diff --git a/core/js/js.js b/core/js/js.js
index 16da273c8e..0db9967094 100644
--- a/core/js/js.js
+++ b/core/js/js.js
@@ -422,6 +422,28 @@ var OC={
 		return path.replace(/\\/g,'/').replace(/\/[^\/]*$/, '');
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether the given paths are the same, without
+	 * leading, trailing or doubled slashes and also removing
+	 * the dot sections.
+	 *
+	 * @param {String} path1 first path
+	 * @param {String} path2 second path
+	 * @return {bool} true if the paths are the same
+	 *
+	 * @since 9.0
+	 */
+	isSamePath: function(path1, path2) {
+		var filterDot = function(p) {
+			return p !== '.';
+		};
+		var pathSections1 = _.filter((path1 || '').split('/'), filterDot);
+		var pathSections2 = _.filter((path2 || '').split('/'), filterDot);
+		path1 = OC.joinPaths.apply(OC, pathSections1);
+		path2 = OC.joinPaths.apply(OC, pathSections2);
+		return path1 === path2;
+	},
+
 	/**
 	 * Join path sections
 	 *
diff --git a/core/js/tests/specs/coreSpec.js b/core/js/tests/specs/coreSpec.js
index 01a0e6acb6..5d42f0881d 100644
--- a/core/js/tests/specs/coreSpec.js
+++ b/core/js/tests/specs/coreSpec.js
@@ -188,6 +188,71 @@ describe('Core base tests', function() {
 			expect(OC.joinPaths('/', '//', '/')).toEqual('/');
 		});
 	});
+	describe('isSamePath', function() {
+		it('recognizes empty paths are equal', function() {
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('', '')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/', '')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('//', '')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/', '/')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/', '//')).toEqual(true);
+		});
+		it('recognizes path with single sections as equal regardless of extra slashes', function() {
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc', 'abc')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/abc', 'abc')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('//abc', 'abc')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc', '/abc')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc/', 'abc')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc/', 'abc/')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/abc/', 'abc/')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/abc/', '/abc/')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('//abc/', '/abc/')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('//abc//', '/abc/')).toEqual(true);
+
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc', 'def')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/abc', 'def')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('//abc', 'def')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc', '/def')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc/', 'def')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc/', 'def/')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/abc/', 'def/')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/abc/', '/def/')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('//abc/', '/def/')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('//abc//', '/def/')).toEqual(false);
+		});
+		it('recognizes path with multiple sections as equal regardless of extra slashes', function() {
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc/def', 'abc/def')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/abc/def', 'abc/def')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc/def', '/abc/def')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc/def/', '/abc/def/')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/abc/def/', '/abc/def/')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/abc/def/', 'abc/def/')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('//abc/def/', 'abc/def/')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('//abc/def//', 'abc/def/')).toEqual(true);
+
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc/def', 'abc/ghi')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/abc/def', 'abc/ghi')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc/def', '/abc/ghi')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('abc/def/', '/abc/ghi/')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/abc/def/', '/abc/ghi/')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/abc/def/', 'abc/ghi/')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('//abc/def/', 'abc/ghi/')).toEqual(false);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('//abc/def//', 'abc/ghi/')).toEqual(false);
+		});
+		it('recognizes path entries with dot', function() {
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('.', '')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('.', '.')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('.', '/')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/.', '/')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/./', '/')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/./', '/.')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/./', '/./')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('/./', '/./')).toEqual(true);
+
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('a/./b', 'a/b')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('a/b/.', 'a/b')).toEqual(true);
+			expect(OC.isSamePath('./a/b', 'a/b')).toEqual(true);
+		});
+	});
 	describe('filePath', function() {
 		beforeEach(function() {
 			OC.webroot = 'http://localhost';