diff --git a/drive/drive.go b/drive/drive.go
index 30430c474..37c099adc 100644
--- a/drive/drive.go
+++ b/drive/drive.go
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ func (f *FsDrive) Name() string {
 	return f.name
 }
 
+// The root of the remote (as passed into NewFs)
+func (f *FsDrive) Root() string {
+	return f.root
+}
+
 // String converts this FsDrive to a string
 func (f *FsDrive) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Google drive root '%s'", f.root)
diff --git a/dropbox/dropbox.go b/dropbox/dropbox.go
index 391a4aa8e..083fc9df2 100644
--- a/dropbox/dropbox.go
+++ b/dropbox/dropbox.go
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ func (f *FsDropbox) Name() string {
 	return f.name
 }
 
+// The root of the remote (as passed into NewFs)
+func (f *FsDropbox) Root() string {
+	return f.root
+}
+
 // String converts this FsDropbox to a string
 func (f *FsDropbox) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Dropbox root '%s'", f.root)
diff --git a/fs/fs.go b/fs/fs.go
index 8350bd01b..8e8cbe065 100644
--- a/fs/fs.go
+++ b/fs/fs.go
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ type Fs interface {
 	// The name of the remote (as passed into NewFs)
 	Name() string
 
+	// The root of the remote (as passed into NewFs)
+	Root() string
+
 	// String returns a description of the FS
 	String() string
 
diff --git a/fs/limited.go b/fs/limited.go
index 8f80396c3..06042f7a3 100644
--- a/fs/limited.go
+++ b/fs/limited.go
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ func (f *Limited) Name() string {
 	return f.fs.Name() // return name of underlying remote
 }
 
+// The root of the remote (as passed into NewFs)
+func (f *Limited) Root() string {
+	return f.fs.Root() // return root of underlying remote
+}
+
 // String returns a description of the FS
 func (f *Limited) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s limited to %d objects", f.fs.String(), len(f.objects))
diff --git a/googlecloudstorage/googlecloudstorage.go b/googlecloudstorage/googlecloudstorage.go
index 8ced5a430..f467df81d 100644
--- a/googlecloudstorage/googlecloudstorage.go
+++ b/googlecloudstorage/googlecloudstorage.go
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ func (f *FsStorage) Name() string {
 	return f.name
 }
 
+// The root of the remote (as passed into NewFs)
+func (f *FsStorage) Root() string {
+	if f.root == "" {
+		return f.bucket
+	}
+	return f.bucket + "/" + f.root
+}
+
 // String converts this FsStorage to a string
 func (f *FsStorage) String() string {
 	if f.root == "" {
diff --git a/local/local.go b/local/local.go
index 40992382d..f6dae8b99 100644
--- a/local/local.go
+++ b/local/local.go
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ func (f *FsLocal) Name() string {
 	return f.name
 }
 
+// The root of the remote (as passed into NewFs)
+func (f *FsLocal) Root() string {
+	return f.root
+}
+
 // String converts this FsLocal to a string
 func (f *FsLocal) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Local file system at %s", f.root)
diff --git a/s3/s3.go b/s3/s3.go
index 98c209fee..73c078753 100644
--- a/s3/s3.go
+++ b/s3/s3.go
@@ -158,6 +158,14 @@ func (f *FsS3) Name() string {
 	return f.name
 }
 
+// The root of the remote (as passed into NewFs)
+func (f *FsS3) Root() string {
+	if f.root == "" {
+		return f.bucket
+	}
+	return f.bucket + "/" + f.root
+}
+
 // String converts this FsS3 to a string
 func (f *FsS3) String() string {
 	if f.root == "" {
diff --git a/swift/swift.go b/swift/swift.go
index 0e7a368be..5b41fca35 100644
--- a/swift/swift.go
+++ b/swift/swift.go
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ func (f *FsSwift) Name() string {
 	return f.name
 }
 
+// The root of the remote (as passed into NewFs)
+func (f *FsSwift) Root() string {
+	if f.root == "" {
+		return f.container
+	}
+	return f.container + "/" + f.root
+}
+
 // String converts this FsSwift to a string
 func (f *FsSwift) String() string {
 	if f.root == "" {