diff --git a/crates/paths/src/lib.rs b/crates/paths/src/lib.rs
index 190c509130..32267f2e6e 100644
--- a/crates/paths/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/paths/src/lib.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,80 @@ impl AbsPath {
     pub fn normalize(&self) -> AbsPathBuf {
         AbsPathBuf(normalize_path(&self.0))
     }
+    pub fn to_path_buf(&self) -> AbsPathBuf {
+        AbsPathBuf::try_from(self.0.to_path_buf()).unwrap()
+    }
+    pub fn strip_prefix(&self, base: &AbsPath) -> Option<&RelPath> {
+        self.0.strip_prefix(base).ok().map(RelPath::new_unchecked)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
+pub struct RelPathBuf(PathBuf);
+
+impl From<RelPathBuf> for PathBuf {
+    fn from(RelPathBuf(path_buf): RelPathBuf) -> PathBuf {
+        path_buf
+    }
+}
+
+impl ops::Deref for RelPathBuf {
+    type Target = RelPath;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &RelPath {
+        self.as_path()
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsRef<Path> for RelPathBuf {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &Path {
+        self.0.as_path()
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<PathBuf> for RelPathBuf {
+    type Error = PathBuf;
+    fn try_from(path_buf: PathBuf) -> Result<RelPathBuf, PathBuf> {
+        if !path_buf.is_relative() {
+            return Err(path_buf);
+        }
+        Ok(RelPathBuf(path_buf))
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<&str> for RelPathBuf {
+    type Error = PathBuf;
+    fn try_from(path: &str) -> Result<RelPathBuf, PathBuf> {
+        RelPathBuf::try_from(PathBuf::from(path))
+    }
+}
+
+impl RelPathBuf {
+    pub fn as_path(&self) -> &RelPath {
+        RelPath::new_unchecked(self.0.as_path())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct RelPath(Path);
+
+impl ops::Deref for RelPath {
+    type Target = Path;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsRef<Path> for RelPath {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &Path {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl RelPath {
+    pub fn new_unchecked(path: &Path) -> &RelPath {
+        unsafe { &*(path as *const Path as *const RelPath) }
+    }
 }
 
 // https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/blob/79c769c3d7b4c2cf6a93781575b7f592ef974255/src/cargo/util/paths.rs#L60-L85