diff --git a/src/flask/helpers.py b/src/flask/helpers.py
index 99594fce..f7d37ed7 100644
--- a/src/flask/helpers.py
+++ b/src/flask/helpers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import os
+import pkgutil
 import socket
+import sys
 import typing as t
 import warnings
 from datetime import timedelta
@@ -677,6 +679,55 @@ def send_from_directory(directory: str, path: str, **kwargs: t.Any) -> "Response
     )
 
 
+def get_root_path(import_name: str) -> str:
+    """Find the root path of a package, or the path that contains a
+    module. If it cannot be found, returns the current working
+    directory.
+
+    Not to be confused with the value returned by :func:`find_package`.
+
+    :meta private:
+    """
+    # Module already imported and has a file attribute. Use that first.
+    mod = sys.modules.get(import_name)
+
+    if mod is not None and hasattr(mod, "__file__"):
+        return os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(mod.__file__))
+
+    # Next attempt: check the loader.
+    loader = pkgutil.get_loader(import_name)
+
+    # Loader does not exist or we're referring to an unloaded main
+    # module or a main module without path (interactive sessions), go
+    # with the current working directory.
+    if loader is None or import_name == "__main__":
+        return os.getcwd()
+
+    if hasattr(loader, "get_filename"):
+        filepath = loader.get_filename(import_name)  # type: ignore
+    else:
+        # Fall back to imports.
+        __import__(import_name)
+        mod = sys.modules[import_name]
+        filepath = getattr(mod, "__file__", None)
+
+        # If we don't have a file path it might be because it is a
+        # namespace package. In this case pick the root path from the
+        # first module that is contained in the package.
+        if filepath is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "No root path can be found for the provided module"
+                f" {import_name!r}. This can happen because the module"
+                " came from an import hook that does not provide file"
+                " name information or because it's a namespace package."
+                " In this case the root path needs to be explicitly"
+                " provided."
+            )
+
+    # filepath is import_name.py for a module, or __init__.py for a package.
+    return os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(filepath))
+
+
 class locked_cached_property(werkzeug.utils.cached_property):
     """A :func:`property` that is only evaluated once. Like
     :class:`werkzeug.utils.cached_property` except access uses a lock
diff --git a/src/flask/scaffold.py b/src/flask/scaffold.py
index 445ac500..d40dfdd8 100644
--- a/src/flask/scaffold.py
+++ b/src/flask/scaffold.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from werkzeug.exceptions import HTTPException
 
 from .cli import AppGroup
 from .globals import current_app
+from .helpers import get_root_path
 from .helpers import locked_cached_property
 from .helpers import send_from_directory
 from .templating import _default_template_ctx_processor
@@ -745,55 +746,6 @@ def _endpoint_from_view_func(view_func: t.Callable) -> str:
     return view_func.__name__
 
 
-def get_root_path(import_name: str) -> str:
-    """Find the root path of a package, or the path that contains a
-    module. If it cannot be found, returns the current working
-    directory.
-
-    Not to be confused with the value returned by :func:`find_package`.
-
-    :meta private:
-    """
-    # Module already imported and has a file attribute. Use that first.
-    mod = sys.modules.get(import_name)
-
-    if mod is not None and hasattr(mod, "__file__"):
-        return os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(mod.__file__))
-
-    # Next attempt: check the loader.
-    loader = pkgutil.get_loader(import_name)
-
-    # Loader does not exist or we're referring to an unloaded main
-    # module or a main module without path (interactive sessions), go
-    # with the current working directory.
-    if loader is None or import_name == "__main__":
-        return os.getcwd()
-
-    if hasattr(loader, "get_filename"):
-        filepath = loader.get_filename(import_name)  # type: ignore
-    else:
-        # Fall back to imports.
-        __import__(import_name)
-        mod = sys.modules[import_name]
-        filepath = getattr(mod, "__file__", None)
-
-        # If we don't have a file path it might be because it is a
-        # namespace package. In this case pick the root path from the
-        # first module that is contained in the package.
-        if filepath is None:
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                "No root path can be found for the provided module"
-                f" {import_name!r}. This can happen because the module"
-                " came from an import hook that does not provide file"
-                " name information or because it's a namespace package."
-                " In this case the root path needs to be explicitly"
-                " provided."
-            )
-
-    # filepath is import_name.py for a module, or __init__.py for a package.
-    return os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(filepath))
-
-
 def _matching_loader_thinks_module_is_package(loader, mod_name):
     """Attempt to figure out if the given name is a package or a module.