diff --git a/apps/workflowengine/lib/Check/FilePath.php b/apps/workflowengine/lib/Check/FilePath.php
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index 0000000000000..8d33742b36752
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+++ b/apps/workflowengine/lib/Check/FilePath.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2018 Daniel Kesselberg <mail@danielkesselberg.de>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\WorkflowEngine\Check;
+
+class FilePath extends FileName {
+
+	/**
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	protected function getActualValue(): string {
+		return $this->path === null ? '' : $this->path;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/workflowengine/src/filepathplugin.js b/apps/workflowengine/src/filepathplugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..57a6068665e9c
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+++ b/apps/workflowengine/src/filepathplugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2018 Daniel Kesselberg <mail@danielkesselberg.de>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+(function () {
+
+	OCA.WorkflowEngine = OCA.WorkflowEngine || {};
+	OCA.WorkflowEngine.Plugins = OCA.WorkflowEngine.Plugins || {};
+
+	OCA.WorkflowEngine.Plugins.FilePathPlugin = {
+		getCheck: function () {
+			return {
+				'class': 'OCA\\WorkflowEngine\\Check\\FilePath',
+				'name': t('workflowengine', 'File path'),
+				'operators': [
+					{'operator': 'is', 'name': t('workflowengine', 'is')},
+					{'operator': '!is', 'name': t('workflowengine', 'is not')},
+					{
+						'operator': 'matches',
+						'name': t('workflowengine', 'matches')
+					},
+					{
+						'operator': '!matches',
+						'name': t('workflowengine', 'does not match')
+					}
+				]
+			};
+		},
+		render: function (element, check) {
+			if (check['class'] !== 'OCA\\WorkflowEngine\\Check\\FilePath') {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			var placeholder = '/user/files/path/dummy.jpg';
+			if (check['operator'] === 'matches' || check['operator'] === '!matches') {
+				placeholder = '#^/user/sdfs/dummy-.+$#i';
+
+				if (this._validateRegex(check['value'])) {
+					$(element).removeClass('invalid-input');
+				} else {
+					$(element).addClass('invalid-input');
+				}
+			}
+
+			$(element).css('width', '400px')
+				.attr('placeholder', placeholder)
+				.attr('title', t('workflowengine', 'Example: {placeholder}', {placeholder: placeholder}))
+				.addClass('has-tooltip')
+				.tooltip({
+					placement: 'bottom'
+				});
+		},
+
+		_validateRegex: function (string) {
+			var regexRegex = /^\/(.*)\/([gui]{0,3})$/,
+				result = regexRegex.exec(string);
+			return result !== null;
+		}
+	};
+})();
+
+OC.Plugins.register('OCA.WorkflowEngine.CheckPlugins', OCA.WorkflowEngine.Plugins.FilePathPlugin);
diff --git a/apps/workflowengine/src/workflowengine.js b/apps/workflowengine/src/workflowengine.js
index 207d2311bccb5..62c0fc9008eda 100644
--- a/apps/workflowengine/src/workflowengine.js
+++ b/apps/workflowengine/src/workflowengine.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import './admin'
 import './filemimetypeplugin'
 import './filenameplugin'
+import './filepathplugin'
 import './filesizeplugin'
 import './filesystemtagsplugin'
 import './requestremoteaddressplugin'