diff --git a/doomsday/engine/include/filesys/lumpindex.h b/doomsday/engine/include/filesys/lumpindex.h
index b1b6cc0bda..d04666e2da 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/include/filesys/lumpindex.h
+++ b/doomsday/engine/include/filesys/lumpindex.h
@@ -74,8 +74,11 @@ class LumpIndex
     /// @return  @c true iff @a lumpNum can be interpreted as a valid lump index.
     bool isValidIndex(lumpnum_t lumpNum) const;
 
-    /// @return  Index associated with the last lump with variable-length @a path if found else @c -1
-    lumpnum_t indexForPath(Uri const& path) const;
+    /// Returns the index associated to the last lump matching @a path; otherwise @c -1.
+    lumpnum_t lastIndexForPath(Path const& path) const;
+
+    /// Returns the index associated to the first lump matching @a path; otherwise @c -1.
+    lumpnum_t firstIndexForPath(Path const &path) const;
 
     /**
      * Lookup a file at specific offset in the index.
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/src/filesys/fs_main.cpp b/doomsday/engine/src/filesys/fs_main.cpp
index 5192a653f0..0e0554d131 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/src/filesys/fs_main.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/engine/src/filesys/fs_main.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ struct FS1::Instance
         }
 
         // First check the Zip lump index.
-        lumpnum_t lumpNum = zipFileIndex.indexForPath(de::Uri(path, RC_NULL));
+        lumpnum_t lumpNum = zipFileIndex.lastIndexForPath(path);
         if(lumpNum >= 0)
         {
             return &zipFileIndex.lump(lumpNum);
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ lumpnum_t FS1::lumpNumForName(String name)
     }
 
     // Perform the search.
-    return d->primaryIndex.indexForPath(de::Uri(name, RC_NULL));
+    return d->primaryIndex.lastIndexForPath(Path(name));
 }
 
 void FS1::releaseFile(de::File1& file)
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/src/filesys/lumpindex.cpp b/doomsday/engine/src/filesys/lumpindex.cpp
index fb54fc8903..011e714123 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/src/filesys/lumpindex.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/engine/src/filesys/lumpindex.cpp
@@ -371,9 +371,9 @@ bool LumpIndex::catalogues(File1& file)
     return false;
 }
 
-lumpnum_t LumpIndex::indexForPath(de::Uri const& search) const
+lumpnum_t LumpIndex::lastIndexForPath(Path const& path) const
 {
-    if(search.isEmpty() || d->lumps.empty()) return -1;
+    if(path.isEmpty() || d->lumps.empty()) return -1;
 
     // We may need to prune path-duplicate lumps.
     d->pruneDuplicates();
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ lumpnum_t LumpIndex::indexForPath(de::Uri const& search) const
     DENG_ASSERT(d->hashMap);
 
     // Perform the search.
-    ushort hash = search.path().lastSegment().hash() % d->hashMap->size();
+    ushort hash = path.lastSegment().hash() % d->hashMap->size();
     if((*d->hashMap)[hash].head == -1) return -1;
 
     for(int idx = (*d->hashMap)[hash].head; idx != -1; idx = (*d->hashMap)[idx].next)
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ lumpnum_t LumpIndex::indexForPath(de::Uri const& search) const
         File1 const& lump = *d->lumps[idx];
         PathTree::Node const& node = lump.directoryNode();
 
-        if(node.comparePath(search.path(), 0)) continue;
+        if(node.comparePath(path, 0)) continue;
 
         // This is the lump we are looking for.
         return idx;
@@ -400,6 +400,32 @@ lumpnum_t LumpIndex::indexForPath(de::Uri const& search) const
     return -1;
 }
 
+/// @todo Make use of the hash!
+lumpnum_t LumpIndex::firstIndexForPath(Path const &path) const
+{
+    if(path.isEmpty() || d->lumps.empty()) return -1;
+
+    // We may need to prune path-duplicate lumps.
+    d->pruneDuplicates();
+
+    // We may need to rebuild the path hash map.
+    d->buildHashMap();
+    DENG_ASSERT(d->hashMap);
+
+    // Perform the search.
+    for(lumpnum_t idx = 0; idx < d->lumps.size(); ++idx)
+    {
+        File1 const& lump = *d->lumps[idx];
+        PathTree::Node const& node = lump.directoryNode();
+
+        if(node.comparePath(path, 0)) continue;
+
+        // This is the lump we are looking for.
+        return idx;
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
 void LumpIndex::print(LumpIndex const& index)
 {
     int const numRecords = index.size();
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/src/filesys/metafile.cpp b/doomsday/engine/src/filesys/metafile.cpp
index f4e6746d9c..bdc9ea71e5 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/src/filesys/metafile.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/engine/src/filesys/metafile.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include "resource/wad.h"
 #include "resource/zip.h"
 
+#include <de/Path>
+
 namespace de {
 
 struct MetaFile::Instance
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ static lumpnum_t lumpNumForIdentityKey(LumpIndex const& lumpIndex, String idKey)
         name += ".lmp";
     }
 
-    lumpnum_t lumpNum = lumpIndex.indexForPath(de::Uri(name, RC_NULL));
+    lumpnum_t lumpNum = lumpIndex.lastIndexForPath(Path(name));
     if(lumpNum < 0) return -1;
 
     // Check the condition.