diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 036a810c025..b565fabecb8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ include/wine/itss.h
 include/wine/svcctl.h
 include/wine/winedxgi.h
 include/winsxs.h
+include/wmiutils.h
 include/wmsbuffer.h
 include/wmsdkidl.h
 include/wpcapi.h
diff --git a/dlls/wmiutils/Makefile.in b/dlls/wmiutils/Makefile.in
index c6ef89202e4..39e21b0edfa 100644
--- a/dlls/wmiutils/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/wmiutils/Makefile.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ IMPORTS   = oleaut32 ole32 advapi32
 
 C_SRCS = \
 	main.c \
+	path.c \
 	statuscode.c
 
 IDL_R_SRCS = wmiutils_classes.idl
diff --git a/dlls/wmiutils/main.c b/dlls/wmiutils/main.c
index edc7c71f0fd..f249f309d5a 100644
--- a/dlls/wmiutils/main.c
+++ b/dlls/wmiutils/main.c
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@
 #include "windef.h"
 #include "winbase.h"
 #include "winuser.h"
+#include "initguid.h"
 #include "objbase.h"
 #include "wbemcli.h"
+#include "wmiutils.h"
 #include "rpcproxy.h"
 
 #include "wine/debug.h"
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ static const struct IClassFactoryVtbl wmiutils_cf_vtbl =
 };
 
 static wmiutils_cf status_code_cf = { { &wmiutils_cf_vtbl }, WbemStatusCodeText_create };
+static wmiutils_cf path_cf = { { &wmiutils_cf_vtbl }, WbemPath_create };
 
