diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/api/resource/ResourceUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/api/resource/ResourceUtil.java
index e3355cf0..9e4f2a81 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/api/resource/ResourceUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/api/resource/ResourceUtil.java
@@ -195,6 +195,35 @@ private static int countDotsSegment(final String segment) {
         return parentPath;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Utility method to check whether the given <code>path</code> represents
+     * the root path. The path is normalized by {@link #normalize(String)} before
+     * checking.
+     *
+     * @param path The path to check.
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the path represents the root path after
+     *         normalization, <code>false</code> otherwise.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the path cannot be normalized by the
+     *             {@link #normalize(String)} method.
+     * @throws NullPointerException If <code>path</code> is <code>null</code>.
+     * @since 2.15.0 (Sling API Bundle 3.1.0)
+     */
+    public static boolean isRoot(@NotNull String path) {
+        // quick check for obvious root
+        if ("/".equals(path)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // normalize path (remove . and ..)
+        String normalizedPath = normalize(path);
+        if (normalizedPath == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    String.format("normalizing path '%s' resolves to a path higher than root", path));
+        }
+
+        return "/".equals(normalizedPath);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Utility method returns the ancestor's path at the given <code>level</code>
      * relative to <code>path</code>, which is normalized by {@link #normalize(String)}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/api/resource/ResourceUtilTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/api/resource/ResourceUtilTest.java
index b957bd0c..c1622ec9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/api/resource/ResourceUtilTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/api/resource/ResourceUtilTest.java
@@ -449,4 +449,33 @@ public void testEscapeAndUnescapeNameWithDots() {
         assertEquals(nameWithSpecialChars, ResourceUtil.unescapeName(escapedName));
         assertFalse(escapedName.contains("."));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testIsRoot() {
+        // root path
+        assertTrue(ResourceUtil.isRoot("/"));
+
+        // paths that normalize to root
+        assertTrue(ResourceUtil.isRoot("///"));
+        assertTrue(ResourceUtil.isRoot("/a/.."));
+        assertTrue(ResourceUtil.isRoot("/a/b/../.."));
+        assertTrue(ResourceUtil.isRoot("/."));
+
+        // non-root paths
+        assertFalse(ResourceUtil.isRoot("/a"));
+        assertFalse(ResourceUtil.isRoot("/a/b"));
+        assertFalse(ResourceUtil.isRoot("/a/b/c"));
+        assertFalse(ResourceUtil.isRoot("/a/b/.."));
+
+        // relative paths (not root)
+        assertFalse(ResourceUtil.isRoot("a"));
+        assertFalse(ResourceUtil.isRoot("a/b"));
+
+        // null should throw NullPointerException
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> ResourceUtil.isRoot(null));
+
+        // paths that cannot be normalized should throw IllegalArgumentException
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> ResourceUtil.isRoot("/.."));
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> ResourceUtil.isRoot("/a/../.."));
+    }
 }