diff --git a/packages/assets/package.js b/packages/assets/package.js
index 752ef420c06..29ec6d27fdb 100644
--- a/packages/assets/package.js
+++ b/packages/assets/package.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package.describe({
   name: 'assets',
-  version: '0.0.2',
+  version: '0.0.3',
   description: 'a simple assets package',
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/assets/server.js b/packages/assets/server.js
index b7fc750ec61..290ba2d061c 100644
--- a/packages/assets/server.js
+++ b/packages/assets/server.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ export function createAssets(moduleId) {
       return Fiber.current
         ? Promise.await(fsPromises.readFile(path.join(basePath, file))).toString()
         : fs.readFileSync(path.join(basePath, file)).toString();
+    },
+    absoluteFilePath(file) {
+      return path.join(basePath, file);
     }
   }
 };