 BOOL WINAPI DllMain( HINSTANCE hinst, DWORD reason, LPVOID lpv )
 {
@@ -140,6 +143,10 @@ HRESULT WINAPI DllGetClassObject( REFCLSID rclsid, REFIID iid, LPVOID *ppv )
     {
        cf = &status_code_cf.IClassFactory_iface;
     }
+    else if (IsEqualGUID( rclsid, &CLSID_WbemDefPath ))
+    {
+        cf = &path_cf.IClassFactory_iface;
+    }
     if (!cf) return CLASS_E_CLASSNOTAVAILABLE;
     return IClassFactory_QueryInterface( cf, iid, ppv );
 }
diff --git a/dlls/wmiutils/path.c b/dlls/wmiutils/path.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d67849b8180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dlls/wmiutils/path.c
@@ -0,0 +1,363 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 Hans Leidekker for CodeWeavers
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
+ */
+
+#define COBJMACROS
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+#include "windef.h"
+#include "winbase.h"
+#include "ole2.h"
+#include "wmiutils.h"
+
+#include "wine/debug.h"
+#include "wine/unicode.h"
+#include "wmiutils_private.h"
+
+WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(wmiutils);
+
+struct path
+{
+    IWbemPath IWbemPath_iface;
+    LONG refs;
+};
+
+static inline struct path *impl_from_IWbemPath( IWbemPath *iface )
+{
+    return CONTAINING_RECORD(iface, struct path, IWbemPath_iface);
+}
+
+static ULONG WINAPI path_AddRef(
+    IWbemPath *iface )
+{
+    struct path *path = impl_from_IWbemPath( iface );
+    return InterlockedIncrement( &path->refs );
+}
+
+static ULONG WINAPI path_Release(
+    IWbemPath *iface )
+{
+    struct path *path = impl_from_IWbemPath( iface );
+    LONG refs = InterlockedDecrement( &path->refs );
+    if (!refs)
+    {
+        TRACE("destroying %p\n", path);
+        HeapFree( GetProcessHeap(), 0, path );
+    }
+    return refs;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_QueryInterface(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    REFIID riid,
+    void **ppvObject )
+{
+    struct path *path = impl_from_IWbemPath( iface );
+
+    TRACE("%p, %s, %p\n", path, debugstr_guid( riid ), ppvObject );
+
+    if ( IsEqualGUID( riid, &IID_IWbemPath ) ||
+         IsEqualGUID( riid, &IID_IUnknown ) )
+    {
+        *ppvObject = iface;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        FIXME("interface %s not implemented\n", debugstr_guid(riid));
+        return E_NOINTERFACE;
+    }
+    IWbemPath_AddRef( iface );
+    return S_OK;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_SetText(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    ULONG uMode,
+    LPCWSTR pszPath)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %u, %s\n", iface, uMode, debugstr_w(pszPath));
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_GetText(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    LONG lFlags,
+    ULONG *puBufferLength,
+    LPWSTR pszText)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, 0x%x, %p, %p\n", iface, lFlags, puBufferLength, pszText);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_GetInfo(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    ULONG uRequestedInfo,
+    ULONGLONG *puResponse)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %d, %p\n", iface, uRequestedInfo, puResponse);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_SetServer(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    LPCWSTR Name)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %s\n", iface, debugstr_w(Name));
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_GetServer(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    ULONG *puNameBufLength,
+    LPWSTR pName)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %p, %p\n", iface, puNameBufLength, pName);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_GetNamespaceCount(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    ULONG *puCount)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %p\n", iface, puCount);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_SetNamespaceAt(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    ULONG uIndex,
+    LPCWSTR pszName)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %u, %s\n", iface, uIndex, debugstr_w(pszName));
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_GetNamespaceAt(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    ULONG uIndex,
+    ULONG *puNameBufLength,
+    LPWSTR pName)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %u, %p, %p\n", iface, uIndex, puNameBufLength, pName);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_RemoveNamespaceAt(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    ULONG uIndex)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %u\n", iface, uIndex);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_RemoveAllNamespaces(
+        IWbemPath *iface)
+{
+    FIXME("%p\n", iface);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_GetScopeCount(
+        IWbemPath *iface,
+        ULONG *puCount)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %p\n", iface, puCount);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_SetScope(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    ULONG uIndex,
