diff --git a/include/bitcoin/system/unicode/utf8_everywhere/paths.hpp b/include/bitcoin/system/unicode/utf8_everywhere/paths.hpp
index b273e20689..8f8e18905c 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/system/unicode/utf8_everywhere/paths.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/system/unicode/utf8_everywhere/paths.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ BC_API std::filesystem::path to_path(const std::string& value) NOEXCEPT;
 BC_API std::filesystem::path default_config_path(
     const std::filesystem::path& subdirectory) NOEXCEPT;
 
+/// Get the module path (not implemented for non-Windows).
+BC_API std::filesystem::path module_path() NOEXCEPT;
+
+/// Fully qualify the path and return it as another.
+/// Not thread safe. If another thread calls SetCurrentDirectory during this
+/// call, the result may be corrupted as static storage is used for directory.
+BC_API std::filesystem::path qualified_path(
+    const std::filesystem::path& path) NOEXCEPT;
+
 /// Extend the path and return it as another.
 /// std::filesystem::path does not extend long paths, so we provide this.
 /// Not thread safe. If another thread calls SetCurrentDirectory during this
diff --git a/src/unicode/utf8_everywhere/paths.cpp b/src/unicode/utf8_everywhere/paths.cpp
index cdcc138e9b..61602065fd 100644
--- a/src/unicode/utf8_everywhere/paths.cpp
+++ b/src/unicode/utf8_everywhere/paths.cpp
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-#include <bitcoin/system/unicode/utf8_everywhere/environment.hpp>
+#include <bitcoin/system/unicode/utf8_everywhere/paths.hpp>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MSC
     #include <shlobj.h>
     #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <system_error>
 #include <bitcoin/system/define.hpp>
 #include <bitcoin/system/unicode/conversion.hpp>
 
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ std::filesystem::path default_config_path(
 
 #if defined(HAVE_MSC)
 
-// Helper for to_fully_qualified_path.
+// Helper for qualified_path.
 inline auto replace_all(std::wstring text, wchar_t from, wchar_t to) NOEXCEPT
 {
     for (auto position = text.find(from); position != std::string::npos;
@@ -95,8 +96,7 @@ inline auto replace_all(std::wstring text, wchar_t from, wchar_t to) NOEXCEPT
 };
 
 // docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/fileapi/nf-fileapi-getfullpathnamew
-static std::wstring to_fully_qualified_path(
-    const std::filesystem::path& path) NOEXCEPT
+std::filesystem::path qualified_path(const std::filesystem::path& path) NOEXCEPT
 {
     // Separator normalization required by use of length extender.
     BC_PUSH_WARNING(NO_THROW_IN_NOEXCEPT)
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ static std::wstring to_fully_qualified_path(
 
     // The returned size does not include the null terminator, and cannot
     // exceed the original, but does become smaller, so resize accordingly.
+    BC_PUSH_WARNING(NO_THROW_IN_NOEXCEPT)
     return { directory.begin(), std::next(directory.begin(), size) };
+    BC_POP_WARNING()
 }
 
 std::filesystem::path extended_path(const std::filesystem::path& path) NOEXCEPT
@@ -129,17 +131,59 @@ std::filesystem::path extended_path(const std::filesystem::path& path) NOEXCEPT
     // The length extension prefix works only with a fully-qualified path.
     // However this includes "considered relative" paths (with ".." segments).
     // That is of no consequence here because those will also be converted.
-    const auto full = to_fully_qualified_path(path);
+    BC_PUSH_WARNING(NO_THROW_IN_NOEXCEPT)
+    const auto full = qualified_path(path).wstring();
     return { (full.length() > MAX_PATH) ? L"\\\\?\\" + full : full };
+    BC_POP_WARNING()
+}
+
+std::filesystem::path module_path() NOEXCEPT
+{
+    BC_PUSH_WARNING(NO_CASTS_FOR_ARITHMETIC_CONVERSION)
+    constexpr auto max_path = static_cast<DWORD>(MAX_PATH);
+    BC_POP_WARNING()
+
+    for (auto size = max_path; !is_zero(size); size *= 2u)
+    {
+        std::vector<wchar_t> buffer(size);
+        const auto length = ::GetModuleFileNameW(NULL, buffer.data(), size);
+        if (is_zero(length))
+            break;
+
+        if (length < size)
+        {
+            BC_PUSH_WARNING(NO_THROW_IN_NOEXCEPT)
+            return { buffer.begin(), std::next(buffer.begin(), length) };
+            BC_POP_WARNING()
+        }
+    }
+
+    BC_PUSH_WARNING(NO_THROW_IN_NOEXCEPT)
+    return {};
+    BC_POP_WARNING()
 }
 
