diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 86a7c0d..c4abfdd 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -1969,6 +1969,8 @@
 			ret_void,	    f_interrupt},
     {"invert",		1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_number,
 			ret_number,	    f_invert},
+    {"isabsolutepath",	1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string,
+			ret_number_bool,    f_isabsolutepath},
     {"isdirectory",	1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_string,
 			ret_number_bool,    f_isdirectory},
     {"isinf",		1, 1, FEARG_1,	    arg1_float_or_nr,
diff --git a/src/filepath.c b/src/filepath.c
index 1bde420..6ee5fad 100644
--- a/src/filepath.c
+++ b/src/filepath.c
@@ -1417,6 +1417,18 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * "isabsolutepath()" function
+ */
+    void
+f_isabsolutepath(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+{
+    if (in_vim9script() && check_for_string_arg(argvars, 0) == FAIL)
+	return;
+
+    rettv->vval.v_number = mch_isFullName(tv_get_string_strict(&argvars[0]));
+}
+
+/*
  * Create the directory in which "dir" is located, and higher levels when
  * needed.
  * Return OK or FAIL.
diff --git a/src/proto/filepath.pro b/src/proto/filepath.pro
index bf3d516..2970e50 100644
--- a/src/proto/filepath.pro
+++ b/src/proto/filepath.pro
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 void f_glob2regpat(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_globpath(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_isdirectory(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
+void f_isabsolutepath(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_mkdir(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_pathshorten(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_readdir(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
index a87ca3b..dbed757 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
@@ -2887,5 +2887,23 @@
   call assert_equal("function('g:Test_funcref_to_string')", string(Fn))
 endfunc
 
+" Test for isabsolutepath()
+func Test_isabsolutepath()
+  call assert_false(isabsolutepath(''))
+  call assert_false(isabsolutepath('.'))
+  call assert_false(isabsolutepath('../Foo'))
+  call assert_false(isabsolutepath('Foo/'))
+  if has('win32')
+    call assert_true(isabsolutepath('A:\'))
+    call assert_true(isabsolutepath('A:\Foo'))
+    call assert_true(isabsolutepath('A:/Foo'))
+    call assert_false(isabsolutepath('A:Foo'))
+    call assert_false(isabsolutepath('\Windows'))
+    call assert_true(isabsolutepath('\\Server2\Share\Test\Foo.txt'))
+  else
+    call assert_true(isabsolutepath('/'))
+    call assert_true(isabsolutepath('/usr/share/'))
+  endif
+endfunc
 
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 2fa8992..1b87213 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4838,
+/**/
     4837,
 /**/
     4836,