diff --git a/fs/newfs.go b/fs/newfs.go
index 9be890ec7..6c20814ec 100644
--- a/fs/newfs.go
+++ b/fs/newfs.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func ParseRemote(path string) (fsInfo *RegInfo, configName, fsPath string, conne
 
 // configString returns a canonical version of the config string used
 // to configure the Fs as passed to fs.NewFs
-func configString(f Fs, full bool) string {
+func configString(f Info, full bool) string {
 	name := f.Name()
 	if open := strings.IndexRune(name, '{'); full && open >= 0 && strings.HasSuffix(name, "}") {
 		suffix := name[open:]
@@ -140,10 +140,16 @@ func configString(f Fs, full bool) string {
 // ConfigString returns a canonical version of the config string used
 // to configure the Fs as passed to fs.NewFs. For Fs with extra
 // parameters this will include a canonical {hexstring} suffix.
-func ConfigString(f Fs) string {
+func ConfigString(f Info) string {
 	return configString(f, false)
 }
 
+// FullPath returns the full path with remote:path/to/object
+// for an object.
+func FullPath(o Object) string {
+	return fspath.JoinRootPath(ConfigString(o.Fs()), o.Remote())
+}
+
 // ConfigStringFull returns a canonical version of the config string
 // used to configure the Fs as passed to fs.NewFs. This string can be
 // used to re-instantiate the Fs exactly so includes all the extra