diff --git a/lib/collection/item.js b/lib/collection/item.js
index 9186f0b75..90f211616 100644
--- a/lib/collection/item.js
+++ b/lib/collection/item.js
@@ -343,6 +343,21 @@ _.assign(Item.prototype, /** @lends Item.prototype */ {
         pushItem(this);
         this.forEachParent({ withRoot: true }, pushItem);
 
+        return path.reverse();
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the path of the item using the item and parent ids
+     *
+     * @returns {Array<string>}
+     */
+    getPathIds: function () {
+        const path = [],
+            pushItem = (item) => { path.push(item.id); };
+
+        pushItem(this);
+        this.forEachParent({ withRoot: true }, pushItem);
+
         return path.reverse();
     }
 });
diff --git a/test/unit/item.test.js b/test/unit/item.test.js
index ff9956d9d..667ba6c8b 100644
--- a/test/unit/item.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/item.test.js
@@ -240,6 +240,40 @@ describe('Item', function () {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('.getPathIds()', function () {
+        it('should return correct path for 1 level nested item', function () {
+            const collection = new sdk.Collection(fixtures.nestedCollectionV2),
+                req = collection.oneDeep('R1');
+
+            expect(req.getPathIds()).to.deep.equal([
+                'e5f2e9cf-173b-c60a-7336-ac804a87d762',
+                'R1-id'
+            ]);
+        });
+
+        it('should return correct path for 2 level nested item', function () {
+            const collection = new sdk.Collection(fixtures.nestedCollectionV2),
+                req = collection.oneDeep('F1.R1');
+
+            expect(req.getPathIds()).to.deep.equal([
+                'e5f2e9cf-173b-c60a-7336-ac804a87d762',
+                'F1-id',
+                'F1.R1-id'
+            ]);
+        });
+
+        it('should return correct path for 3 level nested item', function () {
+            const collection = new sdk.Collection(fixtures.nestedCollectionV2),
+                req = collection.oneDeep('F2.F3.R1');
+
+            expect(req.getPathIds()).to.deep.equal([
+                'e5f2e9cf-173b-c60a-7336-ac804a87d762',
+                'F2-id',
+                'F2.F3-id',
+                'F2.F3.R1-id'
+            ]);
+        });
+    });
 
     describe('.getAuth()', function () {
         var item,