diff --git a/src/zeekygen/Manager.cc b/src/zeekygen/Manager.cc
index 0352bf106f..e20d0cc01c 100644
--- a/src/zeekygen/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/zeekygen/Manager.cc
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <cstdlib>
 
-#include "zeek/plugin/Manager.h"
+#include "zeek/DebugLogger.h"
 #include "zeek/util.h"
+#include "zeek/zeekygen/utils.h"
 #include "zeek/zeekygen/Info.h"
 #include "zeek/zeekygen/PackageInfo.h"
 #include "zeek/zeekygen/ScriptInfo.h"
@@ -52,20 +53,6 @@ static string RemoveLeadingSpace(const string& s)
 	return rval;
 	}
 
-// Turns a script's full path into a shortened, normalized version that we
-// use for indexing.
-static string NormalizeScriptPath(const string& path)
-	{
-	if ( auto p = plugin_mgr->LookupPluginByPath(path) )
-		{
-		auto rval = util::detail::normalize_path(path);
-		auto prefix = util::SafeBasename(p->PluginDirectory()).result;
-		return prefix + "/" + rval.substr(p->PluginDirectory().size() + 1);
-		}
-
-	return util::detail::without_zeekpath_component(path);
-	}
-
 Manager::Manager(const string& arg_config, const string& bro_command)
 	: disabled(), comment_buffer(), comment_buffer_map(), packages(), scripts(),
 	  identifiers(), all_info(), last_identifier_seen(), incomplete_type(),
@@ -135,7 +122,7 @@ void Manager::Script(const string& path)
 	if ( disabled )
 		return;
 
-	string name = NormalizeScriptPath(path);
+	string name = normalize_script_path(path);
 
 	if ( scripts.GetInfo(name) )
 		{
@@ -179,8 +166,8 @@ void Manager::ScriptDependency(const string& path, const string& dep)
 		return;
 		}
 
-	string name = NormalizeScriptPath(path);
-	string depname = NormalizeScriptPath(dep);
+	string name = normalize_script_path(path);
+	string depname = normalize_script_path(dep);
 	ScriptInfo* script_info = scripts.GetInfo(name);
 
 	if ( ! script_info )
@@ -204,7 +191,7 @@ void Manager::ModuleUsage(const string& path, const string& module)
 	if ( disabled )
 		return;
 
-	string name = NormalizeScriptPath(path);
+	string name = normalize_script_path(path);
 	ScriptInfo* script_info = scripts.GetInfo(name);
 
 	if ( ! script_info )
@@ -263,7 +250,7 @@ void Manager::StartType(zeek::detail::IDPtr id)
 		return;
 		}
 
-	string script = NormalizeScriptPath(id->GetLocationInfo()->filename);
+	string script = normalize_script_path(id->GetLocationInfo()->filename);
 	ScriptInfo* script_info = scripts.GetInfo(script);
 
 	if ( ! script_info )
@@ -327,7 +314,7 @@ void Manager::Identifier(zeek::detail::IDPtr id, bool from_redef)
 		return;
 		}
 
-	string script = NormalizeScriptPath(id->GetLocationInfo()->filename);
+	string script = normalize_script_path(id->GetLocationInfo()->filename);
 	ScriptInfo* script_info = scripts.GetInfo(script);
 
 	if ( ! script_info )
@@ -357,7 +344,7 @@ void Manager::RecordField(const zeek::detail::ID* id, const TypeDecl* field,
 		return;
 		}
 
-	string script = NormalizeScriptPath(path);
+	string script = normalize_script_path(path);
 	idd->AddRecordField(field, script, comment_buffer, from_redef);
 	comment_buffer.clear();
 	DBG_LOG(DBG_ZEEKYGEN, "Document record field %s, identifier %s, script %s",
@@ -385,7 +372,7 @@ void Manager::Redef(const zeek::detail::ID* id, const string& path,
 		return;
 		}
 
-	string from_script = NormalizeScriptPath(path);
+	string from_script = normalize_script_path(path);
 	ScriptInfo* script_info = scripts.GetInfo(from_script);
 
 	if ( ! script_info )
@@ -413,7 +400,7 @@ void Manager::SummaryComment(const string& script, const string& comment)
 	if ( disabled )
 		return;
 
-	string name = NormalizeScriptPath(script);
+	string name = normalize_script_path(script);
 	ScriptInfo* info = scripts.GetInfo(name);
 
 	if ( info )
diff --git a/src/zeekygen/utils.cc b/src/zeekygen/utils.cc
index 7966981713..8b3340a088 100644
--- a/src/zeekygen/utils.cc
+++ b/src/zeekygen/utils.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "zeek/ID.h"
 #include "zeek/Scope.h"
 #include "zeek/Reporter.h"
+#include "zeek/plugin/Manager.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -137,4 +138,15 @@ string redef_indication(const string& from_script)
 	                 from_script.c_str());
 	}
 
+std::string normalize_script_path(std::string_view path)
+	{
+	if ( auto p = plugin_mgr->LookupPluginByPath(path) )
+		{
+		auto rval = util::detail::normalize_path(path);
+		auto prefix = util::SafeBasename(p->PluginDirectory()).result;
+		return prefix + "/" + rval.substr(p->PluginDirectory().size() + 1);
+		}
+
+	return util::detail::without_zeekpath_component(path);
+	}
 } // namespace zeek::zeekygen::detail
diff --git a/src/zeekygen/utils.h b/src/zeekygen/utils.h
index 8b50bb8b12..b62841e437 100644
--- a/src/zeekygen/utils.h
+++ b/src/zeekygen/utils.h
@@ -64,4 +64,14 @@ bool is_all_whitespace(const std::string& s);
  */
 std::string redef_indication(const std::string& from_script);
 
+/**
+ * Turns a script's path into a shortened, normalized version that
+ * can be used for indexing and cross-referencing links.
+ *
+ * @param path  the associate path to a Zeek script, which may be absolute.
+ *
+ * @return  a normalized/shortened path (containing no ZEEKPATH components)
+ *
+ */
+std::string normalize_script_path(std::string_view path);
 } // namespace zeek::zeekygen::detail