diff --git a/platform/eel/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/fs/EelFileSystemApi.kt b/platform/eel/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/fs/EelFileSystemApi.kt
index 0af47efd1410..e9dc29850b63 100644
--- a/platform/eel/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/fs/EelFileSystemApi.kt
+++ b/platform/eel/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/fs/EelFileSystemApi.kt
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@ import com.intellij.platform.eel.EelUserPosixInfo
 import com.intellij.platform.eel.EelUserWindowsInfo
 import com.intellij.platform.eel.fs.EelFileSystemApi.StatError
 import com.intellij.platform.eel.path.EelPath
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.path.EelPathResult
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer
-import kotlin.Throws
+
+fun EelFileSystemApi.getPath(string: String): EelPathResult<out EelPath.Absolute> {
+  return EelPath.Absolute.parse(string, when (this) {
+    is EelFileSystemPosixApi -> EelPath.Absolute.OS.UNIX
+    is EelFileSystemWindowsApi -> EelPath.Absolute.OS.WINDOWS
+    else -> throw UnsupportedOperationException("Unsupported OS: ${this::class.java}")
+  })
+}
 
 // TODO Integrate case-(in)sensitiveness into the interface.
 
diff --git a/platform/eelProvider/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/provider/utils/eelPathUtils.kt b/platform/eelProvider/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/provider/utils/eelPathUtils.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..673fb0ab3811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/eelProvider/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/provider/utils/eelPathUtils.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+package com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.utils
+
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.path.EelPath
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.path.EelPathResult
+
+fun <T : EelPath> EelPathResult<T>.unwrap(): T {
+  return when (this) {
+    is EelPathResult.Ok -> path
+    is EelPathResult.Err -> throw RuntimeException(reason)
+  }
+}
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