diff --git twisted/python/test/test_urlpath.py twisted/python/test/test_urlpath.py
index 4919cdc..886fd37 100644
--- twisted/python/test/test_urlpath.py
+++ twisted/python/test/test_urlpath.py
@@ -42,3 +42,21 @@ class URLPathTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(str(self.path.here()), 'http://example.com/foo/')
         self.assertEqual(str(self.path.child('').here()), 'http://example.com/foo/bar/')
 
+    def testMe(self):
+        """
+        Should return the current path without the query or fragment or goofy
+        slash changes (I'm looking at you, C{here})
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(str(self.path.me()), 'http://example.com/foo/bar')
+
+    def testDirname(self):
+        """
+        Since, due to backward compatibility, C{parent} can't be the inverse of
+        C{child}, C{dirname} should be the inverse of C{child}.
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(str(self.path.child('foo').dirname()), str(self.path.me()))
+        self.assertEqual(str(self.path.dirname().dirname().dirname().dirname()),
+                         'http://example.com/')
+        self.assertEqual(str(urlpath.URLPath.fromString('http://example.com/foo/').dirname()),
+                         'http://example.com/foo')
+
diff --git twisted/python/urlpath.py twisted/python/urlpath.py
index 1c15f09..651d94b 100644
--- twisted/python/urlpath.py
+++ twisted/python/urlpath.py
@@ -78,6 +78,31 @@ class URLPath:
             l[-1] = ''
         return self._pathMod(l, keepQuery)
 
+    def me(self, keepQuery=0):
+        """
+        Get me.
+
+        C{URLPath('http://example.com/foo/bar?hey=ho').me()} is equivalent
+        to C{URLPath('http://example.com/foo/bar')}.
+
+        @param keepQuery: If C{True} then retain the query portion.
+
+        @return: A L{URLPath} identical to me (but without the query portion
+            depending on C{keepQuery})
+        """
+        return self._pathMod(self.pathList(), keepQuery)
+
+    def dirname(self, keepQuery=0):
+        """
+        Inverse of L{child}.
+
+        The dirname of C{http://example.com/foo/bar} is
+        C{http://example.com/foo}.
+        """
+        l = self.pathList()
+        del l[-1]
+        return self._pathMod(l, keepQuery)
+
     def here(self, keepQuery=0):
         l = self.pathList()
         if l[-1] != '':