diff --git a/src/core/qmlglobal.cpp b/src/core/qmlglobal.cpp
index 3321fcf3..9328d90a 100644
--- a/src/core/qmlglobal.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qmlglobal.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ void QuickshellGlobal::reload(bool hard) {
 	root->reloadGraph(hard);
 }
 
+QString QuickshellGlobal::shellRoot() const {
+	auto* generation = EngineGeneration::findObjectGeneration(this);
+	// already canonical
+	return generation->rootPath.path();
+}
+
 QString QuickshellGlobal::workingDirectory() const { // NOLINT
 	return QuickshellSettings::instance()->workingDirectory();
 }
diff --git a/src/core/qmlglobal.hpp b/src/core/qmlglobal.hpp
index fb1853fb..7efdb413 100644
--- a/src/core/qmlglobal.hpp
+++ b/src/core/qmlglobal.hpp
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ class QuickshellGlobal: public QObject {
 	/// This creates an instance of your window once on every screen.
 	/// As screens are added or removed your window will be created or destroyed on those screens.
 	Q_PROPERTY(QQmlListProperty<QuickshellScreenInfo> screens READ screens NOTIFY screensChanged);
+	/// The full path to the root directory of your shell.
+	///
+	/// The root directory is the folder containing the entrypoint to your shell, often referred
+	/// to as `shell.qml`.
+	Q_PROPERTY(QString shellRoot READ shellRoot CONSTANT);
 	/// Quickshell's working directory. Defaults to whereever quickshell was launched from.
 	Q_PROPERTY(QString workingDirectory READ workingDirectory WRITE setWorkingDirectory NOTIFY workingDirectoryChanged);
 	/// If true then the configuration will be reloaded whenever any files change.
@@ -133,6 +138,8 @@ public:
 	/// > of your icon theme.
 	Q_INVOKABLE static QString iconPath(const QString& icon);
 
+	[[nodiscard]] QString shellRoot() const;
+
 	[[nodiscard]] QString workingDirectory() const;
 	void setWorkingDirectory(QString workingDirectory);