diff --git a/src/common/utility.cpp b/src/common/utility.cpp
index 61f2489e4255b..607bb0414ec7c 100644
--- a/src/common/utility.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utility.cpp
@@ -729,4 +729,11 @@ QString Utility::trailingSlashPath(const QString &path)
     return path.endsWith(slash) ? path : QString(path + slash);
 }
 
+QString Utility::noLeadingSlashPath(const QString &path)
+{
+    static const auto slash = QLatin1Char('/');
+    return path.startsWith(slash) ? path.mid(1) : path;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace OCC
diff --git a/src/common/utility.h b/src/common/utility.h
index b554a196be189..e19f0da6ae1ee 100644
--- a/src/common/utility.h
+++ b/src/common/utility.h
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ namespace Utility {
     OCSYNC_EXPORT void registerUriHandlerForLocalEditing();
 
     OCSYNC_EXPORT QString trailingSlashPath(const QString &path);
+    OCSYNC_EXPORT QString noLeadingSlashPath(const QString &path);
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     OCSYNC_EXPORT bool registryKeyExists(HKEY hRootKey, const QString &subKey);