diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 5c67e54..66d0a19 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class FilePath {
   public filename: string | undefined;
 
   /** An ordered array of folder names. folders[0] represents the root of the path.
-   * If absolute, it will be empty '' (required), if relative, it will be the folder reference '.' or '..'
+   * If absolute, it will be an empty string (required), if relative, it will be the folder reference '.' or '..'
    */
   public folders: string[] = [];
 
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ class FilePath {
   public get extension(): string | undefined {
     return this._extension;
   }
+
+  public get isAbsolute(): boolean {
+    return this.folders[0] === '';
+  }
+
+  public get isRelative(): boolean {
+    return this.folders[0] !== '';
+  }
 }
 
 export default FilePath;
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 1cf22b4..8ae917e 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -124,3 +124,37 @@ console.log(path.folders, path.path);
 > ['..', 'this', 'is', 'relative']
 > '../this/is/relative/file.jpeg;
 ```
+
+### isAbsolute and isRelative
+
+Booleans indicating if the path is absolute or relative. Absolute paths only start with '/',
+and the `path.folders[0] === ''`;
+
+Ex.
+
+```js
+
+const path = new FilePath('/this/is/a/file.jpeg');
+console.log(path.isAbsolute, path.isRelative)
+
+> true
+> false
+
+path.path = 'this/is/a/file.jpeg';
+console.log(path.isAbsolute, path.isRelative)
+
+> false
+> true
+
+path.path = './this/is/a/file.jpeg';
+console.log(path.isAbsolute, path.isRelative)
+
+> false
+> true
+
+path.path = '../this/is/a/file.jpeg';
+console.log(path.isAbsolute, path.isRelative)
+
+> false
+> true
+```
diff --git a/tests/index.spec.ts b/tests/index.spec.ts
index 8a60404..2d9d6d7 100644
--- a/tests/index.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/index.spec.ts
@@ -85,4 +85,22 @@ describe('FilePath', () => {
     expect(path.file).toEqual(undefined);
     expect(path.path).toEqual('/this/is/the/');
   });
+
+  it('isAbsolute and isRelative', () => {
+    const path = new FilePath('/this/is/a/file.jpeg');
+    expect(path.isAbsolute).toEqual(true);
+    expect(path.isRelative).toEqual(false);
+
+    path.path = 'this/is/a/file.jpeg';
+    expect(path.isAbsolute).toEqual(false);
+    expect(path.isRelative).toEqual(true);
+
+    path.path = './this/is/a/file.jpeg';
+    expect(path.isAbsolute).toEqual(false);
+    expect(path.isRelative).toEqual(true);
+
+    path.path = '../this/is/a/file.jpeg';
+    expect(path.isAbsolute).toEqual(false);
+    expect(path.isRelative).toEqual(true);
+  });
 });