diff --git a/src/loaders/index.js b/src/loaders/index.js
index 5189793..f468bc3 100644
--- a/src/loaders/index.js
+++ b/src/loaders/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 export { default as Loader } from './loader';
 export { default as bitmapFontParser, parse as parseBitmapFontData } from './bitmapFontParser';
-export { default as spritesheetParser } from './spritesheetParser';
+export { default as spritesheetParser, getResourcePath } from './spritesheetParser';
 export { default as textureParser } from './textureParser';
 
 /**

diff --git a/src/loaders/index.js b/src/loaders/index.js
index 5189793..f468bc3 100644
--- a/src/loaders/index.js
+++ b/src/loaders/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 export { default as Loader } from './loader';
 export { default as bitmapFontParser, parse as parseBitmapFontData } from './bitmapFontParser';
-export { default as spritesheetParser } from './spritesheetParser';
+export { default as spritesheetParser, getResourcePath } from './spritesheetParser';
 export { default as textureParser } from './textureParser';
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js b/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
index 5f273b2..eda9584 100644
--- a/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 {
     return function spritesheetParser(resource, next)
     {
-        let resourcePath;
         const imageResourceName = `${resource.name}_image`;
 
         // skip if no data, its not json, it isn't spritesheet data, or the image resource already exists
@@ -28,15 +27,7 @@
             parentResource: resource,
         };
 
-        // Prepend url path unless the resource image is a data url
-        if (resource.isDataUrl)
-        {
-            resourcePath = resource.data.meta.image;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            resourcePath = url.resolve(resource.url.replace(this.baseUrl, ''), resource.data.meta.image);
-        }
+        const resourcePath = getResourcePath(resource, this.baseUrl);
 
         // load the image for this sheet
         this.add(imageResourceName, resourcePath, loadOptions, function onImageLoad(res)
@@ -56,3 +47,14 @@
         });
     };
 }
+
+export function getResourcePath(resource, baseUrl)
+{
+    // Prepend url path unless the resource image is a data url
+    if (resource.isDataUrl)
+    {
+        return resource.data.meta.image;
+    }
+
+    return url.resolve(resource.url.replace(baseUrl, ''), resource.data.meta.image);
+}

diff --git a/src/loaders/index.js b/src/loaders/index.js
index 5189793..f468bc3 100644
--- a/src/loaders/index.js
+++ b/src/loaders/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 export { default as Loader } from './loader';
 export { default as bitmapFontParser, parse as parseBitmapFontData } from './bitmapFontParser';
-export { default as spritesheetParser } from './spritesheetParser';
+export { default as spritesheetParser, getResourcePath } from './spritesheetParser';
 export { default as textureParser } from './textureParser';
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js b/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
index 5f273b2..eda9584 100644
--- a/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
+++ b/src/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 {
     return function spritesheetParser(resource, next)
     {
-        let resourcePath;
         const imageResourceName = `${resource.name}_image`;
 
         // skip if no data, its not json, it isn't spritesheet data, or the image resource already exists
@@ -28,15 +27,7 @@
             parentResource: resource,
         };
 
-        // Prepend url path unless the resource image is a data url
-        if (resource.isDataUrl)
-        {
-            resourcePath = resource.data.meta.image;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            resourcePath = url.resolve(resource.url.replace(this.baseUrl, ''), resource.data.meta.image);
-        }
+        const resourcePath = getResourcePath(resource, this.baseUrl);
 
         // load the image for this sheet
         this.add(imageResourceName, resourcePath, loadOptions, function onImageLoad(res)
@@ -56,3 +47,14 @@
         });
     };
 }
+
+export function getResourcePath(resource, baseUrl)
+{
+    // Prepend url path unless the resource image is a data url
+    if (resource.isDataUrl)
+    {
+        return resource.data.meta.image;
+    }
+
+    return url.resolve(resource.url.replace(baseUrl, ''), resource.data.meta.image);
+}
diff --git a/test/loaders/spritesheetParser.js b/test/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
index 79f8c15..4d54805 100644
--- a/test/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
+++ b/test/loaders/spritesheetParser.js
@@ -60,11 +60,46 @@
                 .that.is.an.instanceof(PIXI.Texture);
     });
 
+    it('should build the image url', function ()
+    {
+        function getResourcePath(url, image)
+        {
+            return PIXI.loaders.getResourcePath({
+                url,
+                data: { meta: { image } },
+            });
+        }
+
+        let result = getResourcePath('http://some.com/spritesheet.json', 'img.png');
+
+        expect(result).to.be.equals('http://some.com/img.png');
+
+        result = getResourcePath('http://some.com/some/dir/spritesheet.json', 'img.png');
+        expect(result).to.be.equals('http://some.com/some/dir/img.png');
+
+        result = getResourcePath('http://some.com/some/dir/spritesheet.json', './img.png');
+        expect(result).to.be.equals('http://some.com/some/dir/img.png');
+
+        result = getResourcePath('http://some.com/some/dir/spritesheet.json', '../img.png');
+        expect(result).to.be.equals('http://some.com/some/img.png');
+
+        result = getResourcePath('/spritesheet.json', 'img.png');
+        expect(result).to.be.equals('/img.png');
+
+        result = getResourcePath('/some/dir/spritesheet.json', 'img.png');
+        expect(result).to.be.equals('/some/dir/img.png');
+
+        result = getResourcePath('/some/dir/spritesheet.json', './img.png');
+        expect(result).to.be.equals('/some/dir/img.png');
+
+        result = getResourcePath('/some/dir/spritesheet.json', '../img.png');
+        expect(result).to.be.equals('/some/img.png');
+    });
+
     // TODO: Test that rectangles are created correctly.
     // TODO: Test that bathc processing works correctly.
     // TODO: Test that resolution processing works correctly.
     // TODO: Test that metadata is honored.
-    // TODO: Test data-url code paths.
 });
 
 function createMockResource(type, data)