 #else
 
+std::filesystem::path qualified_path(const std::filesystem::path& path) NOEXCEPT
+{
+    std::error_code ec{};
+    const auto full = std::filesystem::absolute(path, ec);
+    return ec ? path : full;
+}
+
 std::filesystem::path extended_path(const std::filesystem::path& path) NOEXCEPT
 {
     return path;
 }
 
+std::filesystem::path module_path() NOEXCEPT
+{
+    BC_PUSH_WARNING(NO_THROW_IN_NOEXCEPT)
+    return {};
+    BC_POP_WARNING()
+}
+
 #endif // HAVE_MSC
 
 } // namespace system
diff --git a/test/unicode/utf8_everywhere/environment.cpp b/test/unicode/utf8_everywhere/environment.cpp
index 5af6ba3025..600bc152bf 100644
--- a/test/unicode/utf8_everywhere/environment.cpp
+++ b/test/unicode/utf8_everywhere/environment.cpp
@@ -356,8 +356,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(utf8_environment__allocate_environment_args__null_terminati
     free_environment(narrow_args);
 }
 
-// extended_path
-
 #endif // HAVE_MSC
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
diff --git a/test/unicode/utf8_everywhere/paths.cpp b/test/unicode/utf8_everywhere/paths.cpp
index 65cbf5f9e7..d0aedfba5a 100644
--- a/test/unicode/utf8_everywhere/paths.cpp
+++ b/test/unicode/utf8_everywhere/paths.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,63 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(paths__to_path__always__expected)
     BOOST_REQUIRE(result.u8string() == u8"\\\\?\\C:\\very\\long\\path\\exceeding\\MAX_PATH\\Unicode 文件名.txt");
 }
 
+// The functions are not platform-specific, though the vectors are. Only win32
+// qualifies a path with a drive and extends one that exceeds the maximum.
+constexpr size_t long_path_size = 260;
+
+#if defined(HAVE_MSC)
+static const auto test_absolute = std::filesystem::path{ L"C:\\path\\file.ext" };
+static const auto test_long = L"C:\\" + std::wstring(long_path_size, L'x');
+static const auto test_extended = std::filesystem::path{ L"\\\\?\\" + test_long };
+#else
+static const auto test_absolute = std::filesystem::path{ "/path/file.ext" };
+static const auto test_long = "/" + std::string(long_path_size, 'x');
+static const auto test_extended = std::filesystem::path{ test_long };
+#endif
+
+// module_path
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(paths__module_path__always__expected)
+{
+    const auto module = module_path();
+
+#if defined(HAVE_MSC)
+    // The module is the test executable, already qualified and existing.
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(!module.empty());
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(module.is_absolute());
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(module.has_filename());
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(std::filesystem::exists(module));
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(qualified_path(module), module);
+#else
+    // Not implemented for non-Windows.
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(module.empty());
+#endif
+}
+
+// qualified_path
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(paths__qualified_path__absolute__unchanged)
+{
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(qualified_path(test_absolute), test_absolute);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(paths__qualified_path__long_absolute__unextended)
+{
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(qualified_path({ test_long }), std::filesystem::path{ test_long });
+}
+
+// extended_path
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(paths__extended_path__absolute__unchanged)
+{
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(extended_path(test_absolute), test_absolute);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(paths__extended_path__long_absolute__expected)
+{
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(extended_path({ test_long }), test_extended);
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
 
 BC_POP_WARNING()