diff --git a/archive/path.go b/archive/path.go
index 32374459c..0f6cfa32e 100644
--- a/archive/path.go
+++ b/archive/path.go
@@ -1,107 +1 @@
 package archive
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-)
-
-var (
-	errTooManyLinks = errors.New("too many links")
-)
-
-// rootPath joins a path with a root, evaluating and bounding any
-// symlink to the root directory.
-// TODO(dmcgowan): Expose and move to fs package or continuity path driver
-func rootPath(root, path string) (string, error) {
-	if path == "" {
-		return root, nil
-	}
-	var linksWalked int // to protect against cycles
-	for {
-		i := linksWalked
-		newpath, err := walkLinks(root, path, &linksWalked)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		path = newpath
-		if i == linksWalked {
-			newpath = filepath.Join("/", newpath)
-			if path == newpath {
-				return filepath.Join(root, newpath), nil
-			}
-			path = newpath
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func walkLink(root, path string, linksWalked *int) (newpath string, islink bool, err error) {
-	if *linksWalked > 255 {
-		return "", false, errTooManyLinks
-	}
-
-	path = filepath.Join("/", path)
-	if path == "/" {
-		return path, false, nil
-	}
-	realPath := filepath.Join(root, path)
-
-	fi, err := os.Lstat(realPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		// If path does not yet exist, treat as non-symlink
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return path, false, nil
-		}
-		return "", false, err
-	}
-	if fi.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == 0 {
-		return path, false, nil
-	}
-	newpath, err = os.Readlink(realPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", false, err
-	}
-	if filepath.IsAbs(newpath) && strings.HasPrefix(newpath, root) {
-		newpath = newpath[:len(root)]
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(newpath, "/") {
-			newpath = "/" + newpath
-		}
-	}
-	*linksWalked++
-	return newpath, true, nil
-}
-
-func walkLinks(root, path string, linksWalked *int) (string, error) {
-	switch dir, file := filepath.Split(path); {
-	case dir == "":
-		newpath, _, err := walkLink(root, file, linksWalked)
-		return newpath, err
-	case file == "":
-		if os.IsPathSeparator(dir[len(dir)-1]) {
-			if dir == "/" {
-				return dir, nil
-			}
-			return walkLinks(root, dir[:len(dir)-1], linksWalked)
-		}
-		newpath, _, err := walkLink(root, dir, linksWalked)
-		return newpath, err
-	default:
-		newdir, err := walkLinks(root, dir, linksWalked)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		newpath, islink, err := walkLink(root, filepath.Join(newdir, file), linksWalked)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		if !islink {
-			return newpath, nil
-		}
-		if filepath.IsAbs(newpath) {
-			return newpath, nil
-		}
-		return filepath.Join(newdir, newpath), nil
-	}
-}
diff --git a/archive/tar.go b/archive/tar.go
index b29699e10..843234c0a 100644
--- a/archive/tar.go
+++ b/archive/tar.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func Apply(ctx context.Context, root string, r io.Reader) (int64, error) {
 
 		// Split name and resolve symlinks for root directory.
 		ppath, base := filepath.Split(hdr.Name)
-		ppath, err = rootPath(root, ppath)
+		ppath, err = fs.RootPath(root, ppath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get root path")
 		}
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func Apply(ctx context.Context, root string, r io.Reader) (int64, error) {
 					}
 					defer os.RemoveAll(aufsTempdir)
 				}
-				p, err := rootPath(aufsTempdir, basename)
+				p, err := fs.RootPath(aufsTempdir, basename)
 				if err != nil {
 					return 0, err
 				}
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func Apply(ctx context.Context, root string, r io.Reader) (int64, error) {
 			if srcHdr == nil {
 				return 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid aufs hardlink")
 			}
-			p, err := rootPath(aufsTempdir, linkBasename)
+			p, err := fs.RootPath(aufsTempdir, linkBasename)
 			if err != nil {
 				return 0, err
 			}
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func Apply(ctx context.Context, root string, r io.Reader) (int64, error) {
 	}
 
 	for _, hdr := range dirs {
-		path, err := rootPath(root, hdr.Name)
+		path, err := fs.RootPath(root, hdr.Name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, err
 		}
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func createTarFile(ctx context.Context, path, extractDir string, hdr *tar.Header
 		}
 
