diff --git a/altsrc/flag.go b/altsrc/flag.go
index c1fb669393..858e54eaa2 100644
--- a/altsrc/flag.go
+++ b/altsrc/flag.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package altsrc
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"syscall"
 
@@ -160,6 +161,34 @@ func (f *StringFlag) ApplyInputSourceValue(context *cli.Context, isc InputSource
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ApplyInputSourceValue applies a Path value to the flagSet if required
+func (f *PathFlag) ApplyInputSourceValue(context *cli.Context, isc InputSourceContext) error {
+	if f.set != nil {
+		if !(context.IsSet(f.Name) || isEnvVarSet(f.EnvVars)) {
+			value, err := isc.String(f.PathFlag.Name)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if value != "" {
+				for _, name := range f.Names() {
+
+					if !filepath.IsAbs(value) && isc.Source() != "" {
+						basePathAbs, err := filepath.Abs(isc.Source())
+						if err != nil {
+							return err
+						}
+
+						value = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(basePathAbs), value)
+					}
+
+					f.set.Set(name, value)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ApplyInputSourceValue applies a int value to the flagSet if required
 func (f *IntFlag) ApplyInputSourceValue(context *cli.Context, isc InputSourceContext) error {
 	if f.set != nil {
diff --git a/altsrc/flag_generated.go b/altsrc/flag_generated.go
index ee2231cd8b..87c7c5d2d4 100644
--- a/altsrc/flag_generated.go
+++ b/altsrc/flag_generated.go
@@ -268,6 +268,32 @@ func (f *StringFlag) ApplyWithError(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return f.StringFlag.ApplyWithError(set)
 }
 
+// PathFlag is the flag type that wraps cli.PathFlag to allow
+// for other values to be specified
+type PathFlag struct {
+	*cli.PathFlag
+	set *flag.FlagSet
+}
+
+// NewPathFlag creates a new PathFlag
+func NewPathFlag(fl *cli.PathFlag) *PathFlag {
+	return &PathFlag{PathFlag: fl, set: nil}
+}
+
+// Apply saves the flagSet for later usage calls, then calls the
+// wrapped PathFlag.Apply
+func (f *PathFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) {
+	f.set = set
+	f.PathFlag.Apply(set)
+}
+
+// ApplyWithError saves the flagSet for later usage calls, then calls the
+// wrapped PathFlag.ApplyWithError
+func (f *PathFlag) ApplyWithError(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
+	f.set = set
+	return f.PathFlag.ApplyWithError(set)
+}
+
 // StringSliceFlag is the flag type that wraps cli.StringSliceFlag to allow
 // for other values to be specified
 type StringSliceFlag struct {
diff --git a/altsrc/flag_test.go b/altsrc/flag_test.go
index a4d1d59a26..087e607ee2 100644
--- a/altsrc/flag_test.go
+++ b/altsrc/flag_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ type testApplyInputSource struct {
 	ContextValue       flag.Value
 	EnvVarValue        string
 	EnvVarName         string
+	SourcePath         string
 	MapValue           interface{}
 }
 
@@ -178,6 +180,43 @@ func TestStringApplyInputSourceMethodEnvVarSet(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	expect(t, "goodbye", c.String("test"))
 }
+func TestPathApplyInputSourceMethodSet(t *testing.T) {
+	c := runTest(t, testApplyInputSource{
+		Flag:       NewPathFlag(&cli.PathFlag{Name: "test"}),
+		FlagName:   "test",
+		MapValue:   "hello",
+		SourcePath: "/path/to/source/file",
+	})
+
+	expected := "/path/to/source/hello"
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		expected = `C:\path\to\source\hello`
+	}
+	expect(t, expected, c.String("test"))
+}
+
+func TestPathApplyInputSourceMethodContextSet(t *testing.T) {
+	c := runTest(t, testApplyInputSource{
+		Flag:               NewPathFlag(&cli.PathFlag{Name: "test"}),
+		FlagName:           "test",
+		MapValue:           "hello",
+		ContextValueString: "goodbye",
+		SourcePath:         "/path/to/source/file",
+	})
+	expect(t, "goodbye", c.String("test"))
+}
+
+func TestPathApplyInputSourceMethodEnvVarSet(t *testing.T) {
+	c := runTest(t, testApplyInputSource{
+		Flag:        NewPathFlag(&cli.PathFlag{Name: "test", EnvVars: []string{"TEST"}}),
+		FlagName:    "test",
+		MapValue:    "hello",
+		EnvVarName:  "TEST",
+		EnvVarValue: "goodbye",
+		SourcePath:  "/path/to/source/file",
+	})
+	expect(t, "goodbye", c.String("test"))
+}
 
