diff --git a/lib/inputstreamhelper/kodiutils.py b/lib/inputstreamhelper/kodiutils.py
index aa107c47..73645149 100644
--- a/lib/inputstreamhelper/kodiutils.py
+++ b/lib/inputstreamhelper/kodiutils.py
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 import xbmc
 import xbmcaddon
 from xbmcgui import DialogProgress, DialogProgressBG
+
+try:  # Kodi v19 or newer
+    from xbmcvfs import translatePath
+except ImportError:  # Kodi v18 and older
+    # pylint: disable=ungrouped-imports
+    from xbmc import translatePath
+
 from .unicodes import from_unicode, to_unicode
 
 # NOTE: We need to explicitly add the add-on id here!
@@ -60,7 +67,7 @@ def kodi_version_major():
 
 def translate_path(path):
     """Translate special xbmc paths"""
-    return to_unicode(xbmc.translatePath(from_unicode(path)))
+    return to_unicode(translatePath(from_unicode(path)))
 
 
 def get_addon_info(key):
diff --git a/tests/xbmcvfs.py b/tests/xbmcvfs.py
index dd6bb8ca..cbb65edd 100644
--- a/tests/xbmcvfs.py
+++ b/tests/xbmcvfs.py
@@ -82,3 +82,16 @@ def mkdirs(path):
 def rmdir(path):
     """A reimplementation of the xbmcvfs rmdir() function"""
     return os.rmdir(path)
+
+
+def translatePath(path):
+    """A stub implementation of the xbmc translatePath() function"""
+    if path.startswith('special://home'):
+        return path.replace('special://home', os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'tests/'))
+    if path.startswith('special://masterprofile'):
+        return path.replace('special://masterprofile', os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'tests/userdata/'))
+    if path.startswith('special://profile'):
+        return path.replace('special://profile', os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'tests/userdata/'))
+    if path.startswith('special://userdata'):
+        return path.replace('special://userdata', os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'tests/userdata/'))
+    return path