diff --git a/Tests/test_image.py b/Tests/test_image.py
index 2d661a903..843921f5f 100644
--- a/Tests/test_image.py
+++ b/Tests/test_image.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import io
 import os
+import pathlib
 import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
@@ -21,6 +22,22 @@ from .helper import (
 )
 
 
+class MyStrPathLike:
+    def __init__(self, path_str):
+        self.path_str = path_str
+
+    def __fspath__(self):
+        return self.path_str
+
+
+class MyBytesPathLike:
+    def __init__(self, path_str):
+        self.path_bytes = os.fsencode(path_str)
+
+    def __fspath__(self):
+        return self.path_bytes
+
+
 class TestImage:
     def test_image_modes_success(self):
         for mode in [
@@ -138,22 +155,30 @@ class TestImage:
             with Image.open(io.StringIO()):
                 pass
 
-    def test_pathlib(self, tmp_path):
-        from PIL.Image import Path
-
-        with Image.open(Path("Tests/images/multipage-mmap.tiff")) as im:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "PathCls",
+        (
+            pathlib.Path,
+            MyStrPathLike,  # Returns `str` on `os.fspath`
+            MyBytesPathLike,  # Returns `bytes` on `os.fspath`
+            str,
+            os.fsencode,  # Converts path to `bytes`
+        ),
+    )
+    def test_path_like(self, tmp_path, PathCls):
+        with Image.open(PathCls("Tests/images/multipage-mmap.tiff")) as im:
             assert im.mode == "P"
             assert im.size == (10, 10)
 
-        with Image.open(Path("Tests/images/hopper.jpg")) as im:
+        with Image.open(PathCls("Tests/images/hopper.jpg")) as im:
             assert im.mode == "RGB"
             assert im.size == (128, 128)
 
             for ext in (".jpg", ".jp2"):
-                temp_file = str(tmp_path / ("temp." + ext))
+                temp_file = str((tmp_path / "temp").with_suffix(ext))
                 if os.path.exists(temp_file):
                     os.remove(temp_file)
-                im.save(Path(temp_file))
+                im.save(PathCls(temp_file))
 
     def test_fp_name(self, tmp_path):
         temp_file = str(tmp_path / "temp.jpg")
diff --git a/Tests/test_util.py b/Tests/test_util.py
index b5bfca012..5c153947f 100644
--- a/Tests/test_util.py
+++ b/Tests/test_util.py
@@ -27,6 +27,21 @@ def test_path_obj_is_path():
     assert it_is
 
 
+def test_path_like_is_path():
+    # Arrange
+    class PathThingy:
+        def __fspath__(self):
+            return "UNIMPORTANT"  # pragma: no cover
+
+    test_path = PathThingy()
+
+    # Act
+    it_is = _util.isPath(test_path)
+
+    # Assert
+    assert it_is
+
+
 def test_is_not_path(tmp_path):
     # Arrange
     with (tmp_path / "temp.ext").open("w") as fp:
@@ -39,6 +54,22 @@ def test_is_not_path(tmp_path):
     assert not it_is_not
 
 
+def test_path_like_file_is_not_path(tmp_path):
+    # Arrange
+    import io
+
+    class PathAndFileThingy(io.TextIOWrapper):
+        def __fspath__(self):
+            return "UNIMPORTANT"  # pragma: no cover
+
+    with PathAndFileThingy(open(tmp_path / "temp.ext", "wb")) as test_obj:
+        # Act
+        it_is_not = _util.isPath(test_obj)
+
+        # Assert
+        assert not it_is_not
+
+
 def test_is_directory():
     # Arrange
     directory = "Tests"
diff --git a/src/PIL/Image.py b/src/PIL/Image.py
index f53dbe016..158fc8e51 100644
--- a/src/PIL/Image.py
+++ b/src/PIL/Image.py
@@ -2155,9 +2155,9 @@ class Image:
 
     def save(self, fp, format=None, **params):
         """
-        Saves this image under the given filename.  If no format is
-        specified, the format to use is determined from the filename
-        extension, if possible.
+        Saves this image under the given filepath.  If no format is
+        specified, the format to use is determined from the filepath's
+        file extension, if possible.
 
         Keyword options can be used to provide additional instructions
         to the writer. If a writer doesn't recognise an option, it is
@@ -2165,12 +2165,12 @@ class Image:
         :doc:`image format documentation
         <../handbook/image-file-formats>` for each writer.
 