 func TestIntApplyInputSourceMethodSet(t *testing.T) {
 	c := runTest(t, testApplyInputSource{
@@ -270,7 +309,10 @@ func TestFloat64ApplyInputSourceMethodEnvVarSet(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func runTest(t *testing.T, test testApplyInputSource) *cli.Context {
-	inputSource := &MapInputSource{valueMap: map[interface{}]interface{}{test.FlagName: test.MapValue}}
+	inputSource := &MapInputSource{
+		file:     test.SourcePath,
+		valueMap: map[interface{}]interface{}{test.FlagName: test.MapValue},
+	}
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet(test.FlagSetName, flag.ContinueOnError)
 	c := cli.NewContext(nil, set, nil)
 	if test.EnvVarName != "" && test.EnvVarValue != "" {
diff --git a/altsrc/input_source_context.go b/altsrc/input_source_context.go
index c45ba5ca7d..bb0afdb4db 100644
--- a/altsrc/input_source_context.go
+++ b/altsrc/input_source_context.go
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ import (
 
 // InputSourceContext is an interface used to allow
 // other input sources to be implemented as needed.
+//
+// Source returns an identifier for the input source. In case of file source
+// it should return path to the file.
 type InputSourceContext interface {
+	Source() string
+
 	Int(name string) (int, error)
 	Duration(name string) (time.Duration, error)
 	Float64(name string) (float64, error)
diff --git a/altsrc/json_source_context.go b/altsrc/json_source_context.go
index a197d87e3a..34c7eb9544 100644
--- a/altsrc/json_source_context.go
+++ b/altsrc/json_source_context.go
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ func NewJSONSourceFromFile(f string) (InputSourceContext, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return NewJSONSource(data)
+	s, err := newJSONSource(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	s.file = f
+	return s, nil
 }
 
 // NewJSONSourceFromReader returns an InputSourceContext suitable for
@@ -45,6 +51,10 @@ func NewJSONSourceFromReader(r io.Reader) (InputSourceContext, error) {
 // NewJSONSource returns an InputSourceContext suitable for retrieving
 // config variables from raw JSON data.
 func NewJSONSource(data []byte) (InputSourceContext, error) {
+	return newJSONSource(data)
+}
+
+func newJSONSource(data []byte) (*jsonSource, error) {
 	var deserialized map[string]interface{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &deserialized); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -52,6 +62,10 @@ func NewJSONSource(data []byte) (InputSourceContext, error) {
 	return &jsonSource{deserialized: deserialized}, nil
 }
 
+func (x *jsonSource) Source() string {
+	return x.file
+}
+
 func (x *jsonSource) Int(name string) (int, error) {
 	i, err := x.getValue(name)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -198,5 +212,6 @@ func jsonGetValue(key string, m map[string]interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 }
 
 type jsonSource struct {
+	file         string
 	deserialized map[string]interface{}
 }
diff --git a/altsrc/map_input_source.go b/altsrc/map_input_source.go
index 66a29b6251..37709c77ed 100644
--- a/altsrc/map_input_source.go
+++ b/altsrc/map_input_source.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 // MapInputSource implements InputSourceContext to return
 // data from the map that is loaded.
 type MapInputSource struct {
+	file     string
 	valueMap map[interface{}]interface{}
 }
 
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ func nestedVal(name string, tree map[interface{}]interface{}) (interface{}, bool
 	return nil, false
 }
 
