diff --git a/src/libopensc/iso7816.c b/src/libopensc/iso7816.c
index d1e857af..8cb9e6b6 100644
--- a/src/libopensc/iso7816.c
+++ b/src/libopensc/iso7816.c
@@ -426,6 +426,14 @@ static int iso7816_select_file(sc_card_t *card,
 			pathlen -= 2;
 		}
 		break;
+	case SC_PATH_TYPE_FROM_CURRENT:
+		apdu.p1 = 9;
+		break;
+	case SC_PATH_TYPE_PARENT:
+		apdu.p1 = 3;
+		pathlen = 0;
+		apdu.cse = SC_APDU_CASE_2_SHORT;
+		break;
 	default:
 		SC_FUNC_RETURN(card->ctx, 2, SC_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENTS);
 	}
diff --git a/src/libopensc/types.h b/src/libopensc/types.h
index b5840f6d..44527d54 100644
--- a/src/libopensc/types.h
+++ b/src/libopensc/types.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ struct sc_object_id {
 #define SC_PATH_TYPE_PATH	2
 #define SC_PATH_TYPE_PATH_PROT	3	/* path of a file containing
 					   EnveleopedData objects */
+#define SC_PATH_TYPE_FROM_CURRENT   4
+#define SC_PATH_TYPE_PARENT   5
 
 #define SC_MAX_PATH_SIZE		16
 #define SC_MAX_PATH_STRING_SIZE		(SC_MAX_PATH_SIZE * 2 + 1)