diff --git a/spec/std/json/serialization_spec.cr b/spec/std/json/serialization_spec.cr
index a3dad00a7737..cf6af88736b0 100644
--- a/spec/std/json/serialization_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/std/json/serialization_spec.cr
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ describe "JSON serialization" do
       Path.from_json(%("foo/bar")).should eq(Path.new("foo/bar"))
     end
 
+    it "does Path.from_json_object_key" do
+      Hash(Path, String).from_json(%({"foo/bar": "baz"})).should eq({Path.new("foo/bar") => "baz"})
+    end
+
     {% for int in BUILTIN_INTEGER_TYPES %}
       it "does {{ int }}.from_json" do
         {{ int }}.from_json("0").should(be_a({{ int }})).should eq(0)
diff --git a/src/json/from_json.cr b/src/json/from_json.cr
index 92edf0472c77..ef36b296ab66 100644
--- a/src/json/from_json.cr
+++ b/src/json/from_json.cr
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ def String.from_json_object_key?(key : String) : String
   key
 end
 
+def Path.from_json_object_key?(key : String) : Path
+  new(key)
+end
+
 def Array.new(pull : JSON::PullParser)
   ary = new
   new(pull) do |element|