diff --git a/spec/std/socket/address_spec.cr b/spec/std/socket/address_spec.cr
index 08508940bc7d..e89151844f3c 100644
--- a/spec/std/socket/address_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/std/socket/address_spec.cr
@@ -456,6 +456,10 @@ end
       Socket::UNIXAddress.new("some_path").hash.should_not eq Socket::UNIXAddress.new("other_path").hash
     end
 
+    it "accepts `Path` input" do
+      Socket::UNIXAddress.new(Path.new("some_path")).should eq Socket::UNIXAddress.new("some_path")
+    end
+
     describe ".parse" do
       it "parses relative" do
         address = Socket::UNIXAddress.parse "unix://foo.sock"
diff --git a/spec/std/socket/unix_server_spec.cr b/spec/std/socket/unix_server_spec.cr
index 60f0279b4091..2bd18e10fc2b 100644
--- a/spec/std/socket/unix_server_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/std/socket/unix_server_spec.cr
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ describe UNIXServer do
       end
     end
 
+    it "creates the socket file from `Path`" do
+      with_tempfile("unix_server.sock") do |path|
+        path = Path.new(path)
+        UNIXServer.open(path) do
+          File.exists?(path).should be_true
+          File.info(path).type.socket?.should be_true
+        end
+
+        File.exists?(path).should be_false
+      end
+    end
+
     it "deletes socket file on close" do
       with_tempfile("unix_server-close.sock") do |path|
         server = UNIXServer.new(path)
diff --git a/spec/std/socket/unix_socket_spec.cr b/spec/std/socket/unix_socket_spec.cr
index 7e5eda4e2b65..e541dac19eca 100644
--- a/spec/std/socket/unix_socket_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/std/socket/unix_socket_spec.cr
@@ -43,6 +43,29 @@ describe UNIXSocket do
     end
   end
 
+  it "initializes with `Path` paths" do
+    with_tempfile("unix_socket.sock") do |path|
+      path_path = Path.new(path)
+      UNIXServer.open(path_path) do |server|
+        server.local_address.family.should eq(Socket::Family::UNIX)
+        server.local_address.path.should eq(path)
+
+        UNIXSocket.open(path_path) do |client|
+          client.local_address.family.should eq(Socket::Family::UNIX)
+          client.local_address.path.should eq(path)
+
+          server.accept do |sock|
+            sock.local_address.family.should eq(Socket::Family::UNIX)
+            sock.local_address.path.should eq(path)
+
+            sock.remote_address.family.should eq(Socket::Family::UNIX)
+            sock.remote_address.path.should eq(path)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   it "sync flag after accept" do
     with_tempfile("unix_socket-accept.sock") do |path|
       UNIXServer.open(path) do |server|
diff --git a/src/socket/address.cr b/src/socket/address.cr
index bac36088152f..c07505ad43ab 100644
--- a/src/socket/address.cr
+++ b/src/socket/address.cr
@@ -765,7 +765,8 @@ class Socket
                       sizeof(typeof(LibC::SockaddrUn.new.sun_path)) - 1
                     {% end %}
 
-    def initialize(@path : String)
+    def initialize(path : Path | String)
+      @path = path.to_s
       if @path.bytesize > MAX_PATH_SIZE
         raise ArgumentError.new("Path size exceeds the maximum size of #{MAX_PATH_SIZE} bytes")
       end
diff --git a/src/socket/unix_server.cr b/src/socket/unix_server.cr
index 75195a09ff70..e2f9b07b6157 100644
--- a/src/socket/unix_server.cr
+++ b/src/socket/unix_server.cr
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class UNIXServer < UNIXSocket
   # ```
   #
   # [Only the stream type is supported on Windows](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/af_unix-comes-to-windows/#unsupportedunavailable).
-  def initialize(@path : String, type : Type = Type::STREAM, backlog : Int = 128)
+  def initialize(path : Path | String, type : Type = Type::STREAM, backlog : Int = 128)
+    @path = path = path.to_s
     super(Family::UNIX, type)
 
     system_bind(UNIXAddress.new(path), path) do |error|
@@ -53,15 +54,16 @@ class UNIXServer < UNIXSocket
   end
 
   # Creates a UNIXServer from an already configured raw file descriptor
-  def initialize(*, fd : Handle, type : Type = Type::STREAM, @path : String? = nil)
-    super(fd: fd, type: type, path: @path)
+  def initialize(*, fd : Handle, type : Type = Type::STREAM, path : Path | String? = nil)
+    @path = path = path.to_s
+    super(fd: fd, type: type, path: path)
   end
 
   # Creates a new UNIX server and yields it to the block. Eventually closes the
   # server socket when the block returns.
   #
   # Returns the value of the block.
-  def self.open(path, type : Type = Type::STREAM, backlog = 128, &)
+  def self.open(path : Path | String, type : Type = Type::STREAM, backlog = 128, &)
     server = new(path, type, backlog)
     begin
       yield server
diff --git a/src/socket/unix_socket.cr b/src/socket/unix_socket.cr
index d5ce5857c907..914a2a62fd1d 100644
--- a/src/socket/unix_socket.cr
+++ b/src/socket/unix_socket.cr
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class UNIXSocket < Socket
   getter path : String?
 
   # Connects a named UNIX socket, bound to a filesystem pathname.
-  def initialize(@path : String, type : Type = Type::STREAM)
+  def initialize(path : Path | String, type : Type = Type::STREAM)
+    @path = path = path.to_s
     super(Family::UNIX, type, Protocol::IP)
 
     connect(UNIXAddress.new(path)) do |error|
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ class UNIXSocket < Socket
   end
 
   # Creates a UNIXSocket from an already configured raw file descriptor
-  def initialize(*, fd : Handle, type : Type = Type::STREAM, @path : String? = nil)
+  def initialize(*, fd : Handle, type : Type = Type::STREAM, path : Path | String? = nil)
+    @path = path.to_s
     super fd, Family::UNIX, type, Protocol::IP
   end
 
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ class UNIXSocket < Socket
   # eventually closes the socket when the block returns.
   #
   # Returns the value of the block.
-  def self.open(path, type : Type = Type::STREAM, &)
+  def self.open(path : Path | String, type : Type = Type::STREAM, &)
     sock = new(path, type)
     begin
       yield sock