diff --git a/butils.py b/butils.py
index af7617d..ebef8b0 100644
--- a/butils.py
+++ b/butils.py
@@ -392,6 +392,9 @@ def move_in_fontcollection(obj, fontcollection, allow_duplicates=False):
 
     return obj
 
+def bpy_to_abspath(blender_path):
+    return os.path.realpath(bpy.path.abspath(blender_path))
+
 def register_font_from_filepath(filepath):
     from .bimport import get_font_faces_in_file