diff --git a/config/module/tree.go b/config/module/tree.go
index fbc467317..08f73b0e4 100644
--- a/config/module/tree.go
+++ b/config/module/tree.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type Tree struct {
 	name     string
 	config   *config.Config
 	children map[string]*Tree
+	path     []string
 	lock     sync.RWMutex
 }
 
@@ -187,6 +188,11 @@ func (t *Tree) Load(s Storage, mode GetMode) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf(
 				"module %s: %s", m.Name, err)
 		}
+
+		// Set the path of this child
+		path := make([]string, len(t.path), len(t.path)+1)
+		copy(path, t.path)
+		children[m.Name].path = append(path, m.Name)
 	}
 
 	// Go through all the children and load them.
@@ -202,10 +208,19 @@ func (t *Tree) Load(s Storage, mode GetMode) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Path is the full path to this tree.
+func (t *Tree) Path() []string {
+	return t.path
+}
+
 // String gives a nice output to describe the tree.
 func (t *Tree) String() string {
 	var result bytes.Buffer
-	result.WriteString(t.Name() + "\n")
+	path := strings.Join(t.path, ", ")
+	if path != "" {
+		path = fmt.Sprintf(" (path: %s)", path)
+	}
+	result.WriteString(t.Name() + path + "\n")
 
 	cs := t.Children()
 	if cs == nil {
diff --git a/config/module/tree_gob.go b/config/module/tree_gob.go
index cbf8a25ed..fcd37f4e7 100644
--- a/config/module/tree_gob.go
+++ b/config/module/tree_gob.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ func (t *Tree) GobDecode(bs []byte) error {
 	t.name = data.Name
 	t.config = data.Config
 	t.children = data.Children
+	t.path = data.Path
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ func (t *Tree) GobEncode() ([]byte, error) {
 		Config:   t.config,
 		Children: t.children,
 		Name:     t.name,
+		Path:     t.path,
 	}
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
@@ -51,4 +53,5 @@ type treeGob struct {
 	Config   *config.Config
 	Children map[string]*Tree
 	Name     string
+	Path     []string
 }
diff --git a/config/module/tree_test.go b/config/module/tree_test.go
index 9ac0c582d..9667c0157 100644
--- a/config/module/tree_test.go
+++ b/config/module/tree_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ func TestTreeChild(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("should not be nil")
 	} else if c.Name() != "root" {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", c.Name())
+	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(c.Path(), []string(nil)) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", c.Path())
 	}
 
 	// Should be able to get the root child
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ func TestTreeChild(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("should not be nil")
 	} else if c.Name() != "root" {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", c.Name())
+	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(c.Path(), []string(nil)) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", c.Path())
 	}
 
 	// Should be able to get the foo child
@@ -32,6 +36,8 @@ func TestTreeChild(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("should not be nil")
 	} else if c.Name() != "foo" {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", c.Name())
+	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(c.Path(), []string{"foo"}) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", c.Path())
 	}
 
 	// Should be able to get the nested child
@@ -39,6 +45,8 @@ func TestTreeChild(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("should not be nil")
 	} else if c.Name() != "bar" {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", c.Name())
+	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(c.Path(), []string{"foo", "bar"}) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", c.Path())
 	}
 }
 
@@ -274,16 +282,16 @@ func TestTreeValidate_requiredChildVar(t *testing.T) {
 
 const treeLoadStr = `
 root
-  foo
+  foo (path: foo)
 `
 
 const treeLoadParentStr = `
 root
-  a
-    b
+  a (path: a)
+    b (path: a, b)
 `
 const treeLoadSubdirStr = `
 root
-  foo
-    bar
+  foo (path: foo)
+    bar (path: foo, bar)
 `