 	case tar.TypeLink:
-		targetPath, err := rootPath(extractDir, hdr.Linkname)
+		targetPath, err := fs.RootPath(extractDir, hdr.Linkname)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/archive/tar_test.go b/archive/tar_test.go
index 68cfeebee..67dc8a02a 100644
--- a/archive/tar_test.go
+++ b/archive/tar_test.go
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ func TestBreakouts(t *testing.T) {
 	errFileDiff := errors.New("files differ")
 	sameFile := func(f1, f2 string) func(string) error {
 		return func(root string) error {
-			p1, err := rootPath(root, f1)
+			p1, err := fs.RootPath(root, f1)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			p2, err := rootPath(root, f2)
+			p2, err := fs.RootPath(root, f2)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ func TestApplyTar(t *testing.T) {
 	directoriesExist := func(dirs ...string) func(string) error {
 		return func(root string) error {
 			for _, d := range dirs {
-				p, err := rootPath(root, d)
+				p, err := fs.RootPath(root, d)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
diff --git a/fs/path.go b/fs/path.go
index a46d0fcbd..644b1ee2e 100644
--- a/fs/path.go
+++ b/fs/path.go
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+var (
+	errTooManyLinks = errors.New("too many links")
 )
 
 type currentPath struct {
@@ -160,3 +166,96 @@ func nextPath(ctx context.Context, pathC <-chan *currentPath) (*currentPath, err
 		return p, nil
 	}
 }
+
+// RootPath joins a path with a root, evaluating and bounding any
+// symlink to the root directory.
+func RootPath(root, path string) (string, error) {
+	if path == "" {
+		return root, nil
+	}
+	var linksWalked int // to protect against cycles
+	for {
+		i := linksWalked
+		newpath, err := walkLinks(root, path, &linksWalked)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		path = newpath
+		if i == linksWalked {
+			newpath = filepath.Join("/", newpath)
+			if path == newpath {
+				return filepath.Join(root, newpath), nil
+			}
+			path = newpath
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func walkLink(root, path string, linksWalked *int) (newpath string, islink bool, err error) {
+	if *linksWalked > 255 {
+		return "", false, errTooManyLinks
+	}
+
+	path = filepath.Join("/", path)
+	if path == "/" {
+		return path, false, nil
+	}
+	realPath := filepath.Join(root, path)
+
+	fi, err := os.Lstat(realPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		// If path does not yet exist, treat as non-symlink
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return path, false, nil
+		}
+		return "", false, err
+	}
+	if fi.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == 0 {
+		return path, false, nil
+	}
+	newpath, err = os.Readlink(realPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", false, err
+	}
+	if filepath.IsAbs(newpath) && strings.HasPrefix(newpath, root) {
+		newpath = newpath[:len(root)]
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(newpath, "/") {
+			newpath = "/" + newpath
+		}
+	}
+	*linksWalked++
+	return newpath, true, nil
+}
+
+func walkLinks(root, path string, linksWalked *int) (string, error) {
+	switch dir, file := filepath.Split(path); {
+	case dir == "":
+		newpath, _, err := walkLink(root, file, linksWalked)
+		return newpath, err
+	case file == "":
+		if os.IsPathSeparator(dir[len(dir)-1]) {
+			if dir == "/" {
+				return dir, nil
+			}
+			return walkLinks(root, dir[:len(dir)-1], linksWalked)
+		}
+		newpath, _, err := walkLink(root, dir, linksWalked)
+		return newpath, err
+	default:
+		newdir, err := walkLinks(root, dir, linksWalked)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		newpath, islink, err := walkLink(root, filepath.Join(newdir, file), linksWalked)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		if !islink {
+			return newpath, nil
+		}
+		if filepath.IsAbs(newpath) {
+			return newpath, nil
+		}
+		return filepath.Join(newdir, newpath), nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/archive/path_test.go b/fs/path_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from archive/path_test.go
rename to fs/path_test.go
index 6cb83ef62..b09090800 100644
--- a/archive/path_test.go
+++ b/fs/path_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // +build !windows
 
-package archive
+package fs
 
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func testRootPathSymlinkRootScope(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	rewrite, err := rootPath("/", tmpdir)
+	rewrite, err := RootPath("/", tmpdir)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func testRootPathSymlinkEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	res, err := rootPath(wd, "")
+	res, err := RootPath(wd, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func makeRootPathTest(t *testing.T, apply fstest.Applier, checks []rootCheck) fu
 				root = check.scope(root)
 			}
 
-			actual, err := rootPath(root, check.unresolved)
+			actual, err := RootPath(root, check.unresolved)
 			if check.cause != nil {
 				if err == nil {
 					t.Errorf("(Check %d) Expected error %q, %q evaluated as %q", i+1, check.cause.Error(), check.unresolved, actual)