diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt
index 4704b340b2..4024205672 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -534,6 +534,11 @@ add_library(core
   PowerPC/SignatureDB/MEGASignatureDB.h
   PowerPC/SignatureDB/SignatureDB.cpp
   PowerPC/SignatureDB/SignatureDB.h
+  Scripting/CoreScriptInterface/InternalAPIs/FileUtility_APIs.h
+  Scripting/HelperClasses/InternalAPIDefinitions/FileUtility_API_Implementations.cpp
+  Scripting/HelperClasses/InternalAPIDefinitions/FileUtility_API_Implementations.h
+  Scripting/ScriptUtilities.cpp
+  Scripting/ScriptUtilities.h
   State.cpp
   State.h
   SyncIdentifier.h
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/CoreScriptInterface/InternalAPIs/FileUtility_APIs.h b/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/CoreScriptInterface/InternalAPIs/FileUtility_APIs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9e9a6d03c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/CoreScriptInterface/InternalAPIs/FileUtility_APIs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace Scripting
+{
+
+// FileUtility_APIs contains the APIs for getting the user directory path and the system directory
+// path for Dolphin.
+typedef struct FileUtility_APIs
+{
+  // Returns the user directory path for Dolphin.
+  const char* (*GetUserDirectoryPath)();
+
+  // Returns the system directory path for Dolphin.
+  const char* (*GetSystemDirectoryPath)();
+
+} FileUtility_APIs;
+
+}  // namespace Scripting
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/HelperClasses/InternalAPIDefinitions/FileUtility_API_Implementations.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/HelperClasses/InternalAPIDefinitions/FileUtility_API_Implementations.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0e50fd139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/HelperClasses/InternalAPIDefinitions/FileUtility_API_Implementations.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include "Core/Scripting/HelperClasses/InternalAPIDefinitions/FileUtility_API_Implementations.h"
+
+#include <string>
+#include "Common/FileUtil.h"
+
+namespace Scripting::FileUtilityAPIsImpl
+{
+FileUtility_APIs fileUtility_APIs = {};
+
+std::string user_directory_path;
+std::string system_directory_path;
+
+void Init()
+{
+  fileUtility_APIs.GetUserDirectoryPath = GetUserDirectoryPath_impl;
+  fileUtility_APIs.GetSystemDirectoryPath = GetSystemDirectoryPath_impl;
+  user_directory_path = File::GetUserPath(D_LOAD_IDX);
+  system_directory_path = File::GetSysDirectory();
+}
+
+const char* GetUserDirectoryPath_impl()
+{
+  return user_directory_path.c_str();
+}
+
+const char* GetSystemDirectoryPath_impl()
+{
+  return system_directory_path.c_str();
+}
+
+}  // namespace Scripting::FileUtilityAPIsImpl
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/HelperClasses/InternalAPIDefinitions/FileUtility_API_Implementations.h b/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/HelperClasses/InternalAPIDefinitions/FileUtility_API_Implementations.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6040c80d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/HelperClasses/InternalAPIDefinitions/FileUtility_API_Implementations.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Core/Scripting/CoreScriptInterface/InternalAPIs/FileUtility_APIs.h"
+
+// This file contains the implementations for the APIs in FileUtility_APIs
+namespace Scripting::FileUtilityAPIsImpl
+{
+extern FileUtility_APIs fileUtility_APIs;
+
+void Init();
+
+const char* GetUserDirectoryPath_impl();
+const char* GetSystemDirectoryPath_impl();
+
+}  // namespace Scripting::FileUtilityAPIsImpl
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/ScriptUtilities.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/ScriptUtilities.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85e4d50647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/ScriptUtilities.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "Core/Scripting/ScriptUtilities.h"
+
+#include "Core/Scripting/HelperClasses/InternalAPIDefinitions/FileUtility_API_Implementations.h"
+
+namespace Scripting
+{
+
+static bool is_scripting_core_initialized = false;
+
+void InitScriptingCore()
+{
+  if (!is_scripting_core_initialized)
+  {
+    FileUtilityAPIsImpl::Init();
+    is_scripting_core_initialized = true;
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace Scripting
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/ScriptUtilities.h b/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/ScriptUtilities.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0890945eff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Scripting/ScriptUtilities.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace Scripting
+{
+
+void InitScriptingCore();
+
+}  // namespace Scripting
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinLib.props b/Source/Core/DolphinLib.props
index a61f0d822a..3055b54123 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinLib.props
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinLib.props
@@ -454,6 +454,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Core\PowerPC\SignatureDB\DSYSignatureDB.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Core\PowerPC\SignatureDB\MEGASignatureDB.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Core\PowerPC\SignatureDB\SignatureDB.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="Core\Scripting\CoreScriptInterface\InternalAPIs\FileUtility_APIs.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="Core\Scripting\HelperClasses\InternalAPIDefinitions\FileUtility_API_Implementations.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="Core\Scripting\ScriptUtilities.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Core\State.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Core\SyncIdentifier.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Core\SysConf.h" />
@@ -1121,6 +1124,8 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Core\PowerPC\SignatureDB\DSYSignatureDB.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Core\PowerPC\SignatureDB\MEGASignatureDB.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Core\PowerPC\SignatureDB\SignatureDB.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="Core\Scripting\HelperClasses\InternalAPIDefinitions\FileUtility_API_Implementations.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="Core\Scripting\ScriptUtilities.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Core\State.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Core\SysConf.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Core\System.cpp" />