diff --git a/src/internal/path/path.go b/src/internal/path/path.go
index 06a56fab1..7bd5d49db 100644
--- a/src/internal/path/path.go
+++ b/src/internal/path/path.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func newPath(segments [][]string) Base {
 	res := Base{segmentIdx: make([]int, 0, len(segments))}
 	idx := 0
 	for _, s := range segments {
-		res.segmentIdx = append(res.segmentIdx, idx)
+		sIdx := idx
 
 		for _, e := range s {
 			if len(e) == 0 {
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ func newPath(segments [][]string) Base {
 			res.elements = append(res.elements, escapeElement(e))
 			idx++
 		}
+
+		if sIdx != idx {
+			res.segmentIdx = append(res.segmentIdx, sIdx)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return res
@@ -155,9 +159,23 @@ func (b Base) segment(n int) string {
 }
 
 // unescapedSegmentElements returns the unescaped version of the elements that
-// comprise the requested segment.
-func (p Base) unescapedSegmentElements(n int) []string {
-	return nil
+// comprise the requested segment. Path segment indices are 0-based.
+func (b Base) unescapedSegmentElements(n int) []string {
+	var elements []string
+
+	if n == len(b.segmentIdx)-1 {
+		elements = b.elements[b.segmentIdx[n]:]
+	} else {
+		elements = b.elements[b.segmentIdx[n]:b.segmentIdx[n+1]]
+	}
+
+	res := make([]string, 0, len(elements))
+
+	for _, e := range elements {
+		res = append(res, unescape(e))
+	}
+
+	return res
 }
 
 // TransformedSegments returns a slice of the path segments where each segments
@@ -167,6 +185,9 @@ func (b Base) TransformedSegments() []string {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// escapeElement takes a single path element and escapes all characters that
+// require an escape sequence. If there are no characters that need escaping,
+// the input is returned unchanged.
 func escapeElement(element string) string {
 	escapeIdx := make([]int, 0)
 
@@ -196,6 +217,32 @@ func escapeElement(element string) string {
 	return b.String()
 }
 
+// unescape returns the given element and converts it into a "raw"
+// element that does not have escape characters before characters that need
+// escaping. Using this function on segments that contain escaped path
+// separators will result in an ambiguous or incorrect segment.
+func unescape(element string) string {
+	b := strings.Builder{}
+
+	startIdx := 0
+	prevWasEscape := false
+	for i, c := range element {
+		if c != escapeCharacter || prevWasEscape {
+			prevWasEscape = false
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// This is an escape character, remove it from the output.
+		b.WriteString(element[startIdx:i])
+		startIdx = i + 1
+		prevWasEscape = true
+	}
+
+	b.WriteString(element[startIdx:])
+
+	return b.String()
+}
+
 // validateSegments takes a slice of segments and ensures that escaped
 // sequences match the set of characters that need escaping and that there
 // aren't hanging escape characters at the end of a segment.
diff --git a/src/internal/path/path_test.go b/src/internal/path/path_test.go
index 075e4116a..74efb8dcb 100644
--- a/src/internal/path/path_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/path/path_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package path
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -10,6 +11,141 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 )
 
