diff --git a/mopidy/utils/path.py b/mopidy/utils/path.py
index 8ad9b31a..e4d717d1 100644
--- a/mopidy/utils/path.py
+++ b/mopidy/utils/path.py
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ def find_files(path):
                 yield os.path.join(dirpath, filename)
 
 
+def find_uris(path):
+    for p in find_files(path):
+        yield path_to_uri(p)
+
+
 def check_file_path_is_inside_base_dir(file_path, base_path):
     assert not file_path.endswith(os.sep), (
         'File path %s cannot end with a path separator' % file_path)
diff --git a/tests/utils/path_test.py b/tests/utils/path_test.py
index 54a9a8a4..3fdae887 100644
--- a/tests/utils/path_test.py
+++ b/tests/utils/path_test.py
@@ -271,6 +271,30 @@ class FindFilesTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.find('.blank.mp3'), [])
 
 
+class FindUrisTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def find(self, value):
+        return list(path.find_uris(path_to_data_dir(value)))
+
+    def test_basic_dir(self):
+        self.assert_(self.find(''))
+
+    def test_nonexistant_dir(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.find('does-not-exist'), [])
+
+    def test_file(self):
+        uris = self.find('blank.mp3')
+        expected = path.path_to_uri(path_to_data_dir('blank.mp3'))
+        self.assertEqual(len(uris), 1)
+        self.assert_(uris[0], expected)
+
+    def test_ignores_hidden_dirs(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.find('.hidden'), [])
+
+    def test_ignores_hidden_files(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.find('.blank.mp3'), [])
+
+
+# TODO: kill this in favour of just os.path.getmtime + mocks
 class MtimeTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def tearDown(self):
         path.mtime.undo_fake()