diff --git a/UnitTests/Shell.cpp b/UnitTests/Shell.cpp
index 63ee295c..fd7de51f 100644
--- a/UnitTests/Shell.cpp
+++ b/UnitTests/Shell.cpp
@@ -26,5 +26,39 @@ namespace UnitTests
 			Assert::IsTrue(::PathCanonicalizeW(path, L"C:\\Windows\\Temp\\test\\.."));
 			Assert::AreEqual(L"C:\\Windows\\Temp", path.c_str(), true);
 		}
+
+		TEST_METHOD(PathRemoveBackslashA)
+		{
+			string path;
+
+			static const char normal_path[] = "C:\\Windows\\Temp\\test";
+			path = normal_path; path += '\\'; ::PathRemoveBackslashA(path);
+			Assert::AreEqual(normal_path, path.c_str());
+			path = normal_path; ::PathRemoveBackslashA(path);
+			Assert::AreEqual(normal_path, path.c_str());
+
+			static const char very_long_path[] = "C:\\Windows\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\test";
+			path = very_long_path; path += '\\'; ::PathRemoveBackslashA(path);
+			Assert::AreEqual(very_long_path, path.c_str());
+			path = very_long_path; ::PathRemoveBackslashA(path);
+			Assert::AreEqual(very_long_path, path.c_str());
+		}
+
+		TEST_METHOD(PathRemoveBackslashW)
+		{
+			wstring path;
+
+			static const wchar_t normal_path[] = L"C:\\Windows\\Temp\\test";
+			path = normal_path; path += L'\\'; ::PathRemoveBackslashW(path);
+			Assert::AreEqual(normal_path, path.c_str());
+			path = normal_path; ::PathRemoveBackslashW(path);
+			Assert::AreEqual(normal_path, path.c_str());
+
+			static const wchar_t very_long_path[] = L"C:\\Windows\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\Temp\\test";
+			path = very_long_path; path += L'\\'; ::PathRemoveBackslashW(path);
+			Assert::AreEqual(very_long_path, path.c_str());
+			path = very_long_path; ::PathRemoveBackslashW(path);
+			Assert::AreEqual(very_long_path, path.c_str());
+		}
 	};
 }
diff --git a/include/WinStd/Shell.h b/include/WinStd/Shell.h
index f3a5ba04..077b99b6 100644
--- a/include/WinStd/Shell.h
+++ b/include/WinStd/Shell.h
@@ -39,4 +39,50 @@ static BOOL PathCanonicalizeW(_Inout_ std::basic_string<wchar_t, _Traits, _Ax> &
     return bResult;
 }
 
+/// @copydoc PathRemoveBackslashW()
+template<class _Traits, class _Ax>
+static void PathRemoveBackslashA(_Inout_ std::basic_string<char, _Traits, _Ax>& sValue)
+{
+    char szBuffer[MAX_PATH + 1];
+    size_t len = sValue.length();
+    if (len < _countof(szBuffer)) {
+        memcpy(szBuffer, sValue.c_str(), len);
+        szBuffer[len] = 0;
+        PathRemoveBackslashA(szBuffer);
+        sValue.assign(szBuffer);
+    }
+    else {
+        std::unique_ptr<char[]> buf(new char[len + 1]);
+        memcpy(buf.get(), sValue.c_str(), len);
+        buf[len] = 0;
+        PathRemoveBackslashA(buf.get());
+        sValue.assign(buf.get());
+    }
+}
+
+///
+/// Removes the trailing backslash from a given path.
+///
+/// \sa [PathRemoveBackslashW function](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shlwapi/nf-shlwapi-pathremovebackslashw)
+///
+template<class _Traits, class _Ax>
+static void PathRemoveBackslashW(_Inout_ std::basic_string<wchar_t, _Traits, _Ax>& sValue)
+{
+    wchar_t szBuffer[MAX_PATH + 1];
+    size_t len = sValue.length();
+    if (len < _countof(szBuffer)) {
+        wmemcpy(szBuffer, sValue.c_str(), len);
+        szBuffer[len] = 0;
+        PathRemoveBackslashW(szBuffer);
+        sValue.assign(szBuffer);
+    }
+    else {
+        std::unique_ptr<wchar_t[]> buf(new wchar_t[len + 1]);
+        wmemcpy(buf.get(), sValue.c_str(), len);
+        buf[len] = 0;
+        PathRemoveBackslashW(buf.get());
+        sValue.assign(buf.get());
+    }
+}
+
 /// @}