+// Source returns the path of the source file
+func (fsm *MapInputSource) Source() string {
+	return fsm.file
+}
+
 // Int returns an int from the map if it exists otherwise returns 0
 func (fsm *MapInputSource) Int(name string) (int, error) {
 	otherGenericValue, exists := fsm.valueMap[name]
diff --git a/altsrc/toml_file_loader.go b/altsrc/toml_file_loader.go
index 423e5ff808..1cb2d7b9af 100644
--- a/altsrc/toml_file_loader.go
+++ b/altsrc/toml_file_loader.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func NewTomlSourceFromFile(file string) (InputSourceContext, error) {
 	if err := readCommandToml(tsc.FilePath, &results); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to load TOML file '%s': inner error: \n'%v'", tsc.FilePath, err.Error())
 	}
-	return &MapInputSource{valueMap: results.Map}, nil
+	return &MapInputSource{file: file, valueMap: results.Map}, nil
 }
 
 // NewTomlSourceFromFlagFunc creates a new TOML InputSourceContext from a provided flag name and source context.
diff --git a/altsrc/yaml_file_loader.go b/altsrc/yaml_file_loader.go
index 4c0060b279..37c8d9c7ca 100644
--- a/altsrc/yaml_file_loader.go
+++ b/altsrc/yaml_file_loader.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func NewYamlSourceFromFile(file string) (InputSourceContext, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to load Yaml file '%s': inner error: \n'%v'", ysc.FilePath, err.Error())
 	}
 
-	return &MapInputSource{valueMap: results}, nil
+	return &MapInputSource{file: file, valueMap: results}, nil
 }
 
 // NewYamlSourceFromFlagFunc creates a new Yaml InputSourceContext from a provided flag name and source context.
diff --git a/context_test.go b/context_test.go
index edfbaee11d..0509488e20 100644
--- a/context_test.go
+++ b/context_test.go
@@ -109,6 +109,17 @@ func TestContext_String(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, c.String("top-flag"), "hai veld")
 }
 
+func TestContext_Path(t *testing.T) {
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	set.String("path", "path/to/file", "path to file")
+	parentSet := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	parentSet.String("top-path", "path/to/top/file", "doc")
+	parentCtx := NewContext(nil, parentSet, nil)
+	c := NewContext(nil, set, parentCtx)
+	expect(t, c.Path("path"), "path/to/file")
+	expect(t, c.Path("top-path"), "path/to/top/file")
+}
+
 func TestContext_Bool(t *testing.T) {
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
 	set.Bool("myflag", false, "doc")
diff --git a/flag-types.json b/flag-types.json
index f609e07b80..bd5ec3f70b 100644
--- a/flag-types.json
+++ b/flag-types.json
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@
     "context_default": "\"\"",
     "parser": "f.Value.String(), error(nil)"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "Path",
+    "type": "string",
+    "context_default": "\"\"",
+    "parser": "f.Value.String(), error(nil)"
+  },
   {
     "name": "StringSlice",
     "type": "*StringSlice",
diff --git a/flag.go b/flag.go
index d5ab42e981..364362ccf2 100644
--- a/flag.go
+++ b/flag.go
@@ -488,6 +488,33 @@ func (f *StringFlag) ApplyWithError(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Apply populates the flag given the flag set and environment
+// Ignores errors
+func (f *PathFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) {
+	f.ApplyWithError(set)
+}
+
+// ApplyWithError populates the flag given the flag set and environment
+func (f *PathFlag) ApplyWithError(set *flag.FlagSet) error {
+	if f.EnvVars != nil {
+		for _, envVar := range f.EnvVars {
+			if envVal, ok := syscall.Getenv(envVar); ok {
+				f.Value = envVal
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, name := range f.Names() {
+		if f.Destination != nil {
+			set.StringVar(f.Destination, name, f.Value, f.Usage)
+			continue
+		}
+		set.String(name, f.Value, f.Usage)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Apply populates the flag given the flag set and environment
 // Ignores errors
 func (f *IntFlag) Apply(set *flag.FlagSet) {
diff --git a/flag_generated.go b/flag_generated.go
index 187a6cae47..a95815012e 100644
--- a/flag_generated.go
+++ b/flag_generated.go
@@ -450,6 +450,51 @@ func lookupString(name string, set *flag.FlagSet) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// PathFlag is a flag with type string
+type PathFlag struct {
+	Name        string
+	Aliases     []string
+	Usage       string
+	EnvVars     []string
+	Hidden      bool
+	Value       string
+	DefaultText string
+
+	Destination *string
+}
+
+// String returns a readable representation of this value
+// (for usage defaults)
+func (f *PathFlag) String() string {
+	return FlagStringer(f)
+}
+
+// Names returns the names of the flag
+func (f *PathFlag) Names() []string {
+	return flagNames(f)
+}
+
+// Path looks up the value of a local PathFlag, returns
+// "" if not found
+func (c *Context) Path(name string) string {
+	if fs := lookupFlagSet(name, c); fs != nil {
+		return lookupPath(name, fs)
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func lookupPath(name string, set *flag.FlagSet) string {
+	f := set.Lookup(name)
+	if f != nil {
+		parsed, err := f.Value.String(), error(nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return ""
+		}
+		return parsed
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // StringSliceFlag is a flag with type *StringSlice
 type StringSliceFlag struct {
 	Name        string
diff --git a/flag_test.go b/flag_test.go
index 2c42176430..6ed3a76ed4 100644
--- a/flag_test.go
+++ b/flag_test.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ func TestFlagsFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
 		{"foobar", newSetInt64Slice(), &Int64SliceFlag{Name: "seconds", EnvVars: []string{"SECONDS"}}, `could not parse "foobar" as int64 slice value for flag seconds: .*`},
 
