diff --git a/boost/network/uri/normalize.hpp b/boost/network/uri/normalize.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b83d1ea0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boost/network/uri/normalize.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+//          Copyright Fredrik Olofsson 2012.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+//    (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+//          http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+#ifndef __CPPNETLIB_NETWORK_URI_NORMALIZE__
+#define __CPPNETLIB_NETWORK_URI_NORMALIZE__
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace boost
+{
+	namespace network
+	{
+		namespace uri
+		{
+			/**
+			* Normalize a given path and returns it. The path will be resolved and any attempt to
+			* point to a file above (www) root will be removed. The returned string will allways
+			* start with a slash ("/"). The path must be an instance of std::basic_string<>. The
+			* function does handle wide characters as well, so both std::string and std::wstring
+			* are accepted. Examples:
+			*
+			* "/test/test/../"	: -> "/test"
+			* "../../../"		: -> "/"
+			*/
+			template <typename Type>
+			inline std::basic_string<Type> normalize(std::basic_string<Type> path)
+			{
+				//why pass by value? See http://cpp-next.com/archive/2009/08/want-speed-pass-by-value/
+				
+				typedef std::basic_string<Type> StringType;
+
+				//so the method can handle wide characters as well, otherwise must we use L"" or "" depending on char/wchar_t.
+				static StringType slash1(1, '/');
+				static StringType slash2(2, '/');
+				static StringType dot2(2, '.');
+				static StringType dot2_slash1(dot2 + slash1);
+				
+				if(path.empty() || path.front() != '/')
+						path.insert(0, slash1);
+
+				std::size_t //query_offset = path.find(question),
+							temp = 0,
+							pos = 0,
+							counter = 0;
+
+				while((pos = path.find(slash2)) != StringType::npos) // && pos < query_offset)
+					path.replace(pos,2,slash1);
+
+					
+				while((pos = path.find(dot2_slash1)) != StringType::npos)// && pos < query_offset)
+				{
+					temp = pos;
+					while(0 < temp && counter < 2)
+					{
+						if(path[--temp] == '/')
+							++counter;
+					}
+					path.replace(temp, pos-temp+3,slash1);
+					counter = 0;
+				}
+
+				pos = /*((query_offset == StringType::npos) ? */ path.size() /*: query_offset)*/ - 1;
+				if(path[pos] == '/' && pos != 0)
+					path.erase(pos,1);
+
+				return path;
+			}
+
+			//A simple helper method, deduce const wchar_t/char * to std::basic_string<char/wchar_t> 
+			template <typename Type>
+			inline std::basic_string<Type> normalize(const Type* path)
+			{
+				return normalize(std::basic_string<Type>(path));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+#endif 
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diff --git a/libs/network/test/uri/uri_test.cpp b/libs/network/test/uri/uri_test.cpp
index 0ee158079..452786df4 100644
--- a/libs/network/test/uri/uri_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/network/test/uri/uri_test.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-// Copyright 2009, 2010, 2011 Dean Michael Berris, Jeroen Habraken, Glyn Matthews.
+// Copyright 2009, 2010, 2011 Dean Michael Berris, Jeroen Habraken, Glyn Matthews
+// Copyright 2012 Fredrik Olofsson
 // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 // (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt of copy at
 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <boost/network/uri.hpp>
 #include <boost/network/uri/uri.hpp>
 #include <boost/network/uri/uri_io.hpp>
+#include <boost/network/uri/normalize.hpp>
 #include <boost/range/algorithm/equal.hpp>
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 #include <map>
@@ -463,3 +465,19 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(issue_104_test) {
 	instance.reset();
 	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(uri::scheme(copy), "http");
 }
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(normalize_empty_string) {
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(uri::normalize(""), "/");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(normalize_backslash_string) {
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(uri::normalize("../../../"), "/");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(normalize_relative_string) {
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(uri::normalize("/test/test/test/../test2"), "/test/test/test2");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(normalize_slashend_string) {
+	BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(uri::normalize("/test/"), "/test");
+}
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