diff --git a/core/os/path.odin b/core/os/path.odin
index 766adcaa9..0a0c8356a 100644
--- a/core/os/path.odin
+++ b/core/os/path.odin
@@ -383,6 +383,24 @@ base :: proc(path: string) -> string {
 	return file
 }
 
+/*
+Gets the parent directory path from a path.
+
+e.g.
+	'/home/foo/bar.tar.gz' -> '/home/foo'
+	'path/to/name.tar.gz'  -> 'path/to'
+
+Returns "." if the path is an empty string.
+*/
+dir :: proc(path: string) -> string {
+	if path == "" {
+		return "."
+	}
+
+	d, _ := split_path(path)
+	return d
+}
+
 /*
 Gets the name of a file from a path.