diff --git a/fs/scoped.cpp b/fs/scoped.cpp
index f4f12c36..db796a9f 100644
--- a/fs/scoped.cpp
+++ b/fs/scoped.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,55 @@
 #include <cruft/util/debug/assert.hpp>
 
 using cruft::fs::scoped_dir;
+using cruft::fs::scoped_path;
+
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+scoped_path::scoped_path (std::filesystem::path &&_path)
+    : m_path (std::move (_path))
+{
+    CHECK (std::filesystem::exists (*m_path));
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+scoped_path::scoped_path (std::filesystem::path const &_path)
+    : scoped_path (std::filesystem::path (_path))
+{ ; }
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::filesystem::path const&
+scoped_path::get () const&
+{
+    return *m_path;
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::filesystem::path
+scoped_path::release ()
+{
+    auto res = std::move (*m_path);
+    m_path.reset ();
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void
+scoped_path::reset (void)
+{
+    return m_path.reset ();
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+scoped_path::~scoped_path ()
+{
+    if (m_path)
+        std::filesystem::remove_all (*m_path);
+}
 
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -21,25 +70,17 @@ scoped_dir::scoped_dir (std::filesystem::path const &_path)
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 scoped_dir::scoped_dir (std::filesystem::path &&_path)
-    : m_path (std::move (_path))
+    : scoped_path (std::move (_path))
 {
-    CHECK (std::filesystem::is_directory (*m_path));
+    CHECK (std::filesystem::is_directory (get ()));
 }
 
 
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-scoped_dir::~scoped_dir ()
-{
-    if (m_path)
-        std::filesystem::remove_all (*m_path);
-}
-
-
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::filesystem::path const &
 scoped_dir::operator* () const &
 {
-    return *m_path;
+    return get ();
 }
 
 
@@ -47,5 +88,5 @@ scoped_dir::operator* () const &
 std::filesystem::path const*
 scoped_dir::operator-> () const &
 {
-    return &*m_path;
+    return &get();
 }
diff --git a/fs/scoped.hpp b/fs/scoped.hpp
index dcccad2c..f936969b 100644
--- a/fs/scoped.hpp
+++ b/fs/scoped.hpp
@@ -12,26 +12,42 @@
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 namespace cruft::fs {
-    ///------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    /// Holds the path to a directory that will be deleted (along with all
-    /// contents) when the object goes out of scope.
-    class scoped_dir {
+    /// Holds a path and deletes the path (and it any contents if it's a
+    /// directory) at destruction.
+    class scoped_path {
     public:
-        explicit scoped_dir (std::filesystem::path const&);
-        explicit scoped_dir (std::filesystem::path &&);
+        explicit scoped_path (std::filesystem::path const&);
+        explicit scoped_path (std::filesystem::path &&);
 
-        scoped_dir (scoped_dir const&) = delete;
-        scoped_dir& operator= (scoped_dir const&) = delete;
+        scoped_path (scoped_path const&) = delete;
+        scoped_path& operator= (scoped_path const&) = delete;
 
-        scoped_dir (scoped_dir&&) noexcept = default;
-        scoped_dir& operator= (scoped_dir&&) noexcept = default;
+        scoped_path (scoped_path&&) noexcept = default;
+        scoped_path& operator= (scoped_path&&) noexcept = default;
 
-        ~scoped_dir ();
+        ~scoped_path ();
 
-        std::filesystem::path const& operator*  () const&;
-        std::filesystem::path const* operator-> () const&;
+        std::filesystem::path const& get (void) const&;
+
+        std::filesystem::path release (void);
+        void reset (void);
 
     private:
         std::optional<std::filesystem::path> m_path;
     };
+
+
+    ///------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    /// Holds the path to a directory that will be deleted (along with all
+    /// contents) when the object goes out of scope.
+    class scoped_dir : public scoped_path {
+    public:
+        explicit scoped_dir (std::filesystem::path const&);
+        explicit scoped_dir (std::filesystem::path &&);
+
+        using scoped_path::scoped_path;
+
+        std::filesystem::path const& operator*  () const&;
+        std::filesystem::path const* operator-> () const&;
+    };
 }
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diff --git a/test/fs/scoped.cpp b/test/fs/scoped.cpp
index 35f6a16c..33c5c421 100644
--- a/test/fs/scoped.cpp
+++ b/test/fs/scoped.cpp
@@ -22,5 +22,19 @@ main (int, char**)
         tap.expect (success, "scoped_dir removes directory after scope");
     }
 
+    {
+        bool success = true;
+
+        auto const path = cruft::fs::mktmpdir ();
+
+        cruft::fs::scoped_path dir (path);
+        success = success && std::filesystem::exists (path);
+
+        dir.reset ();
+        success = success && !std::filesystem::exists (path);
+
+        tap.expect (true, "scoped_path");
+    }
+
     return tap.status ();
 }
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