diff --git a/src/g3log/logmessage.hpp b/src/g3log/logmessage.hpp
index 042f69c..28dcf25 100644
--- a/src/g3log/logmessage.hpp
+++ b/src/g3log/logmessage.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ namespace g3 {
    * desired way.
    */
    struct LogMessage {
+      std::string file_path() const {
+         return _file_path;
+      }
       std::string file() const {
          return _file;
       }
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ namespace g3 {
       timespec _timestamp;
       std::thread::id _call_thread_id;
       std::string _file;
+      std::string _file_path;
       int _line;
       std::string _function;
       LEVELS _level;
diff --git a/src/logmessage.cpp b/src/logmessage.cpp
index 43ca34a..69d7b4e 100644
--- a/src/logmessage.cpp
+++ b/src/logmessage.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ namespace g3 {
                           const std::string& function, const LEVELS& level)
       : _call_thread_id(std::this_thread::get_id())
       , _file(splitFileName(file))
+      , _file_path(file)
       , _line(line)
       , _function(function)
       , _level(level)
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ namespace g3 {
       : _timestamp(other._timestamp)
       , _call_thread_id(other._call_thread_id)
       , _file(other._file)
+      , _file_path(other._file_path)
       , _line(other._line)
       , _function(other._function)
       , _level(other._level)
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ namespace g3 {
       : _timestamp(other._timestamp)
       , _call_thread_id(other._call_thread_id)
       , _file(std::move(other._file))
+      , _file_path(std::move(other._file_path))
       , _line(other._line)
       , _function(std::move(other._function))
       , _level(other._level)