diff --git a/src/wuttamess/util.py b/src/wuttamess/util.py
index 619a34e..2fde609 100644
--- a/src/wuttamess/util.py
+++ b/src/wuttamess/util.py
@@ -37,6 +37,23 @@ def exists(c, path):
     return not c.run(f'test -e {path}', warn=True).failed
 
 
+def get_home_path(c, user=None):
+    """
+    Get the path to user's home folder on target machine.
+
+    :param c: Fabric connection.
+
+    :param user: Username whose home folder you want.  If not
+       specified, the username for the current connection is assumed.
+
+    :returns: Home folder path as string.
+    """
+    user = user or c.user
+    home = c.run(f'getent passwd {user} | cut -d: -f6').stdout.strip()
+    home = home.rstrip('/')
+    return home
+
+
 def is_symlink(c, path):
     """
     Check if the given path is a symlink.
diff --git a/tests/test_util.py b/tests/test_util.py
index c85b0de..3793f93 100644
--- a/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/test_util.py
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ class TestExists(TestCase):
         c.run.assert_called_once_with('test -e /foo', warn=True)
 
 
+class TestHomePath(TestCase):
+
+    def test_basic(self):
+        c = MagicMock()
+        c.run.return_value.stdout = '/home/foo'
+        path = mod.get_home_path(c, user='foo')
+        self.assertEqual(path, '/home/foo')
+
+
 class TestIsSymlink(TestCase):
 
     def test_yes(self):