diff --git a/src/Core/PluginApp.php b/src/Core/PluginApp.php
index 05377ee8b9c..ff91308b7cc 100644
--- a/src/Core/PluginApp.php
+++ b/src/Core/PluginApp.php
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
  */
 namespace Cake\Core;
 
+use ReflectionClass;
+
 /**
  * Base Plugin Class
  *
@@ -50,6 +52,13 @@ class PluginApp implements PluginInterface
      */
     protected $consoleEnabled = true;
 
+    /**
+     * The path to this plugin.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $path;
+
     /**
      * Constructor
      *
@@ -62,6 +71,9 @@ public function __construct(array $options = [])
                 $this->{"{$key}Enabled"} = (bool)$options[$key];
             }
         }
+        if (isset($options['path'])) {
+            $this->path = $options['path'];
+        }
 
         $this->initialize();
     }
@@ -84,6 +96,25 @@ public function getName()
         return implode('/', $parts);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function getPath()
+    {
+        if ($this->path) {
+            return $this->path;
+        }
+        $reflection = new ReflectionClass($this);
+        $path = dirname($reflection->getFileName());
+
+        // Trim off src
+        if (substr($path, -3) === 'src') {
+            $path = substr($path, 0, -3);
+        }
+
+        return rtrim($path, DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/Core/PluginInterface.php b/src/Core/PluginInterface.php
index b61e40932c7..48dc640a7e2 100644
--- a/src/Core/PluginInterface.php
+++ b/src/Core/PluginInterface.php
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ interface PluginInterface
      */
     public function getName();
 
+    /**
+     * Get the filesystem path to this plugin
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function getPath();
+
     /**
      * Load all the application configuration and bootstrap logic.
      *
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Core/PluginAppTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Core/PluginAppTest.php
index 76db98d4a0c..c279f3e2a6f 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Core/PluginAppTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Core/PluginAppTest.php
@@ -90,4 +90,24 @@ public function testConstructorArguments()
         $this->assertFalse($plugin->isConsoleEnabled());
         $this->assertFalse($plugin->isMiddlewareEnabled());
     }
+
+    public function testGetPathBaseClass()
+    {
+        $plugin = new PluginApp();
+
+        $expected = CAKE . 'Core' . DS;
+        $this->assertSame($expected, $plugin->getPath());
+    }
+
+    public function testGetPathOptionValue()
+    {
+        $plugin = new PluginApp(['path' => '/some/path']);
+        $this->assertSame('/some/path', $plugin->getPath());
+    }
+
+    public function testGetPathSubclass()
+    {
+        $plugin = new TestPlugin();
+        $this->assertSame(TEST_APP . 'Plugin/TestPlugin' . DS, $plugin->getPath());
+    }
 }