diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index ad8a037..89e3326 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -1734,6 +1734,15 @@ func (v *Viper) getConfigFile() (string, error) {
 	return v.getConfigFile()
 }
 
+func GetConfigFilePath() (string, error) {
+	// Returns the path where Viper actually found the logfile it uses.
+	//
+	// Useful when you want to write the configPath to logfiles, stdout, etc.
+	// Comes in handy during debugging or when running in production environments.
+	cf, err := v.getConfigFile()
+	return cf, err
+}
+
 func (v *Viper) searchInPath(in string) (filename string) {
 	jww.DEBUG.Println("Searching for config in ", in)
 	for _, ext := range SupportedExts {