diff --git a/categories/templatetags/category_tags.py b/categories/templatetags/category_tags.py
index 3a8c123..f5ff719 100644
--- a/categories/templatetags/category_tags.py
+++ b/categories/templatetags/category_tags.py
@@ -1,46 +1,66 @@
 from django import template
 from categories.models import Category
 from mptt.utils import drilldown_tree_for_node
+from mptt.templatetags.mptt_tags import tree_path, tree_info
 
-class CategoryNode(template.Node):
+register = template.Library()
+
+register.filter("category_path", tree_path)
+register.filter(tree_info)
+
+def get_category(category_string):
+    """
+    Convert a string, including a path, and return the Category object
+    """
+    if category.startswith('"') and category.endswith('"'):
+        category = category_string[1:-1]
+    else:
+        category = category_string
+    
+    if category.startswith('/'):
+        category = category[1:]
+    if category.endswith('/'):
+        category = category[:-1]
+    
+    cat_list = category.split('/')
+    if len(cat_list) == 0:
+        return None
+    try:
+        categories = Category.objects.filter(name = cat_list[-1], level=len(cat_list)-1)
+        if len(cat_list) == 1 and len(categories) > 1:
+            return None
+        # If there is only one, use it. If there is more than one, check 
+        # if the parent matches the parent passed in the string
+        if len(categories) == 1:
+            return categories[0]
+        else:
+            for item in categories:
+                if item.parent.name == cat_list[-2]:
+                    return item
+    except Category.DoesNotExist:
+        return None
+
+
+class CategoryDrillDownNode(template.Node):
     
     def __init__(self, category, varname):
-        if category.startswith('"') and category.endswith('"'):
-            self.category = category[1:-1]
-        else:
-            self.category = category
-        
-        if self.category.startswith('/'):
-            self.category = self.category[1:]
-        else:
-            self.category = category
-        if self.category.endswith('/'):
-            self.category = self.category[:-1]
-        
+        self.category = get_category(category)
         self.varname = varname
     
     def render(self, context):
         try:
-            cat_list = self.category.split('/')
-            categories = Category.objects.filter(name = cat_list[-1], level=len(cat_list)-1)
-            
-            if len(cat_list) == 1 and len(categories) > 1:
-                context[self.varname] = None
-                return ''
-            if len(categories) == 1:
-                context[self.varname] = drilldown_tree_for_node(categories[0])
+            if self.category is not None:
+                context[self.varname] = drilldown_tree_for_node(self.category)
             else:
-                for item in categories:
-                    if item.parent.name == cat_list[-2]:
-                        context[self.varname] = drilldown_tree_for_node(item)
+                context[self.varname] = None
         except Category.DoesNotExist:
             context[self.varname] = None
         return ''
 
 
-def get_category(parser, token):
+def get_category_drilldown(parser, token):
     """
-    Retrieves the specified category tree.
+    Retrieves the specified category, it's ancestors and its children as an iterable list.
     
     Syntax::
     
@@ -48,8 +68,12 @@ def get_category(parser, token):
         
     Example::
     
-        {% get_category "/Rock" as rock %}
-        {% get_category "/Rock/C-Rock" as crock %}    
+        {% get_category "/Grandparent/Parent" as family %}
+    
+    Returns an iterable with::
+    
+        Grandparent, Parent, Child 1, Child 2, Child n
+    
     """
     bits = token.contents.split()
     error_str = '%(tagname)s tag should be in the format {%% %(tagname)s ' \
@@ -58,7 +82,24 @@ def get_category(parser, token):
         raise template.TemplateSyntaxError, error_str % {'tagname': bits[0]}
     category = bits[1]
     varname = bits[3]
-    return CategoryNode(category, varname)
+    return CategoryDrillDownNode(category, varname)
 
-register = template.Library()
-register.tag(get_category)
+register.tag(get_category_drilldown)
+
+@register.inclusion_tag('categories/ancestors_ul.html')
+def display_path_as_ul(category):
+    """
+    Display the category with ancestors, but no children.
+    
+    Example::
+    
+        {% display_path_as_ul "/Grandparent/Parent" %}
+    
+    Returns::
+    
+        <ul><li>Grandparent<ul><li>Parent</li></ul></li></ul>
+    """
+    cat = get_category(category)
+    
+    return {}
+    
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diff --git a/categories/tests/templatetags.py b/categories/tests/templatetags.py
index d49bb82..c48ce52 100644
--- a/categories/tests/templatetags.py
+++ b/categories/tests/templatetags.py
@@ -43,4 +43,6 @@ class GetCategoryTest(TestCase):
         crock_resp = u'Rock\rRock &gt; C-Rock\r'
         resp = self.render_template('{% load category_tags %}{% get_category "/Rock/C-Rock" as cat_list %}{% for cat in cat_list %}{{ cat }}\r{% endfor %}')
         self.assertEqual(resp, crock_resp)
+        
+        resp = self.render_template('{% load category_tags %}{% get_category %}')
         
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