diff --git a/src/Tempest/Core/src/functions.php b/src/Tempest/Core/src/functions.php
index 9279d98ce..483fe675b 100644
--- a/src/Tempest/Core/src/functions.php
+++ b/src/Tempest/Core/src/functions.php
@@ -5,12 +5,22 @@
 namespace Tempest {
 
     use Closure;
+    use Stringable;
     use Tempest\Core\Composer;
     use Tempest\Core\DeferredTasks;
     use Tempest\Core\Kernel;
-    use function Tempest\Support\path;
+    use function Tempest\Support\path as supportPath;
+    use Tempest\Support\PathHelper;
     use function Tempest\Support\str;
 
+    /**
+     * Creates and sanitizes a file system path from the given `$parts`. The resulting path is not checked against the file system.
+     */
+    function path(Stringable|string ...$parts): PathHelper
+    {
+        return supportPath(...$parts);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a path scoped within the root of the project
      */