diff --git a/tests/Test root contains .urchin./Assess root with --root. b/tests/Test root contains .urchin./Assess root with --root.
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f2f20ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Test root contains .urchin./Assess root with --root.	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+observed=$(../../urchin --root .testsuite/a/b)
+expected=.testsuite/a/b/../..
+
+test "$observed" = "$expected"
diff --git a/urchin b/urchin
index d77bff5..1b0247e 100755
--- a/urchin
+++ b/urchin
@@ -16,6 +16,29 @@ unset CDPATH
 # Urchin version number
 VERSION=0.0.6
 
+urchin_root() {
+  (
+    set -e
+    if test -f "$1"; then
+      set -- $(dirname "$1")
+    fi
+    cd "$1"
+    if test -d .urchin; then
+      echo "$1"
+    elif test "$(readlink -f $1)" = /; then
+      guess=$(readlink -f "$1"|sed s+\(/tests?/\).*+/tests/+)
+      echo "You need to create the .urchin directory in the root of your tests,
+maybe like this:
+
+  mkdir '$guess'/.urchin
+" >&2
+    else
+      cd - > /dev/null
+      urchin_root "$1"/..
+    fi
+  )
+}
+
 fullpath() {
   (
     cd -- "$1"
@@ -191,6 +214,7 @@ $USAGE
             contain the word "test".
 -t          Format output in Test Anything Protocol (TAP)
 -h, --help  This help.
+-r, --root  Print the Urchin root for a particular file or directory.
 -v          Display the version number.
 
 Go to https://github.com/tlevine/urchin for documentation on writing tests.
@@ -278,6 +302,10 @@ do
     case "$1" in
         -e) exit_on_fail=true;;
         -f) force=true;;
+        -r|--root)
+          shift
+          urchin_root "$1"
+          exit;;
         -s)
           shift
           shell_for_sh_tests=$1