diff --git a/mopidy/local/translator.py b/mopidy/local/translator.py
index 371643e4..856e9d4c 100644
--- a/mopidy/local/translator.py
+++ b/mopidy/local/translator.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 def local_uri_to_file_uri(uri, media_dir):
     """Convert local track or directory URI to file URI."""
-    return path.path_to_uri(local_uri_to_path(uri, media_dir))
+    return path_to_file_uri(local_uri_to_path(uri, media_dir))
 
 
 def local_uri_to_path(uri, media_dir):
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ def local_track_uri_to_path(uri, media_dir):
     return local_uri_to_path(uri, media_dir)
 
 
+def path_to_file_uri(abspath):
+    """Convert absolute path to file URI."""
+    # Re-export internal method for use by Mopidy-Local-* extensions.
+    return path.path_to_uri(abspath)
+
+
 def path_to_local_track_uri(relpath):
     """Convert path relative to media_dir to local track URI."""
     if isinstance(relpath, compat.text_type):
diff --git a/tests/local/test_translator.py b/tests/local/test_translator.py
index afe0b340..124766dd 100644
--- a/tests/local/test_translator.py
+++ b/tests/local/test_translator.py
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ def test_local_uri_to_path_errors(uri):
         translator.local_uri_to_path(uri, media_dir)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('path,uri', [
+    ('/foo', 'file:///foo'),
+    (b'/foo', 'file:///foo'),
+    ('/æøå', 'file:///%C3%A6%C3%B8%C3%A5'),
+    (b'/\x00\x01\x02', 'file:///%00%01%02'),
+])
+def test_path_to_file_uri(path, uri):
+    assert translator.path_to_file_uri(path) == uri
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('path,uri', [
     ('foo', 'local:track:foo'),
     (b'foo', 'local:track:foo'),