diff --git a/components/debug/debuglog.cpp b/components/debug/debuglog.cpp
index f4f0fdffa6..ef453283e8 100644
--- a/components/debug/debuglog.cpp
+++ b/components/debug/debuglog.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #include "debuglog.hpp"
+
 #include <mutex>
 
+#include <components/files/configurationmanager.hpp>
+
 namespace Debug
 {
     Level CurrentDebugLevel = Level::NoLevel;
@@ -8,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Debug
 
 static std::mutex sLock;
 
-Log::Log(Debug::Level level) 
+Log::Log(Debug::Level level)
     : mShouldLog(level <= Debug::CurrentDebugLevel)
 {
     // No need to hold the lock if there will be no logging anyway
@@ -34,3 +37,43 @@ Log::~Log()
     std::cout << std::endl;
     sLock.unlock();
 }
+
+Log& Log::operator<<(std::filesystem::path&& rhs)
+{
+    if (mShouldLog)
+        std::cout << Files::pathToUnicodeString(std::move(rhs));
+
+    return *this;
+}
+
+Log& Log::operator<<(const std::filesystem::path& rhs)
+{
+    if (mShouldLog)
+        std::cout << Files::pathToUnicodeString(rhs);
+
+    return *this;
+}
+
+Log& Log::operator<<(std::u8string&& rhs)
+{
+    if (mShouldLog)
+        std::cout << Misc::StringUtils::u8StringToString(std::move(rhs));
+
+    return *this;
+}
+
+Log& Log::operator<<(const std::u8string& rhs)
+{
+    if (mShouldLog)
+        std::cout << Misc::StringUtils::u8StringToString(rhs);
+
+    return *this;
+}
+
+Log& Log::operator<<(const char8_t* rhs)
+{
+    if (mShouldLog)
+        std::cout << Misc::StringUtils::u8StringToString(rhs);
+
+    return *this;
+}
diff --git a/components/debug/debuglog.hpp b/components/debug/debuglog.hpp
index aa8156e119..526763d9f6 100644
--- a/components/debug/debuglog.hpp
+++ b/components/debug/debuglog.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define DEBUG_LOG_H
 
 #include <iostream>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 namespace Debug
 {
@@ -36,6 +37,16 @@ public:
         return *this;
     }
 
+    Log& operator<<(std::filesystem::path&& rhs);
+
+    Log& operator<<(const std::filesystem::path& rhs);
+
+    Log& operator<<(std::u8string&& rhs);
+
+    Log& operator<<(const std::u8string& rhs);
+
+    Log& operator<<(const char8_t* rhs);
+
 private:
     const bool mShouldLog;
 };
diff --git a/components/files/configurationmanager.cpp b/components/files/configurationmanager.cpp
index 6ceab167e5..90ac748361 100644
--- a/components/files/configurationmanager.cpp
+++ b/components/files/configurationmanager.cpp
@@ -460,4 +460,29 @@ PathContainer asPathContainer(const MaybeQuotedPathContainer& MaybeQuotedPathCon
     return res;
 }
 
+std::string pathToUnicodeString(const std::filesystem::path& path)
+{
+    return Misc::StringUtils::u8StringToString(path.u8string());
+}
+
+std::string pathToUnicodeString(std::filesystem::path&& path)
+{
+    return Misc::StringUtils::u8StringToString(path.u8string());
+}
+
+std::filesystem::path unicodeStringToPath(const std::string_view path)
+{
+    return Misc::StringUtils::stringToU8String(path);
+}
+
+std::filesystem::path unicodeStringToPath(std::string&& path)
+{
+    return Misc::StringUtils::stringToU8String(std::move(path));
+}
+
+std::filesystem::path unicodeStringToPath(const char* path)
+{
+    return Misc::StringUtils::stringToU8String(path);
+}
+
 } /* namespace Files */
diff --git a/components/files/configurationmanager.hpp b/components/files/configurationmanager.hpp
index 74f035ffb6..028feb2c0d 100644
--- a/components/files/configurationmanager.hpp
+++ b/components/files/configurationmanager.hpp
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@ typedef std::vector<MaybeQuotedPath> MaybeQuotedPathContainer;
 
 PathContainer asPathContainer(const MaybeQuotedPathContainer& MaybeQuotedPathContainer);
 
+std::string pathToUnicodeString(const std::filesystem::path& path);
+
+std::string pathToUnicodeString(std::filesystem::path&& path);
+
+std::filesystem::path unicodeStringToPath(const std::string_view path);
+
+std::filesystem::path unicodeStringToPath(std::string&& path);
+
+std::filesystem::path unicodeStringToPath(const char* path);
+
 } /* namespace Files */
 
 #endif /* COMPONENTS_FILES_CONFIGURATIONMANAGER_HPP */