diff --git a/spec/stdlib/fs-spec.coffee b/spec/stdlib/fs-spec.coffee
index dd48935c8..b6f96fb57 100644
--- a/spec/stdlib/fs-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/stdlib/fs-spec.coffee
@@ -40,6 +40,31 @@ describe "fs", ->
     it "returns an empty string for paths without an extension", ->
       expect(fs.extension("a/b.not-extension/a-dir")).toBe ''
 
+  describe ".traverseTree(path, fn)", ->
+    fixturesDir = null
+
+    beforeEach ->
+      fixturesDir = require.resolve('fixtures')
+
+    it "calls fn for every path in the tree at the given path", ->
+      paths = []
+      fs.traverseTree fixturesDir, (path) -> paths.push(path)
+      expect(paths).toEqual fs.listTree(fixturesDir)
+
+    it "does not recurse into a directory if it is pruned", ->
+      paths = []
+      fs.traverseTree fixturesDir, (path, prune) ->
+        console.log path
+        if path.match(/\/dir$/)
+          prune()
+        else
+          paths.push(path)
+
+      expect(paths.length).toBeGreaterThan 0
+      for path in paths
+        expect(path).not.toMatch /dir/
+
+
   describe ".async", ->
     directoryPath = null
     beforeEach ->
@@ -56,4 +81,3 @@ describe "fs", ->
         waitsForPromise ->
           fs.async.list(directoryPath).done (result) ->
             expect(result).toEqual fs.list(directoryPath)
-
diff --git a/src/stdlib/fs.coffee b/src/stdlib/fs.coffee
index 9cb912311..85b26a6d6 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/fs.coffee
+++ b/src/stdlib/fs.coffee
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ module.exports =
   makeDirectory: (path) ->
     $native.makeDirectory(path)
 
+  traverseTree: (rootPath, fn) ->
+    recurse = null
+    prune = -> recurse = false
+
+    for path in @list(rootPath)
+      recurse = true
+      fn(path, prune)
+      @traverseTree(path, fn) if @isDirectory(path) and recurse
+
   async:
     list: (path) ->
       deferred = $.Deferred()
@@ -91,5 +100,4 @@ module.exports =
       deferred = $.Deferred()
       $native.asyncList path, true, (subpaths) ->
         deferred.resolve subpaths
-      deferred
-
+      deferred
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