diff --git a/src/datasets/streaming.py b/src/datasets/streaming.py
index 50adc0a3981..e428b357ca7 100644
--- a/src/datasets/streaming.py
+++ b/src/datasets/streaming.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from .utils.logging import get_logger
 from .utils.patching import patch_submodule
-from .utils.streaming_download_manager import xdirname, xjoin, xopen, xpathjoin, xpathopen
+from .utils.streaming_download_manager import xdirname, xjoin, xopen, xpathjoin, xpathopen, xpathstem, xpathsuffix
 
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
@@ -43,3 +43,5 @@ def extend_module_for_streaming(module_path, use_auth_token: Optional[Union[str,
         patch.object(module.Path, "joinpath", xpathjoin).start()
         patch.object(module.Path, "__truediv__", xpathjoin).start()
         patch.object(module.Path, "open", xpathopen).start()
+        patch.object(module.Path, "stem", property(fget=xpathstem)).start()
+        patch.object(module.Path, "suffix", property(fget=xpathsuffix)).start()
diff --git a/src/datasets/utils/streaming_download_manager.py b/src/datasets/utils/streaming_download_manager.py
index 391179426db..bd5baf31b22 100644
--- a/src/datasets/utils/streaming_download_manager.py
+++ b/src/datasets/utils/streaming_download_manager.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 import time
-from pathlib import Path
+from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath
 from typing import Optional, Tuple
 
 import fsspec
@@ -180,6 +180,30 @@ def xpathopen(path: Path, **kwargs):
     return xopen(_as_posix(path), **kwargs)
 
 
+def xpathstem(path: Path):
+    """Stem function for argument of type :obj:`~pathlib.Path` that supports both local paths end remote URLs.
+
+    Args:
+        path (:obj:`~pathlib.Path`): Calling Path instance.
+
+    Returns:
+        :obj:`str`
+    """
+    return PurePosixPath(_as_posix(path).split("::")[0]).stem
+
+
+def xpathsuffix(path: Path):
+    """Suffix function for argument of type :obj:`~pathlib.Path` that supports both local paths end remote URLs.
+
+    Args:
+        path (:obj:`~pathlib.Path`): Calling Path instance.
+
+    Returns:
+        :obj:`str`
+    """
+    return PurePosixPath(_as_posix(path).split("::")[0]).suffix
+
+
 class StreamingDownloadManager(object):
     """
     Download manager that uses the "::" separator to navigate through (possibly remote) compressed archives.
diff --git a/tests/test_streaming_download_manager.py b/tests/test_streaming_download_manager.py
index cbf494d6eb4..0a24ca52d05 100644
--- a/tests/test_streaming_download_manager.py
+++ b/tests/test_streaming_download_manager.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     xopen,
     xpathjoin,
     xpathopen,
+    xpathstem,
+    xpathsuffix,
 )
 
 from .utils import require_lz4, require_zstandard
@@ -124,6 +126,30 @@ def test_xopen_remote():
         assert list(f) == TEST_URL_CONTENT.splitlines(keepends=True)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "input_path, expected",
+    [
+        ("zip://file.txt::https://host.com/archive.zip", "file"),
+        ("file.txt", "file"),
+        ((Path().resolve() / "file.txt").as_posix(), "file"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_xpathstem(input_path, expected):
+    assert xpathstem(Path(input_path)) == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "input_path, expected",
+    [
+        ("zip://file.txt::https://host.com/archive.zip", ".txt"),
+        ("file.txt", ".txt"),
+        ((Path().resolve() / "file.txt").as_posix(), ".txt"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_xpathsuffix(input_path, expected):
+    assert xpathsuffix(Path(input_path)) == expected
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("urlpath", [r"C:\\foo\bar.txt", "/foo/bar.txt", "https://f.oo/bar.txt"])
 def test_streaming_dl_manager_download_dummy_path(urlpath):
     dl_manager = StreamingDownloadManager()