diff --git a/assetpath/Cargo.toml b/assetpath/Cargo.toml
index 31ab8d6..636bcb2 100644
--- a/assetpath/Cargo.toml
+++ b/assetpath/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 serde = { version = "1.0.203", features = ["derive"] }
+anyhow = { version = "1.0.86", features = ["backtrace"] }
diff --git a/assetpath/src/lib.rs b/assetpath/src/lib.rs
index eb7f6ad..d1524b8 100644
--- a/assetpath/src/lib.rs
+++ b/assetpath/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+use anyhow::anyhow;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::{fmt::Display, path::Path, str::FromStr};
+use std::{
+    fmt::Display,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    str::FromStr,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Hash, Default)]
 pub struct AssetPath {
@@ -138,3 +143,18 @@ impl From<String> for AssetPath {
         Self { prefix: None, path }
     }
 }
+
+impl TryFrom<PathBuf> for AssetPath {
+    type Error = anyhow::Error;
+
+    fn try_from(value: PathBuf) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        let mut me: Self = value
+            .to_str()
+            .ok_or(anyhow!("failed to convert PathBuf to &str"))?
+            .into();
+
+        me.assume_prefix_free();
+
+        Ok(me)
+    }
+}