diff --git a/src/ox/fs/filesystem.hpp b/src/ox/fs/filesystem.hpp
index 12350e009..1fffc6187 100644
--- a/src/ox/fs/filesystem.hpp
+++ b/src/ox/fs/filesystem.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ class FileSystem {
 
 		virtual int remove(uint64_t inode) = 0;
 
+		virtual int remove(const char *path) = 0;
+
 		virtual void resize(uint64_t size = 0) = 0;
 
 		virtual int write(const char *path, void *buffer, uint64_t size, uint8_t fileType = NormalFile) = 0;
@@ -146,6 +148,8 @@ class FileSystemTemplate: public FileSystem {
 
 		int remove(uint64_t inode) override;
 
+		int remove(const char *path) override;
+
 		int write(const char *path, void *buffer, uint64_t size, uint8_t fileType = NormalFile) override;
 
 		int write(uint64_t inode, void *buffer, uint64_t size, uint8_t fileType = NormalFile) override;
@@ -297,6 +301,22 @@ uint8_t *FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, FS_TYPE>::read(uint64_t inode, size_t *si
 #pragma warning(default:4244)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(disable:4244)
+#endif
+template<typename FileStore, FsType FS_TYPE>
+int FileSystemTemplate<FileStore, FS_TYPE>::remove(const char *path) {
+	auto inode = findInodeOf(path);
+	if (inode) {
+		return remove(inode) | rmDirectoryEntry(path);
+	} else {
+		return 1;
+	}
+}
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(default:4244)
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning(disable:4244)
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ox/fs/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ox/fs/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 224efc9e6..91084b46a 100644
--- a/src/ox/fs/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ox/fs/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ add_test("Test\\ PathIterator::fileName" FSTests PathIterator::fileName)
 add_test("Test\\ FileSystem32::findInodeOf\\ /" FSTests "FileSystem32::findInodeOf /")
 add_test("Test\\ FileSystem32::write\\(string\\)" FSTests "FileSystem32::write(string)")
 add_test("Test\\ FileSystem32::rmDirectoryEntry\\(string\\)" FSTests "FileSystem32::rmDirectoryEntry(string)")
+add_test("Test\\ FileSystem32::remove\\(string\\)" FSTests "FileSystem32::remove(string)")
diff --git a/src/ox/fs/test/tests.cpp b/src/ox/fs/test/tests.cpp
index 321ad44ca..e26fa0776 100644
--- a/src/ox/fs/test/tests.cpp
+++ b/src/ox/fs/test/tests.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,38 @@ map<string, int(*)(string)> tests = {
 				delete []buff;
 				delete []dataOut;
 
+				return retval;
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"FileSystem32::remove(string)",
+			[](string) {
+				int retval = 0;
+				auto path = "/usr/share/test.txt";
+				auto dataIn = "test string";
+				auto dataOutLen = ox_strlen(dataIn) + 1;
+				auto dataOut = new char[dataOutLen];
+
+				const auto size = 1024 * 1024 * 10;
+				auto buff = new uint8_t[size];
+				FileSystem32::format(buff, (FileStore32::FsSize_t) size, true);
+				auto fs = (FileSystem32*) createFileSystem(buff, size);
+
+				retval |= fs->mkdir("/usr");
+				retval |= fs->mkdir("/usr/share");
+
+				retval |= fs->write(path, (void*) dataIn, ox_strlen(dataIn) + 1);
+				retval |= fs->read(path, dataOut, dataOutLen);
+				retval |= ox_strcmp(dataIn, dataOut) != 0;
+
+				retval |= fs->rmDirectoryEntry(path);
+				// the lookup should fail
+				retval |= fs->read(path, dataOut, dataOutLen) == 0;
+
+				delete fs;
+				delete []buff;
+				delete []dataOut;
+
 				return retval;
 			}
 		},