-        You can use a file object instead of a filename. In this case,
+        You can use a file object instead of a filepath. In this case,
         you must always specify the format. The file object must
         implement the ``seek``, ``tell``, and ``write``
         methods, and be opened in binary mode.
 
-        :param fp: A filename (string), pathlib.Path object or file object.
+        :param fp: A filepath (str or bytes), path-like object or file object.
         :param format: Optional format override.  If omitted, the
            format to use is determined from the filename extension.
            If a file object was used instead of a filename, this
@@ -2209,7 +2209,7 @@ class Image:
 
         preinit()
 
-        ext = os.path.splitext(filename)[1].lower()
+        ext = os.fsdecode(os.path.splitext(filename)[1].lower())
 
         if not format:
             if ext not in EXTENSION:
@@ -2930,7 +2930,7 @@ def open(fp, mode="r", formats=None):
     :py:meth:`~PIL.Image.Image.load` method).  See
     :py:func:`~PIL.Image.new`. See :ref:`file-handling`.
 
-    :param fp: A filename (string), pathlib.Path object or a file object.
+    :param fp: A filepath (str or bytes), path-like object or a file object.
        The file object must implement ``file.read``,
        ``file.seek``, and ``file.tell`` methods,
        and be opened in binary mode.
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
index e99ca21b2..f4f47ff11 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ class FreeTypeFont:
 
         if isPath(font):
             if sys.platform == "win32":
+                font = os.fspath(font)
                 font_bytes_path = font if isinstance(font, bytes) else font.encode()
                 try:
                     font_bytes_path.decode("ascii")
@@ -796,10 +797,10 @@ def load(filename):
 
 
 def truetype(font=None, size=10, index=0, encoding="", layout_engine=None):
-    """
-    Load a TrueType or OpenType font from a file or file-like object,
+    r"""
+    Load a TrueType or OpenType font from a filepath or file-like object,
     and create a font object.
-    This function loads a font object from the given file or file-like
+    This function loads a font object from the given filepath or file-like
     object, and creates a font object for a font of the given size.
 
     Pillow uses FreeType to open font files. If you are opening many fonts
@@ -809,12 +810,12 @@ def truetype(font=None, size=10, index=0, encoding="", layout_engine=None):
 
     This function requires the _imagingft service.
 
-    :param font: A filename or file-like object containing a TrueType font.
-                 If the file is not found in this filename, the loader may also
-                 search in other directories, such as the :file:`fonts/`
+    :param font: A filepath or file-like object containing a TrueType font.
+                 If the file is not found at this filepath, the loader may also
+                 search in other directories, such as the :file:`%WINDIR%\fonts\`
                  directory on Windows or :file:`/Library/Fonts/`,
-                 :file:`/System/Library/Fonts/` and :file:`~/Library/Fonts/` on
-                 macOS.
+                 :file:`/System/Library/Fonts/` and :file:`~/Library/Fonts/`
+                 on macOS.
 
     :param size: The requested size, in points.
     :param index: Which font face to load (default is first available face).
@@ -856,7 +857,7 @@ def truetype(font=None, size=10, index=0, encoding="", layout_engine=None):
     except OSError:
         if not isPath(font):
             raise
-        ttf_filename = os.path.basename(font)
+        ttf_filename = os.fsdecode(os.path.basename(font))
 
         dirs = []
         if sys.platform == "win32":
diff --git a/src/PIL/Jpeg2KImagePlugin.py b/src/PIL/Jpeg2KImagePlugin.py
index 0904b241b..8e0ff0735 100644
--- a/src/PIL/Jpeg2KImagePlugin.py
+++ b/src/PIL/Jpeg2KImagePlugin.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def _accept(prefix):
 
 
 def _save(im, fp, filename):
-    if filename.endswith(".j2k"):
+    if os.fsdecode(os.path.splitext(filename)[1]) == ".j2k":
         kind = "j2k"
     else:
         kind = "jp2"
diff --git a/src/PIL/_util.py b/src/PIL/_util.py
index 0c5d3892e..7e9fa17fc 100644
--- a/src/PIL/_util.py
+++ b/src/PIL/_util.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import os
-from pathlib import Path
 
 
+# Checks whether the given object is a string or path-like object that
+# isn't also a file-like object
 def isPath(f):
-    return isinstance(f, (bytes, str, Path))
+    return isinstance(f, (bytes, str, os.PathLike)) and not hasattr(f, "read")
 
 
 # Checks if an object is a string, and that it points to a directory.