+var basicInputs = []struct {
+	name                      string
+	input                     [][]string
+	expectedString            string
+	expectedEscapedSegments   []string
+	expectedUnescapedElements [][]string
+}{
+	{
+		name: "SimplePath",
+		input: [][]string{
+			{`this`},
+			{`is`},
+			{`a`},
+			{`path`},
+		},
+		expectedString: "this/is/a/path",
+		expectedEscapedSegments: []string{
+			`this`,
+			`is`,
+			`a`,
+			`path`,
+		},
+		expectedUnescapedElements: [][]string{
+			{`this`},
+			{`is`},
+			{`a`},
+			{`path`},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "EscapeSeparator",
+		input: [][]string{
+			{`this`},
+			{`is/a`},
+			{`path`},
+		},
+		expectedString: `this/is\/a/path`,
+		expectedEscapedSegments: []string{
+			`this`,
+			`is\/a`,
+			`path`,
+		},
+		expectedUnescapedElements: [][]string{
+			{`this`},
+			{`is/a`},
+			{`path`},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "EscapeEscapeChar",
+		input: [][]string{
+			{`this`},
+			{`is\`},
+			{`a`},
+			{`path`},
+		},
+		expectedString: `this/is\\/a/path`,
+		expectedEscapedSegments: []string{
+			`this`,
+			`is\\`,
+			`a`,
+			`path`,
+		},
+		expectedUnescapedElements: [][]string{
+			{`this`},
+			{`is\`},
+			{`a`},
+			{`path`},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "EscapeEscapeAndSeparator",
+		input: [][]string{
+			{`this`},
+			{`is\/a`},
+			{`path`},
+		},
+		expectedString: `this/is\\\/a/path`,
+		expectedEscapedSegments: []string{
+			`this`,
+			`is\\\/a`,
+			`path`,
+		},
+		expectedUnescapedElements: [][]string{
+			{`this`},
+			{`is\/a`},
+			{`path`},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "SeparatorAtEndOfElement",
+		input: [][]string{
+			{`this`},
+			{`is/`},
+			{`a`},
+			{`path`},
+		},
+		expectedString: `this/is\//a/path`,
+		expectedEscapedSegments: []string{
+			`this`,
+			`is\/`,
+			`a`,
+			`path`,
+		},
+		expectedUnescapedElements: [][]string{
+			{`this`},
+			{`is/`},
+			{`a`},
+			{`path`},
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "SeparatorAtEndOfPath",
+		input: [][]string{
+			{`this`},
+			{`is`},
+			{`a`},
+			{`path/`},
+		},
+		expectedString: `this/is/a/path\/`,
+		expectedEscapedSegments: []string{
+			`this`,
+			`is`,
+			`a`,
+			`path\/`,
+		},
+		expectedUnescapedElements: [][]string{
+			{`this`},
+			{`is`},
+			{`a`},
+			{`path/`},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
 type PathUnitSuite struct {
 	suite.Suite
 }
@@ -19,49 +155,33 @@ func TestPathUnitSuite(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func (suite *PathUnitSuite) TestPathEscapingAndSegments() {
+	for _, test := range basicInputs {
+		suite.T().Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := newPath(test.input)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expectedString, p.String())
+
+			for i, s := range test.expectedEscapedSegments {
+				segment := ""
+				assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
+					segment = p.segment(i)
+				})
+
+				assert.Equal(t, s, segment)
+			}
+
+			assert.Panics(t, func() {
+				_ = p.segment(len(test.input))
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func (suite *PathUnitSuite) TestPathEscapingAndSegments_EmpytElements() {
 	table := []struct {
 		name     string
 		input    [][]string
 		expected string
 	}{
-		{
-			name: "SimplePath",
-			input: [][]string{
-				{`this`},
-				{`is`},
-				{`a`},
-				{`path`},
-			},
-			expected: "this/is/a/path",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "EscapeSeparator",
-			input: [][]string{
-				{`this`},
-				{`is/a`},
-				{`path`},
-			},
-			expected: `this/is\/a/path`,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "EscapeEscapeChar",
-			input: [][]string{
-				{`this`},
-				{`is\`},
-				{`a`},
-				{`path`},
-			},
-			expected: `this/is\\/a/path`,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "EscapeEscapeAndSeparator",
-			input: [][]string{
-				{`this`},
-				{`is\/a`},
-				{`path`},
-			},
-			expected: `this/is\\\/a/path`,
-		},
 		{
 			name: "EmptyInternalElement",
 			input: [][]string{
@@ -74,36 +194,43 @@ func (suite *PathUnitSuite) TestPathEscapingAndSegments() {
 			expected: "this/is/a/path",
 		},
 		{
-			name: "SeparatorAtEndOfElement",
-			input: [][]string{
-				{`this`},
-				{`is/`},
-				{`a`},
-				{`path`},
-			},
-			expected: `this/is\//a/path`,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "SeparatorAtEndOfPath",
+			name: "EmptyInternalElement2",
 			input: [][]string{
 				{`this`},
 				{`is`},
+				{"", "", ""},
 				{`a`},
-				{`path/`},
+				{`path`},
 			},
-			expected: `this/is/a/path\/`,
+			expected: "this/is/a/path",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "EmptyInternalElement3",
+			input: [][]string{
+				{`this`},
+				{`is`},
+				{},
+				{`a`},
+				{`path`},
+			},
+			expected: "this/is/a/path",
 		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range table {
 		suite.T().Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			p := newPath(test.input)
-			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, p.String())
 
+			idx := 0
 			for i := 0; i < len(test.input); i++ {
+				if i == 2 {
+					continue
+				}
+
 				assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
-					_ = p.segment(i)
+					_ = p.segment(idx)
 				})
+				idx++
 			}
 
 			assert.Panics(t, func() {
@@ -113,6 +240,27 @@ func (suite *PathUnitSuite) TestPathEscapingAndSegments() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (suite *PathUnitSuite) TestUnescapedSegmentElements() {
+	for _, test := range basicInputs {
+		suite.T().Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := newPath(test.input)
+
+			for i, s := range test.expectedUnescapedElements {
+				elements := []string{}
+				require.NotPanics(t, func() {
+					elements = p.unescapedSegmentElements(i)
+				})
+
+				assert.True(t, reflect.DeepEqual(s, elements))
+			}
+
+			assert.Panics(t, func() {
+				_ = p.unescapedSegmentElements(len(test.input))
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func (suite *PathUnitSuite) TestPathSplitsEscapedPath() {
 	table := []struct {
 		name             string