diff --git a/src/ui/public/chrome/api/__tests__/nav.js b/src/ui/public/chrome/api/__tests__/nav.js
index 735cde468398..18de36643071 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/chrome/api/__tests__/nav.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/chrome/api/__tests__/nav.js
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ describe('chrome nav apis', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('#removeBasePath', () => {
+    it ('returns the given URL as-is when no basepath is set', () => {
+      const basePath = '';
+      const { chrome } = init({ basePath });
+      expect(chrome.removeBasePath('/app/kibana?a=b')).to.be('/app/kibana?a=b');
+    });
+
+    it ('returns the given URL with the basepath stripped out when basepath is set', () => {
+      const { chrome } = init();
+      expect(chrome.removeBasePath(`${basePath}/app/kibana?a=b`)).to.be('/app/kibana?a=b');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('#getNavLinkById', () => {
     it ('retrieves the correct nav link, given its ID', () => {
       const appUrlStore = new StubBrowserStorage();
diff --git a/src/ui/public/chrome/api/nav.js b/src/ui/public/chrome/api/nav.js
index f78ea3a36416..66e27445c088 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/chrome/api/nav.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/chrome/api/nav.js
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ export default function (chrome, internals) {
     });
   };
 
+  chrome.removeBasePath = function (url) {
+    if (!internals.basePath) {
+      return url;
+    }
+
+    const basePathRegExp = new RegExp(`^${internals.basePath}`);
+    return url.replace(basePathRegExp, '');
+  };
+
   function lastSubUrlKey(link) {
     return `lastSubUrl:${link.url}`;
   }