diff --git a/Tests/test_image.py b/Tests/test_image.py
index bd5fd3522..fa7f8ec06 100644
--- a/Tests/test_image.py
+++ b/Tests/test_image.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from helper import unittest, PillowTestCase, hopper
 
 from PIL import Image
+import sys
 
 
 class TestImage(PillowTestCase):
@@ -48,6 +49,14 @@ class TestImage(PillowTestCase):
             im = io.BytesIO(b'')
         self.assertRaises(IOError, lambda: Image.open(im))
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.version_info < (3, 4),
+                     "pathlib only available in Python 3.4 or later")
+    def test_pathlib(self):
+        from pathlib import Path
+        im = Image.open(Path("Tests/images/hopper.jpg"))
+        self.assertEqual(im.mode, "RGB")
+        self.assertEqual(im.size, (128, 128))
+
     def test_internals(self):
 
         im = Image.new("L", (100, 100))