 		{"foo", "foo", &StringFlag{Name: "name", EnvVars: []string{"NAME"}}, ""},
+		{"path", "path", &PathFlag{Name: "path", EnvVars: []string{"PATH"}}, ""},
 
 		{"foo,bar", newSetStringSlice("foo", "bar"), &StringSliceFlag{Name: "names", EnvVars: []string{"NAMES"}}, ""},
 
@@ -206,6 +207,56 @@ func TestStringFlagApply_SetsAllNames(t *testing.T) {
 	expect(t, v, "YUUUU")
 }
 
+var pathFlagTests = []struct {
+	name     string
+	aliases  []string
+	usage    string
+	value    string
+	expected string
+}{
+	{"f", nil, "", "", "-f value\t"},
+	{"f", nil, "Path is the `path` of file", "/path/to/file", "-f path\tPath is the path of file (default: \"/path/to/file\")"},
+}
+
+func TestPathFlagHelpOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range pathFlagTests {
+		flag := &PathFlag{Name: test.name, Aliases: test.aliases, Usage: test.usage, Value: test.value}
+		output := flag.String()
+
+		if output != test.expected {
+			t.Errorf("%q does not match %q", output, test.expected)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPathFlagWithEnvVarHelpOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	clearenv()
+	os.Setenv("APP_PATH", "/path/to/file")
+	for _, test := range pathFlagTests {
+		flag := &PathFlag{Name: test.name, Aliases: test.aliases, Value: test.value, EnvVars: []string{"APP_PATH"}}
+		output := flag.String()
+
+		expectedSuffix := " [$APP_PATH]"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+			expectedSuffix = " [%APP_PATH%]"
+		}
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(output, expectedSuffix) {
+			t.Errorf("%s does not end with"+expectedSuffix, output)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPathFlagApply_SetsAllNames(t *testing.T) {
+	v := "mmm"
+	fl := PathFlag{Name: "path", Aliases: []string{"p", "PATH"}, Destination: &v}
+	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	fl.Apply(set)
+
+	err := set.Parse([]string{"--path", "/path/to/file/path", "-p", "/path/to/file/p", "--PATH", "/path/to/file/PATH"})
+	expect(t, err, nil)
+	expect(t, v, "/path/to/file/PATH")
+}
+
 var stringSliceFlagTests = []struct {
 	name     string
 	aliases  []string