diff --git a/AK/LexicalPath.cpp b/AK/LexicalPath.cpp
index 91b8106dd0f..04c8455d520 100644
--- a/AK/LexicalPath.cpp
+++ b/AK/LexicalPath.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ bool LexicalPath::is_absolute_path(StringView path)
     return path.starts_with('/');
 }
 
+bool LexicalPath::is_root() const
+{
+    return m_string == "/";
+}
+
 Vector<ByteString> LexicalPath::parts() const
 {
     Vector<ByteString> vector;
diff --git a/AK/LexicalPath.h b/AK/LexicalPath.h
index d23638aff82..a3a57df6334 100644
--- a/AK/LexicalPath.h
+++ b/AK/LexicalPath.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public:
 
     static bool is_absolute_path(StringView path);
     bool is_absolute() const { return is_absolute_path(m_string); }
+    bool is_root() const;
+
     ByteString const& string() const { return m_string; }
 
     StringView dirname() const { return m_dirname; }
diff --git a/AK/LexicalPathWindows.cpp b/AK/LexicalPathWindows.cpp
index 8ea9cf47076..c6f46162f0b 100644
--- a/AK/LexicalPathWindows.cpp
+++ b/AK/LexicalPathWindows.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ bool LexicalPath::is_absolute_path(StringView path)
     return path.length() >= 2 && path[1] == ':';
 }
 
+bool LexicalPath::is_root() const
+{
+    return AK::is_root(m_parts);
+}
+
 Vector<ByteString> LexicalPath::parts() const
 {
     Vector<ByteString> vector;
@@ -81,7 +86,7 @@ ByteString LexicalPath::canonicalized_path(ByteString path)
             continue;
         if (part == ".." && !canonical_parts.is_empty()) {
             // At the root, .. does nothing.
-            if (is_root(canonical_parts))
+            if (AK::is_root(canonical_parts))
                 continue;
             // A .. and a previous non-.. part cancel each other.
             if (canonical_parts.last() != "..") {
@@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ ByteString LexicalPath::canonicalized_path(ByteString path)
     StringBuilder builder;
     builder.join('\\', canonical_parts);
     // "X:" -> "X:\"
-    if (is_root(canonical_parts))
+    if (AK::is_root(canonical_parts))
         builder.append('\\');
     path = builder.to_byte_string();
     return path == "" ? "." : path;