@@ -1310,10 +1310,18 @@
 	OFMutableIRI *IRI = [[self mutableCopy] autorelease];
 	[IRI appendPathComponent: component isDirectory: isDirectory];
 	[IRI makeImmutable];
 	return IRI;
 }
+
+- (OFIRI *)IRIByDeletingLastPathComponent
+{
+	OFMutableIRI *IRI = [[self mutableCopy] autorelease];
+	[IRI deleteLastPathComponent];
+	[IRI makeImmutable];
+	return IRI;
+}
 
 - (OFIRI *)IRIByStandardizingPath
 {
 	OFMutableIRI *IRI = [[self mutableCopy] autorelease];
 	[IRI standardizePath];