.log(path); // will log some/funny/entry
+          });
+
+   :param object entry: The entry object for which to retrieve the path
+   :returns string: The path of the entry within its location
+
+.. js:function:: OctoPrint.files.entryForPath(path, root)
+
+   Utility function to retrieve an entry by its ``path`` based on an entry tree provided by its
+   ``root``.
+
+   Use this if you already have a full list of entries and are looking for a specified entry
+   within.
+
+   **Example**
+
+   .. code-block:: javascript
+
+      var somePathsToFind = ["some/funny/entry",
+                             "another/entry",
+                             "this/does/not/exist"];
+
+      OctoPrint.files.listForLocation("local", True)
+          .done(function(entries) {
+              // will log two entries and one undefined
+              _.each(somePathsToFind, function(path) {
+                  console.log(OctoPrint.files.entryForPath(path, entries.files));
+              });
+          });
+
+   :param string path: The path of the entry to retrieve
+   :param object root: The root of the tree in which to resolve the entry by its path, either a list of entries or an entry
+       element with ``children``
+   :returns object or undefined: The retrieved entry, or ``undefined`` if the ``path`` could
+       not be resolved
diff --git a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/client/files.js b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/client/files.js
index c3338b1c..b8b03cac 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/static/js/app/client/files.js
+++ b/src/octoprint/static/js/app/client/files.js
@@ -56,6 +56,49 @@
         _.each(response.files, recursiveCheck);
     };
 
+    var pathForEntry = function(entry) {
+        if (!entry || !entry.hasOwnProperty("parent") || entry.parent == undefined) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        var recursivePath = function(element, path) {
+          if (element.hasOwnProperty("parent") && element.parent != undefined) {
+              return recursivePath(element.parent, element.name + "/" + path);
+          }
+
+          return path;
+        };
+
+        return recursivePath(entry.parent, entry.name);
+    };
+
+    var entryForPath = function(path, root) {
+        if (_.isArray(root)) {
+            root = {children: root};
+        }
+
+        var recursiveSearch = function(path, entry) {
+            if (path.length == 0) {
+                return entry;
+            }
+
+            if (!entry.hasOwnProperty("children")) {
+                return undefined;
+            }
+
+            var name = path.shift();
+            for (var i = 0; i < entry.children.length; i++) {
+                if (name == entry.children[i].name) {
+                    return recursiveSearch(path, entry.children[i]);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return undefined;
+        };
+
+        return recursiveSearch(path.split("/"), root);
+    };
+
     OctoPrint.files = {
         get: getEntry,
 
@@ -129,6 +172,21 @@
 
         download: function (location, path, opts) {
             return OctoPrint.download(downloadForEntry(location, path), opts);
+        },
+
+        pathForEntry: pathForEntry,
+        entryForPath: entryForPath,
+
+        pathForElement: function(element) {
+            // TODO Remove in 1.4.x
+            log.warn("OctoPrint.files.pathForElement has been renamed to OctoPrint.files.pathForEntry, please use that instead");
+            return pathForEntry(element);
+        },
+
+        elementByPath: function(location, startElement) {
+            // TODO Remove in 1.4.x
+            log.warn("OctoPrint.files.elementByPath has been renamed to OctoPrint.files.entryForPath, please use that instead");
+            return entryForPath(location, startElement);
         }
     }
 });