diff --git a/libs/os/path.h b/libs/os/path.h
index 2f4e2f56..60399705 100644
--- a/libs/os/path.h
+++ b/libs/os/path.h
@@ -113,32 +113,38 @@ inline const char* path_remove_directory( const char* path ){
 	return "";
 }
 
+inline bool path_separator( const char c ){
+	return c == '/' || c == '\\';
+}
+
 /// \brief Returns a pointer to the first character of the filename component of \p path.
-/// O(n)
 inline const char* path_get_filename_start( const char* path ){
-	{
-		const char* last_forward_slash = strrchr( path, '/' );
-		if ( last_forward_slash != 0 ) {
-			return last_forward_slash + 1;
-		}
-	}
+	const char *src = path + string_length( path );
 
-	// not strictly necessary,since paths should not contain '\'
-	{
-		const char* last_backward_slash = strrchr( path, '\\' );
-		if ( last_backward_slash != 0 ) {
-			return last_backward_slash + 1;
-		}
+	while ( src != path && !path_separator( src[-1] ) ){
+		--src;
 	}
+	return src;
+}
 
-	return path;
+inline char* path_get_filename_start( char* path ){
+	return const_cast<char*>( path_get_filename_start( const_cast<const char*>( path ) ) );
 }
 
 /// \brief Returns a pointer to the character after the end of the filename component of \p path - either the extension separator or the terminating null character.
-/// O(n)
 inline const char* path_get_filename_base_end( const char* path ){
-	const char* last_period = strrchr( path_get_filename_start( path ), '.' );
-	return ( last_period != 0 ) ? last_period : path + string_length( path );
+	const char *end = path + string_length( path );
+	const char *src = end;
+
+	while ( src != path && !path_separator( *--src ) ){
+		if( *src == '.' )
+			return src;
+	}
+	return end;
+}
+
+inline char* path_get_filename_base_end( char* path ){
+	return const_cast<char*>( path_get_filename_base_end( const_cast<const char*>( path ) ) );
 }
 
 /// \brief Returns the length of the filename component (not including extension) of \p path.
@@ -157,14 +163,20 @@ inline const char* path_make_relative( const char* path, const char* base ){
 	return path;
 }
 
-/// \brief Returns a pointer to the first character of the file extension of \p path, or "" if not found.
-/// O(n)
+/// \brief Returns a pointer to the first character of the file extension of \p path, or to terminating null character if not found.
 inline const char* path_get_extension( const char* path ){
-	const char* last_period = strrchr( path_get_filename_start( path ), '.' );
-	if ( last_period != 0 ) {
-		return ++last_period;
+	const char *end = path + string_length( path );
+	const char *src = end;
+
+	while ( src != path && !path_separator( *--src ) ){
+		if( *src == '.' )
+			return src + 1;
 	}
-	return "";
+	return end;
+}
+
+inline char* path_get_extension( char* path ){
+	return const_cast<char*>( path_get_extension( const_cast<const char*>( path ) ) );
 }
 
 /// \brief Returns true if \p extension is of the same type as \p other.
diff --git a/radiant/xywindow.cpp b/radiant/xywindow.cpp
index 9692e794..f28dc90f 100644
--- a/radiant/xywindow.cpp
+++ b/radiant/xywindow.cpp
@@ -1384,13 +1384,7 @@ void BackgroundImage::set( const VIEWTYPE viewtype ){
 		free_tex();
 		const char *filename = background_image_dialog();
 		if( filename ){
-			StringOutputStream filename_noext( 1024 );
-			const char* ext = path_get_extension( filename );
-			if( string_empty( ext ) )
-				filename_noext << filename;
-			else
-				filename_noext << StringRange( filename, ext - 1 );
-
+			const auto filename_noext = StringOutputStream( 256 )( StringRange( filename, path_get_filename_base_end( filename ) ) );
 			Image *image = QERApp_LoadImage( 0, filename_noext.c_str() );
 			if ( !image ) {
 				globalErrorStream() << "Could not load texture " << filename_noext.c_str() << "\n";
diff --git a/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.cpp b/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.cpp
index 38b07f58..ab24a341 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.cpp
+++ b/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.cpp
@@ -564,16 +564,6 @@ void    SaveFile( const char *filename, const void *buffer, int count ){
    ====================
  */
 
-/// \brief Returns true if \p path is a fully qualified file-system path.
-bool path_is_absolute( const char* path ){
-#if defined( WIN32 )
-	return path[0] == '/'
-		   || ( path[0] != '\0' && path[1] == ':' ); // local drive
-#elif defined( POSIX )
-	return path[0] == '/';
-#endif
-}
-
 /// \brief Returns a pointer to the last slash or to terminating null character if not found.
 const char* path_get_last_separator( const char* path ){
 	const char *end = path + strlen( path );
@@ -590,52 +580,6 @@ char* path_get_last_separator( char* path ){
 	return const_cast<char*>( path_get_last_separator( const_cast<const char*>( path ) ) );
 }
 
-/// \brief Returns a pointer to the first character of the filename component of \p path.
-const char* path_get_filename_start( const char* path ){
-	const char *src = path + strlen( path );
-
-	while ( src != path && !path_separator( src[-1] ) ){
-		--src;
-	}
-	return src;
-}
-
-char* path_get_filename_start( char* path ){
-	return const_cast<char*>( path_get_filename_start( const_cast<const char*>( path ) ) );
-}
-
-/// \brief Returns a pointer to the character after the end of the filename component of \p path - either the extension separator or the terminating null character.
-const char* path_get_filename_base_end( const char* path ){
-	const char *end = path + strlen( path );
-	const char *src = end;
-
-	while ( src != path && !path_separator( *--src ) ){
-		if( *src == '.' )
-			return src;
-	}
-	return end;
-}
-
-char* path_get_filename_base_end( char* path ){
-	return const_cast<char*>( path_get_filename_base_end( const_cast<const char*>( path ) ) );
-}
-
-/// \brief Returns a pointer to the first character of the file extension of \p path, or to terminating null character if not found.
-const char* path_get_extension( const char* path ){
-	const char *end = path + strlen( path );
-	const char *src = end;
-
-	while ( src != path && !path_separator( *--src ) ){
-		if( *src == '.' )
-			return src + 1;
-	}
-	return end;
-}
-
-char* path_get_extension( char* path ){
-	return const_cast<char*>( path_get_extension( const_cast<const char*>( path ) ) );
-}
-
 /// \brief Appends trailing slash, unless \p path is empty or already has slash.
 void path_add_slash( char *path ){
 	char* end = path + strlen( path );
diff --git a/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.h b/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.h
index 0a658b84..69ee7c86 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.h
+++ b/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
+#include "os/path.h"
+
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 
 #pragma intrinsic( memset, memcpy )
@@ -185,18 +187,8 @@ void    SaveFile( const char *filename, const void *buffer, int count );
 bool    FileExists( const char *filename );
 
 
-static inline bool path_separator( const char c ){
-	return c == '/' || c == '\\';
-}
-bool path_is_absolute( const char* path );
 const char* path_get_last_separator( const char* path );
       char* path_get_last_separator(       char* path );
-const char* path_get_filename_start( const char* path );
-      char* path_get_filename_start(       char* path );
-const char* path_get_filename_base_end( const char* path );
-      char* path_get_filename_base_end(       char* path );
-const char* path_get_extension( const char* path );
-      char* path_get_extension(        char* path );
 void path_add_slash( char *path );
 void path_set_extension( char *path, const char *extension );
 void    DefaultExtension( char *path, const char *extension );