diff --git a/appdirs.py b/appdirs.py
index fcc26ad..ad2e29b 100644
--- a/appdirs.py
+++ b/appdirs.py
@@ -457,6 +457,76 @@ def user_log_dir(self):
                             version=self.version)
 
 
+#---- pathlib stuff
+
+def _pathlib_wrapper(func):
+
+    try:
+        import functools
+        import pathlib
+        import inspect
+        signature = inspect.signature(func)
+
+        def inner(*args, **kwargs):
+            ba = signature.bind_partial(*args, **kwargs)
+            ba.apply_defaults()
+            return pathlib.Path(func(*ba.args, **ba.kwargs))
+
+        inner.__signature__ = signature
+        inner.__doc__ = func.__doc__
+        inner.__name__ = func.__name__.replace("dir", "path")
+        return inner
+
+    except ImportError:
+        return func
+
+
+site_config_path = _pathlib_wrapper(site_config_dir)
+site_data_path = _pathlib_wrapper(site_data_dir)
+user_cache_path = _pathlib_wrapper(user_cache_dir)
+user_config_path = _pathlib_wrapper(user_config_dir)
+user_data_path = _pathlib_wrapper(user_data_dir)
+user_log_path = _pathlib_wrapper(user_log_dir)
+user_state_path = _pathlib_wrapper(user_state_dir)
+
+
+class AppPaths(AppDirs):
+
+    @property
+    def user_data_dir(self):
+        return user_data_path(self.appname, self.appauthor,
+                              version=self.version, roaming=self.roaming)
+
+    @property
+    def site_data_dir(self):
+        return site_data_path(self.appname, self.appauthor,
+                              version=self.version, multipath=self.multipath)
+
+    @property
+    def user_config_dir(self):
+        return user_config_path(self.appname, self.appauthor,
+                                version=self.version, roaming=self.roaming)
+
+    @property
+    def site_config_dir(self):
+        return site_config_path(self.appname, self.appauthor,
+                                version=self.version, multipath=self.multipath)
+
+    @property
+    def user_cache_dir(self):
+        return user_cache_path(self.appname, self.appauthor,
+                               version=self.version)
+
+    @property
+    def user_state_dir(self):
+        return user_state_path(self.appname, self.appauthor,
+                               version=self.version)
+
+    @property
+    def user_log_dir(self):
+        return user_log_path(self.appname, self.appauthor,
+                             version=self.version)
+
 #---- internal support stuff
 
 def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
diff --git a/test/test_api.py b/test/test_api.py
index 8c89fb2..2737209 100644
--- a/test/test_api.py
+++ b/test/test_api.py
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@
 
 if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
     STRING_TYPE = basestring
+    PATH_TYPE = basestring
+elif sys.version_info < (3, 4):
+    STRING_TYPE = str
+    PATH_TYPE = str
 else:
+    import pathlib
     STRING_TYPE = str
+    PATH_TYPE = pathlib.Path
 
 
 class Test_AppDir(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -25,6 +31,18 @@ def test_helpers(self):
         self.assertIsInstance(
             appdirs.user_log_dir('MyApp', 'MyCompany'), STRING_TYPE)
 
+    def test_path_helpers(self):
+        self.assertIsInstance(
+            appdirs.user_data_path('MyApp', 'MyCompany'), PATH_TYPE)
+        self.assertIsInstance(
+            appdirs.site_data_path('MyApp', 'MyCompany'), PATH_TYPE)
+        self.assertIsInstance(
+            appdirs.user_cache_path('MyApp', 'MyCompany'), PATH_TYPE)
+        self.assertIsInstance(
+            appdirs.user_state_path('MyApp', 'MyCompany'), PATH_TYPE)
+        self.assertIsInstance(
+            appdirs.user_log_path('MyApp', 'MyCompany'), PATH_TYPE)
+
     def test_dirs(self):
         dirs = appdirs.AppDirs('MyApp', 'MyCompany', version='1.0')
         self.assertIsInstance(dirs.user_data_dir, STRING_TYPE)
@@ -33,5 +51,14 @@ def test_dirs(self):
         self.assertIsInstance(dirs.user_state_dir, STRING_TYPE)
         self.assertIsInstance(dirs.user_log_dir, STRING_TYPE)
 
+    def test_paths(self):
+        paths = appdirs.AppPaths('MyApp', 'MyCompany', version='1.0')
+        self.assertIsInstance(paths.user_data_dir, PATH_TYPE)
+        self.assertIsInstance(paths.site_data_dir, PATH_TYPE)
+        self.assertIsInstance(paths.user_cache_dir, PATH_TYPE)
+        self.assertIsInstance(paths.user_state_dir, PATH_TYPE)
+        self.assertIsInstance(paths.user_log_dir, PATH_TYPE)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()