+    LPWSTR pszClass)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %u, %s\n", iface, uIndex, debugstr_w(pszClass));
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_SetScopeFromText(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    ULONG uIndex,
+    LPWSTR pszText)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %u, %s\n", iface, uIndex, debugstr_w(pszText));
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_GetScope(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    ULONG uIndex,
+    ULONG *puClassNameBufSize,
+    LPWSTR pszClass,
+    IWbemPathKeyList **pKeyList)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %u, %p, %p, %p\n", iface, uIndex, puClassNameBufSize, pszClass, pKeyList);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_GetScopeAsText(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    ULONG uIndex,
+    ULONG *puTextBufSize,
+    LPWSTR pszText)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %u, %p, %p\n", iface, uIndex, puTextBufSize, pszText);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_RemoveScope(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    ULONG uIndex)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %u\n", iface, uIndex);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_RemoveAllScopes(
+    IWbemPath *iface)
+{
+    FIXME("%p\n", iface);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_SetClassName(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    LPCWSTR Name)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %s\n", iface, debugstr_w(Name));
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_GetClassName(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    ULONG *puBufferLength,
+    LPWSTR pszName)
+{
+    FIXME("%p,%p, %p\n", iface, puBufferLength, pszName);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_GetKeyList(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    IWbemPathKeyList **pOut)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %p\n", iface, pOut);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_CreateClassPart(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    LONG lFlags,
+    LPCWSTR Name)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, 0x%x, %s\n", iface, lFlags, debugstr_w(Name));
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static HRESULT WINAPI path_DeleteClassPart(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    LONG lFlags)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, 0x%x\n", iface, lFlags);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static BOOL WINAPI path_IsRelative(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    LPWSTR wszMachine,
+    LPWSTR wszNamespace)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %s, %s\n", iface, debugstr_w(wszMachine), debugstr_w(wszNamespace));
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static BOOL WINAPI path_IsRelativeOrChild(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    LPWSTR wszMachine,
+    LPWSTR wszNamespace,
+    LONG lFlags)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %s, %s, 0x%x\n", iface, debugstr_w(wszMachine), debugstr_w(wszNamespace), lFlags);
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static BOOL WINAPI path_IsLocal(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    LPCWSTR wszMachine)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %s\n", iface, debugstr_w(wszMachine));
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static BOOL WINAPI path_IsSameClassName(
+    IWbemPath *iface,
+    LPCWSTR wszClass)
+{
+    FIXME("%p, %s\n", iface, debugstr_w(wszClass));
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+static const struct IWbemPathVtbl path_vtbl =
+{
+    path_QueryInterface,
+    path_AddRef,
+    path_Release,
+    path_SetText,
+    path_GetText,
+    path_GetInfo,
+    path_SetServer,
+    path_GetServer,
+    path_GetNamespaceCount,
+    path_SetNamespaceAt,
+    path_GetNamespaceAt,
+    path_RemoveNamespaceAt,
+    path_RemoveAllNamespaces,
+    path_GetScopeCount,
+    path_SetScope,
+    path_SetScopeFromText,
+    path_GetScope,
+    path_GetScopeAsText,
+    path_RemoveScope,
+    path_RemoveAllScopes,
+    path_SetClassName,
+    path_GetClassName,
+    path_GetKeyList,
+    path_CreateClassPart,
+    path_DeleteClassPart,
+    path_IsRelative,
+    path_IsRelativeOrChild,
+    path_IsLocal,
+    path_IsSameClassName
+};
+
+HRESULT WbemPath_create( IUnknown *pUnkOuter, LPVOID *ppObj )
+{
+    struct path *path;
+
+    TRACE("%p, %p\n", pUnkOuter, ppObj);
+
+    if (!(path = HeapAlloc( GetProcessHeap(), 0, sizeof(*path) ))) return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
+
+    path->IWbemPath_iface.lpVtbl = &path_vtbl;
+    path->refs = 1;
+
+    *ppObj = &path->IWbemPath_iface;
+
+    TRACE("returning iface %p\n", *ppObj);
+    return S_OK;
+}
diff --git a/dlls/wmiutils/statuscode.c b/dlls/wmiutils/statuscode.c
index 6a060dbb526..2d8a3f8d39b 100644
--- a/dlls/wmiutils/statuscode.c
+++ b/dlls/wmiutils/statuscode.c
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "windef.h"
 #include "winbase.h"
-#include "winuser.h"
-#include "initguid.h"
 #include "ole2.h"
 #include "wbemcli.h"
 
