diff --git a/autotests/kshelltest.cpp b/autotests/kshelltest.cpp
--- a/autotests/kshelltest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/kshelltest.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void tildeExpand();
+    void tildeCollapse();
     void quoteArg();
     void joinArgs();
     void splitJoin();
@@ -66,6 +67,14 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+void
+KShellTest::tildeCollapse()
+{
+    QCOMPARE(KShell::tildeCollapse(QDir::homePath()), QStringLiteral("~"));
+    QCOMPARE(KShell::tildeCollapse(QDir::homePath() + QStringLiteral("/Documents")), QStringLiteral("~/Documents"));
+    QCOMPARE(KShell::tildeCollapse(QStringLiteral("/test/") + QDir::homePath()), QStringLiteral("/test/") + QDir::homePath());
+}
+
 void
 KShellTest::quoteArg()
 {
diff --git a/src/lib/util/kshell.h b/src/lib/util/kshell.h
--- a/src/lib/util/kshell.h
+++ b/src/lib/util/kshell.h
@@ -192,6 +192,16 @@
  * @return the expanded path
  */
 KCOREADDONS_EXPORT QString tildeExpand(const QString &path);
+
+/**
+ * Performs tilde collapse on @p path. If path did not start by the user
+ * homedir returns path unchanged.
+ *
+ * @param path the path to tilde-collpase
+ * @return the collapsed path
+ * @since 5.66
+ */
+KCOREADDONS_EXPORT QString tildeCollapse(const QString &path);
 }
 
 Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(KShell::Options)
diff --git a/src/lib/util/kshell.cpp b/src/lib/util/kshell.cpp
--- a/src/lib/util/kshell.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/util/kshell.cpp
@@ -68,3 +68,16 @@
     }
     return fname;
 }
+
+QString KShell::tildeCollapse(const QString &path)
+{
+    if (!path.isEmpty()) {
+        const auto homePath = QDir::homePath();
+        if (path.startsWith(homePath)) {
+            auto newPath = path;
+            newPath.replace(0, homePath.length(), QLatin1Char('~'));
+            return newPath;
+        }
+    }
+    return path;
+}