diff --git a/app/models/category.rb b/app/models/category.rb
index 939e888..3e6995e 100644
--- a/app/models/category.rb
+++ b/app/models/category.rb
@@ -81,4 +81,8 @@ class Category < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.top_level? ? self : self.parent.top_ancestor
   end
 
+  def explode_path
+    path.split(/\//)
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/category_test.rb b/test/unit/category_test.rb
index d4216c1..0be0cbe 100644
--- a/test/unit/category_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/category_test.rb
@@ -195,4 +195,11 @@ class CategoryTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal c1, c3.top_ancestor
   end
 
+  should 'explode path' do
+    c1 = Category.create!(:name => 'parent', :environment_id => @env.id)
+    c2 = Category.create!(:name => 'child', :environment_id => @env.id, :parent_id => c1.id)
+
+    assert_equal [ 'parent', 'child'], c2.explode_path
+  end
+
 end
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