diff --git a/dlls/wmiutils/wmiutils_private.h b/dlls/wmiutils/wmiutils_private.h
index 58b47640937..fdcd48fd226 100644
--- a/dlls/wmiutils/wmiutils_private.h
+++ b/dlls/wmiutils/wmiutils_private.h
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
  */
 
+HRESULT WbemPath_create(IUnknown *, LPVOID *) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 HRESULT WbemStatusCodeText_create(IUnknown *, LPVOID *) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
diff --git a/include/Makefile.in b/include/Makefile.in
index c2ca25a6e84..ace89bb75f1 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.in
+++ b/include/Makefile.in
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ PUBLIC_IDL_H_SRCS = \
 	wine/itss.idl \
 	wine/svcctl.idl \
 	winsxs.idl \
+	wmiutils.idl \
 	wmsbuffer.idl \
 	wmsdkidl.idl \
 	wpcapi.idl \
diff --git a/include/wmiutils.idl b/include/wmiutils.idl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81834ecaf55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/wmiutils.idl
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 Hans Leidekker for CodeWeavers
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
+ */
+
+import "oaidl.idl";
+
+interface IWbemPath;
+interface IWbemPathKeyList;
+
+[
+    local,
+    object,
+    uuid(9ae62877-7544-4bb0-aa26-a13824659ed6)
+]
+interface IWbemPathKeyList : IUnknown
+{
+    HRESULT GetCount(
+        [out] ULONG *puKeyCount);
+
+    HRESULT SetKey(
+        [in,string] LPCWSTR wszName,
+        [in] ULONG uFlags,
+        [in] ULONG uCimType,
+        [in] LPVOID pKeyVal);
+
+    HRESULT SetKey2(
+        [in,string] LPCWSTR wszName,
+        [in] ULONG uFlags,
+        [in] ULONG uCimType,
+        [in] VARIANT *pKeyVal);
+
+    HRESULT GetKey(
+        [in] ULONG uKeyIx,
+        [in] ULONG uFlags,
+        [in,out] ULONG *puNameBufSize,
+        [in,out] LPWSTR pszKeyName,
+        [in,out] ULONG *puKeyValBufSize,
+        [in,out] LPVOID pKeyVal,
+        [out] ULONG *puApparentCimType);
+
+    HRESULT GetKey2(
+        [in] ULONG uKeyIx,
+        [in] ULONG uFlags,
+        [in,out] ULONG *puNameBufSize,
+        [in,out] LPWSTR pszKeyName,
+        [in,out] VARIANT *pKeyValue,
+        [out] ULONG *puApparentCimType);
+
+    HRESULT RemoveKey(
+        [in,string] LPCWSTR wszName,
+        [in] ULONG uFlags);
+
+    HRESULT RemoveAllKeys(
+        [in] ULONG uFlags);
+
+    HRESULT MakeSingleton([in] boolean bSet);
+
+    HRESULT GetInfo(
+        [in] ULONG uRequestedInfo,
+        [out] ULONGLONG *puResponse);
+
+    HRESULT GetText(
+        [in] long lFlags,
+        [in,out] ULONG *puBuffLength,
+        [in,out,string] LPWSTR pszText);
+};
+
+cpp_quote("#ifdef WINE_NO_UNICODE_MACROS")
+cpp_quote("#undef GetClassName")
+cpp_quote("#endif")
+
+[
+    local,
+    object,
+    uuid(3bc15af2-736c-477e-9e51-238af8667dcc)
+]
+interface IWbemPath : IUnknown
+{
+    HRESULT SetText(
+        [in] ULONG uMode,
+        [in] LPCWSTR pszPath);
+
+    HRESULT GetText(
+        [in] long lFlags,
+        [in,out] ULONG *puBuffLength,
+        [in,out,string] LPWSTR pszText);
+
+    HRESULT GetInfo(
+        [in] ULONG uRequestedInfo,
+        [out] ULONGLONG *puResponse);
+
+    HRESULT SetServer(
+        [in,string] LPCWSTR Name);
+
+    HRESULT GetServer(
+        [in,out] ULONG *puNameBufLength,
+        [in,out,string] LPWSTR pName);
+
+    HRESULT GetNamespaceCount(
+        [out] ULONG *puCount);
+
+    HRESULT SetNamespaceAt(
+        [in] ULONG uIndex,
+        [in,string] LPCWSTR pszName);
+
+    HRESULT GetNamespaceAt(
+        [in] ULONG uIndex,
+        [in,out] ULONG *puNameBufLength,
+        [in,out,string] LPWSTR pName);
+
+    HRESULT RemoveNamespaceAt(
+        [in] ULONG uIndex);
+
+    HRESULT RemoveAllNamespaces();
+
+    HRESULT GetScopeCount(
+        [out] ULONG *puCount);
+
+    HRESULT SetScope(
+        [in] ULONG uIndex,
+        [in] LPWSTR pszClass);
+
+    HRESULT SetScopeFromText(
+        [in] ULONG uIndex,
+        [in] LPWSTR pszText);
+
+    HRESULT GetScope(
+        [in] ULONG uIndex,
+        [in,out] ULONG *puClassNameBufSize,
+        [in,out] LPWSTR pszClass,
+        [out] IWbemPathKeyList **pKeyList);
+
+    HRESULT GetScopeAsText(
+        [in] ULONG uIndex,
+        [in,out] ULONG *puTextBufSize,
+        [in,out] LPWSTR pszText);
+
+    HRESULT RemoveScope(
+        [in] ULONG uIndex);
+
+    HRESULT RemoveAllScopes();
+
+    HRESULT SetClassName(
+        [in,string] LPCWSTR Name);
+
+    HRESULT GetClassName(
+        [in,out] ULONG *puBuffLength,
+        [in,out,string] LPWSTR pszName);
+
+    HRESULT GetKeyList(
+        [out] IWbemPathKeyList **pOut);
+
+    HRESULT CreateClassPart(
+        [in] long lFlags,
+        [in,string] LPCWSTR Name);
+
+    HRESULT DeleteClassPart(
+        [in] long lFlags);
+
+    BOOL IsRelative(
+        [in,string] LPWSTR wszMachine,
+        [in,string] LPWSTR wszNamespace);
+
+    BOOL IsRelativeOrChild(
+        [in,string] LPWSTR wszMachine,
+        [in,string] LPWSTR wszNamespace,
+        [in] long lFlags);
+
+    BOOL IsLocal(
+        [in,string] LPCWSTR wszMachine);
+
+    BOOL IsSameClassName(
+        [in,string] LPCWSTR wszClass);
+};
+
+[
+    uuid(cf4cc405-e2c5-4ddd-b3ce-5e7582d8c9fa)
+]
+coclass WbemDefPath
+{
+    interface IWbemPath;
+};