diff --git a/ChangeLog.adoc b/ChangeLog.adoc
index 3d9e38de1ea..17ad53b4e63 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.adoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.adoc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ New features::
   * core: add length of string (number of chars and on screen) in evaluation of expressions with "length:xxx" and "lengthscr:xxx"
   * core: add calculation of expression in evaluation of expressions with "calc:xxx" (issue #997)
   * api: add modifier "color_encode_ansi" (issue #528)
+  * api: add modifier "eval_path_home"
   * irc: add "user" in output of irc_message_parse (issue #136)
   * irc: add options irc.color.message_kick and irc.color.reason_kick (issue #683, issue #684)
   * logger: add option logger.file.color_lines (issue #528, issue #621)
diff --git a/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.adoc b/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.adoc
index 679638b3eef..4f2b34e0803 100644
--- a/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.adoc
+++ b/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.adoc
@@ -11381,6 +11381,13 @@ List of modifiers defined by WeeChat and plugins that can be used:
   - |
   Any string. |
   String with WeeChat colors converted to ANSI colors.
+
+| [[hook_modifier_eval_path_home]] eval_path_home +
+  _(WeeChat ≥ 2.7)_ |
+  - |
+  Any string. |
+  Evaluated path, result of the function
+  <<_string_eval_path_home,string_eval_path_home>>.
 |===
 
 C example:
diff --git a/doc/fr/weechat_plugin_api.fr.adoc b/doc/fr/weechat_plugin_api.fr.adoc
index b92aa678ff1..9f9618f6095 100644
--- a/doc/fr/weechat_plugin_api.fr.adoc
+++ b/doc/fr/weechat_plugin_api.fr.adoc
@@ -11625,6 +11625,14 @@ utilisés :
   - |
   Toute chaîne. |
   Chaîne avec les couleurs WeeChat converties en couleurs ANSI.
+
+// TRANSLATION MISSING
+| [[hook_modifier_eval_path_home]] eval_path_home +
+  _(WeeChat ≥ 2.7)_ |
+  - |
+  Toute chaîne. |
+  Chemin évalué, résultat de la fonction
+  <<_string_eval_path_home,string_eval_path_home>>.
 |===
 
 Exemple en C :
diff --git a/doc/it/weechat_plugin_api.it.adoc b/doc/it/weechat_plugin_api.it.adoc
index 450a3b44e63..205295adaca 100644
--- a/doc/it/weechat_plugin_api.it.adoc
+++ b/doc/it/weechat_plugin_api.it.adoc
@@ -11842,6 +11842,14 @@ List of modifiers defined by WeeChat and plugins that can be used:
   - |
   Any string. |
   String with WeeChat colors converted to ANSI colors.
+
+// TRANSLATION MISSING
+| [[hook_modifier_eval_path_home]] eval_path_home +
+  _(WeeChat ≥ 2.7)_ |
+  - |
+  Any string. |
+  Evaluated path, result of the function
+  <<_string_eval_path_home,string_eval_path_home>>.
 |===
 
 Esempio in C:
diff --git a/doc/ja/weechat_plugin_api.ja.adoc b/doc/ja/weechat_plugin_api.ja.adoc
index f46da312d4e..04b403f9653 100644
--- a/doc/ja/weechat_plugin_api.ja.adoc
+++ b/doc/ja/weechat_plugin_api.ja.adoc
@@ -11354,6 +11354,14 @@ WeeChat とプラグインが定義する修飾子のリスト:
   - |
   任意の文字列 |
   String with WeeChat colors converted to ANSI colors.
+
+// TRANSLATION MISSING
+| [[hook_modifier_eval_path_home]] eval_path_home +
+  _(WeeChat バージョン 2.7 以上で利用可)_ |
+  - |
+  Any string. |
+  Evaluated path, result of the function
+  <<_string_eval_path_home,string_eval_path_home>>.
 |===
 
 C 言語での使用例:
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin-api.c b/src/plugins/plugin-api.c
index 770a3b7bb8f..12d6815655e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin-api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin-api.c
@@ -393,6 +393,25 @@ plugin_api_modifier_color_encode_ansi_cb (const void *pointer, void *data,
     return gui_color_encode_ansi (string);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Modifier callback: evaluates a home path.
+ */
+
+char *
+plugin_api_modifier_eval_path_home_cb (const void *pointer, void *data,
+                                       const char *modifier,
+                                       const char *modifier_data,
+                                       const char *string)
+{
+    /* make C compiler happy */
+    (void) pointer;
+    (void) data;
+    (void) modifier;
+    (void) modifier_data;
+
+    return string_eval_path_home (string, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
 /*
  * Moves item pointer to next item in an infolist.
  *
@@ -544,6 +563,8 @@ plugin_api_init ()
                    &plugin_api_modifier_color_decode_ansi_cb, NULL, NULL);
     hook_modifier (NULL, "color_encode_ansi",
                    &plugin_api_modifier_color_encode_ansi_cb, NULL, NULL);
+    hook_modifier (NULL, "eval_path_home",
+                   &plugin_api_modifier_eval_path_home_cb, NULL, NULL);
 
     /* WeeChat core info/infolist hooks */
     plugin_api_info_init ();