diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index 3c94b45..92e74bf 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -447,6 +447,10 @@ function! fugitive#Path(url) abort
   return ''
 endfunction
 
+function! fugitive#Real(url) abort
+  return fugitive#Path(a:url)
+endfunction
+
 let s:buffer_prototype = {}
 
 function! s:buffer(...) abort
diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index 1ab1660..e7c136b 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ function! FugitivePath(...) abort
   endif
 endfunction
 
+function! FugitiveReal(...) abort
+  return call('FugitivePath', a:000)
+endfunction
+
 augroup fugitive
   autocmd!