diff --git a/src/lib/include/jes/Runtime.h b/src/lib/include/jes/Runtime.h
index f566884..c90b246 100644
--- a/src/lib/include/jes/Runtime.h
+++ b/src/lib/include/jes/Runtime.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define JES_RUNTIME_H
 
 #include "jes/Core.h"
+#include "jes/Path.h"
 
 namespace jes
 {
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ namespace jes
             SHADER,
             COUNT,
         };
-        static StringRef locate(int type, const std::string & name);
+        static PathRef locate(int type, const std::string & name);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/src/Runtime.cc b/src/lib/src/Runtime.cc
index 74bb3c0..7830459 100644
--- a/src/lib/src/Runtime.cc
+++ b/src/lib/src/Runtime.cc
@@ -7,8 +7,30 @@ namespace jes
         "shaders",
     };
 
-    StringRef Runtime::locate(int type, const std::string & name)
+    PathRef Runtime::locate(int type, const std::string & name)
     {
+        auto path = Core::instance.get_bin_path()->dirname().join("runtime").join(runtime_directories[type]);
+        PathRef rv = NULL;
+        switch (type)
+        {
+        case Runtime::SHADER:
+            rv = new Path(path.join(name));
+        case Runtime::FONT:
+            {
+                std::vector<std::string> dirents = path.dir_entries();
+                for (auto de : dirents)
+                {
+                    auto test_path = path.join(de).join(name);
+                    if (test_path.exists())
+                    {
+                        rv = new Path(test_path);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (rv->exists())
+            return rv;
         return NULL;
     }
 }