diff --git a/bottle.py b/bottle.py
index 7ac53782d..5032dd3f9 100755
--- a/bottle.py
+++ b/bottle.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 """
 
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
 __author__ = 'Marcel Hellkamp'
 __version__ = '0.14-dev'
@@ -2306,10 +2307,16 @@ def load_config(self, filename, **options):
             other sections.
 
             :param filename: The path of a config file, or a list of paths.
+                Can be a string or a :class:`pathlib.Path` object.
             :param options: All keyword parameters are passed to the underlying
                 :class:`python:configparser.ConfigParser` constructor call.
 
         """
+        if isinstance(filename, Path):
+            filename = str(filename)
+        elif isinstance(filename, (list, tuple)):
+            filename = [str(f) if isinstance(f, Path) else f for f in filename]
+
         options.setdefault('allow_no_value', True)
         options.setdefault('interpolation', configparser.ExtendedInterpolation())
         conf = configparser.ConfigParser(**options)
@@ -2746,8 +2753,9 @@ def static_file(filename, root,
         that can be sent back to the client.
 
         :param filename: Name or path of the file to send, relative to ``root``.
+            Can be a string or a :class:`pathlib.Path` object.
         :param root: Root path for file lookups. Should be an absolute directory
-            path.
+            path. Can be a string or a :class:`pathlib.Path` object.
         :param mimetype: Provide the content-type header (default: guess from
             file extension)
         :param download: If True, ask the browser to open a `Save as...` dialog
@@ -2773,6 +2781,11 @@ def static_file(filename, root,
         check or continue partial downloads) are also handled automatically.
     """
 
+    if isinstance(root, Path):
+        root = str(root)
+    if isinstance(filename, Path):
+        filename = str(filename)
+
     root = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(root), '')
     filename = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(root, filename.strip('/\\')))
     headers = headers.copy() if headers else {}
@@ -3976,7 +3989,10 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.name = name
         self.source = source.read() if hasattr(source, 'read') else source
         self.filename = source.filename if hasattr(source, 'filename') else None
-        self.lookup = [os.path.abspath(x) for x in lookup] if lookup else []
+        if lookup:
+            self.lookup = [os.path.abspath(str(x) if isinstance(x, Path) else x) for x in lookup]
+        else:
+            self.lookup = []
         self.encoding = encoding
         self.settings = self.settings.copy()  # Copy from class variable
         self.settings.update(settings)  # Apply
@@ -3999,6 +4015,8 @@ def search(cls, name, lookup=None):
             raise depr(0, 12, "Use of absolute path for template name.",
                        "Refer to templates with names or paths relative to the lookup path.")
 
+        lookup = [str(path) if isinstance(path, Path) else path for path in lookup]
+
         for spath in lookup:
             spath = os.path.abspath(spath) + os.sep
             fname = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(spath, name))
diff --git a/test/test_config.py b/test/test_config.py
index d55227397..a3f76e8dc 100644
--- a/test/test_config.py
+++ b/test/test_config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
 from bottle import ConfigDict
 
 
@@ -198,3 +199,8 @@ def test_load_config(self):
             'namespace.section.default': 'otherDefault',
             'namespace.section.sub.namespace.key': 'test2',
             'port': '8080'}, c)
+
+        # Test with pathlib.Path object
+        c2 = ConfigDict()
+        c2.load_config(Path(self.config_file.name))
+        self.assertDictEqual(c, c2)
diff --git a/test/test_sendfile.py b/test/test_sendfile.py
index 3a332c640..2b044134f 100755
--- a/test/test_sendfile.py
+++ b/test/test_sendfile.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import sys
 import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
 from bottle import static_file, request, response, parse_date, parse_range_header, Bottle, tob
 import bottle
 import wsgiref.util
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ def test_valid(self):
         out = static_file(basename, root=root)
         self.assertEqual(open(__file__,'rb').read(), out.body.read())
 
+        out_path = static_file(Path(basename), root=Path(root))
+        self.assertEqual(open(__file__,'rb').read(), out_path.body.read())
+
     def test_invalid(self):
         """ SendFile: Invalid requests"""
         self.assertEqual(404, static_file('not/a/file', root=root).status_code)
diff --git a/test/test_stpl.py b/test/test_stpl.py
index 73f37d320..3fd0955e8 100755
--- a/test/test_stpl.py
+++ b/test/test_stpl.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from bottle import SimpleTemplate, TemplateError, view, template, touni, tob, html_quote
 import re, os
 import traceback
+from pathlib import Path
 from .tools import chdir
 
 
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ def test_file(self):
         with chdir(__file__):
             t = SimpleTemplate(name='./views/stpl_simple.tpl', lookup=['.'])
             self.assertRenders(t, 'start var end\n', var='var')
+        with chdir(__file__):
+            t = SimpleTemplate(name='./views/stpl_simple.tpl', lookup=[Path('.')])
+            self.assertRenders(t, 'start var end\n', var='var')
 
     def test_name(self):
         with chdir(__file__):