diff --git a/doc/site/modules/io/file.markdown b/doc/site/modules/io/file.markdown
index 48933b1d..595eee1c 100644
--- a/doc/site/modules/io/file.markdown
+++ b/doc/site/modules/io/file.markdown
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ No encoding or decoding is done. If the file is UTF-8, then the resulting
 string will be a UTF-8 string. Otherwise, it will be a string of bytes in
 whatever encoding the file uses.
 
+### File.**realPath**(path)
+
+Resolves `path`, traversing symlinks and removining any unneeded `./` and `../`
+components. Returns the canonical absolute path to the file.
+
+    :::wren
+    var path = "/some/./symlink/a/../b/file.txt"
+    System.print(File.realPath(path)) //> /real/path/a/file.txt
+
 ### File.**size**(path)
 
 Returns the size in bytes of the contents of the file at `path`.
diff --git a/src/cli/modules.c b/src/cli/modules.c
index b46e3dcc..6aa28fd4 100644
--- a/src/cli/modules.c
+++ b/src/cli/modules.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ extern void fileSizePath(WrenVM* vm);
 extern void fileClose(WrenVM* vm);
 extern void fileDescriptor(WrenVM* vm);
 extern void fileReadBytes(WrenVM* vm);
+extern void fileRealPath(WrenVM* vm);
 extern void fileSize(WrenVM* vm);
 extern void fileStat(WrenVM* vm);
 extern void fileWriteBytes(WrenVM* vm);
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ static ModuleRegistry modules[] =
       FINALIZER(fileFinalize)
       STATIC_METHOD("delete_(_,_)", fileDelete)
       STATIC_METHOD("open_(_,_,_)", fileOpen)
+      STATIC_METHOD("realPath_(_,_)", fileRealPath)
       STATIC_METHOD("sizePath_(_,_)", fileSizePath)
       METHOD("close_(_)", fileClose)
       METHOD("descriptor", fileDescriptor)
diff --git a/src/module/io.c b/src/module/io.c
index f5182ab4..fd517c61 100644
--- a/src/module/io.c
+++ b/src/module/io.c
@@ -302,6 +302,23 @@ void fileReadBytes(WrenVM* vm)
              fileReadBytesCallback);
 }
 
+static void realPathCallback(uv_fs_t* request)
+{
+  if (handleRequestError(request)) return;
+  
+  wrenEnsureSlots(getVM(), 3);
+  wrenSetSlotString(getVM(), 2, (char*)request->ptr);
+  schedulerResume(freeRequest(request), true);
+  schedulerFinishResume();
+}
+
+void fileRealPath(WrenVM* vm)
+{
+  const char* path = wrenGetSlotString(vm, 1);
+  uv_fs_t* request = createRequest(wrenGetSlotValue(vm, 2));
+  uv_fs_realpath(getLoop(), request, path, realPathCallback);
+}
+
 // Called by libuv when the stat call completes.
 static void statCallback(uv_fs_t* request)
 {
diff --git a/src/module/io.wren b/src/module/io.wren
index d04f1130..1a9766c6 100644
--- a/src/module/io.wren
+++ b/src/module/io.wren
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ foreign class File {
     return File.open(path) {|file| file.readBytes(file.size) }
   }
 
+  // TODO: This works for directories too, so putting it on File is kind of
+  // lame. Consider reorganizing these classes some.
+  static realPath(path) {
+    ensurePath_(path)
+    realPath_(path, Fiber.current)
+    return Scheduler.runNextScheduled_()
+  }
+
   static size(path) {
     ensurePath_(path)
     sizePath_(path, Fiber.current)
@@ -158,6 +166,7 @@ foreign class File {
 
   foreign static delete_(path, fiber)
   foreign static open_(path, flags, fiber)
+  foreign static realPath_(path, fiber)
   foreign static sizePath_(path, fiber)
 
   foreign close_(fiber)
diff --git a/src/module/io.wren.inc b/src/module/io.wren.inc
index 3b780e40..b6cfccb4 100644
--- a/src/module/io.wren.inc
+++ b/src/module/io.wren.inc
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ static const char* ioModuleSource =
 "    return File.open(path) {|file| file.readBytes(file.size) }\n"
 "  }\n"
 "\n"
+"  // TODO: This works for directories too, so putting it on File is kind of\n"
+"  // lame. Consider reorganizing these classes some.\n"
+"  static realPath(path) {\n"
+"    ensurePath_(path)\n"
+"    realPath_(path, Fiber.current)\n"
+"    return Scheduler.runNextScheduled_()\n"
+"  }\n"
+"\n"
 "  static size(path) {\n"
 "    ensurePath_(path)\n"
 "    sizePath_(path, Fiber.current)\n"
@@ -160,6 +168,7 @@ static const char* ioModuleSource =
 "\n"
 "  foreign static delete_(path, fiber)\n"
 "  foreign static open_(path, flags, fiber)\n"
+"  foreign static realPath_(path, fiber)\n"
 "  foreign static sizePath_(path, fiber)\n"
 "\n"
 "  foreign close_(fiber)\n"
diff --git a/test/io/file/real_path_nonexistent.wren b/test/io/file/real_path_nonexistent.wren
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..500447ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/io/file/real_path_nonexistent.wren
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import "io" for File
+
+File.realPath("nonexistent") // expect runtime error: no such file or directory
diff --git a/test/io/file/real_path_wrong_arg_type.wren b/test/io/file/real_path_wrong_arg_type.wren
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23fea60d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/io/file/real_path_wrong_arg_type.wren
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import "io" for File
+
+File.realPath(123) // expect runtime error: Path must be a string.
+
+// TODO: Write success case tests too when we have an API to create symlinks
+// from Wren.