diff --git a/src/datasets/features/audio.py b/src/datasets/features/audio.py
index d42fe53f009..eeab56db89b 100644
--- a/src/datasets/features/audio.py
+++ b/src/datasets/features/audio.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from io import BytesIO
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, Optional, Union
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class Audio:
 
     Input: The Audio feature accepts as input:
     - A `str`: Absolute path to the audio file (i.e. random access is allowed).
+    - A `pathlib.Path`: path to the audio file (i.e. random access is allowed).
     - A `dict` with the keys:
 
         - `path`: String with relative path of the audio file to the archive file.
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ def encode_example(self, value: Union[str, bytes, bytearray, dict, "AudioDecoder
 
         if isinstance(value, str):
             return {"bytes": None, "path": value}
+        elif isinstance(value, Path):
+            return {"bytes": None, "path": str(value.absolute())}
         elif isinstance(value, (bytes, bytearray)):
             return {"bytes": value, "path": None}
         elif AudioDecoder is not None and isinstance(value, AudioDecoder):
diff --git a/src/datasets/features/image.py b/src/datasets/features/image.py
index ad2e6bdfaec..fecc2fc5ccd 100644
--- a/src/datasets/features/image.py
+++ b/src/datasets/features/image.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import warnings
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from io import BytesIO
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, Optional, Union
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class Image:
 
     Input: The Image feature accepts as input:
     - A `str`: Absolute path to the image file (i.e. random access is allowed).
+    - A `pathlib.Path`: path to the image file (i.e. random access is allowed).
     - A `dict` with the keys:
 
         - `path`: String with relative path of the image file to the archive file.
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ def encode_example(self, value: Union[str, bytes, bytearray, dict, np.ndarray, "
 
         if isinstance(value, str):
             return {"path": value, "bytes": None}
+        elif isinstance(value, Path):
+            return {"path": str(value.absolute()), "bytes": None}
         elif isinstance(value, (bytes, bytearray)):
             return {"path": None, "bytes": value}
         elif isinstance(value, np.ndarray):
diff --git a/src/datasets/features/pdf.py b/src/datasets/features/pdf.py
index f88b222d56a..414c497356c 100644
--- a/src/datasets/features/pdf.py
+++ b/src/datasets/features/pdf.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from io import BytesIO
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, Dict, Optional, Union
 
 import pyarrow as pa
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ class Pdf:
 
     Input: The Pdf feature accepts as input:
     - A `str`: Absolute path to the pdf file (i.e. random access is allowed).
+    - A `pathlib.Path`: path to the pdf file (i.e. random access is allowed).
     - A `dict` with the keys:
         - `path`: String with relative path of the pdf file in a dataset repository.
         - `bytes`: Bytes of the pdf file.
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ def encode_example(self, value: Union[str, bytes, bytearray, dict, "pdfplumber.p
 
         if isinstance(value, str):
             return {"path": value, "bytes": None}
+        elif isinstance(value, Path):
+            return {"path": str(value.absolute()), "bytes": None}
         elif isinstance(value, (bytes, bytearray)):
             return {"path": None, "bytes": value}
         elif pdfplumber is not None and isinstance(value, pdfplumber.pdf.PDF):
diff --git a/src/datasets/features/video.py b/src/datasets/features/video.py
index 6b4bdc97a6c..adbfaaa30f3 100644
--- a/src/datasets/features/video.py
+++ b/src/datasets/features/video.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, ClassVar, Literal, Optional, TypedDict, Union
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ class Video:
 
     Input: The Video feature accepts as input:
     - A `str`: Absolute path to the video file (i.e. random access is allowed).
+    - A `pathlib.Path`: path to the video file (i.e. random access is allowed).
     - A `dict` with the keys:
 
         - `path`: String with relative path of the video file in a dataset repository.
@@ -125,6 +127,8 @@ def encode_example(self, value: Union[str, bytes, bytearray, Example, np.ndarray
 
         if isinstance(value, str):
             return {"path": value, "bytes": None}
+        elif isinstance(value, Path):
+            return {"path": str(value.absolute()), "bytes": None}
         elif isinstance(value, (bytes, bytearray)):
             return {"path": None, "bytes": value}
         elif isinstance(value, np.ndarray):
diff --git a/tests/features/test_audio.py b/tests/features/test_audio.py
index dae082429ed..b914e191af1 100644
--- a/tests/features/test_audio.py
+++ b/tests/features/test_audio.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import tarfile
 from itertools import product
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import numpy as np
 import pyarrow as pa
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ def test_audio_feature_type_to_arrow():
     "build_example",
     [
         lambda audio_path: audio_path,
+        lambda audio_path: Path(audio_path),
         lambda audio_path: open(audio_path, "rb").read(),
         lambda audio_path: {"path": audio_path},
         lambda audio_path: {"path": audio_path, "bytes": None},
diff --git a/tests/features/test_image.py b/tests/features/test_image.py
index 0b6774330b5..68e6f4b91cc 100644
--- a/tests/features/test_image.py
+++ b/tests/features/test_image.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import tarfile
 import warnings
 from io import BytesIO
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ def test_image_feature_type_to_arrow():
     "build_example",
     [
         lambda image_path: image_path,
+        lambda image_path: Path(image_path),
         lambda image_path: open(image_path, "rb").read(),
         lambda image_path: {"path": image_path},
         lambda image_path: {"path": image_path, "bytes": None},
diff --git a/tests/features/test_pdf.py b/tests/features/test_pdf.py
index 7365fd8b635..fe0b521c96c 100644
--- a/tests/features/test_pdf.py
+++ b/tests/features/test_pdf.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
 import pytest
 
 from datasets import Dataset, Features, Pdf
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@
     "build_example",
     [
         lambda pdf_path: pdf_path,
+        lambda pdf_path: Path(pdf_path),
         lambda pdf_path: open(pdf_path, "rb").read(),
         lambda pdf_path: {"path": pdf_path},
         lambda pdf_path: {"path": pdf_path, "bytes": None},
diff --git a/tests/features/test_video.py b/tests/features/test_video.py
index 64c1441227c..131b01be6d2 100644
--- a/tests/features/test_video.py
+++ b/tests/features/test_video.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
 import pytest
 
 from datasets import Column, Dataset, Features, Value, Video, load_dataset
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@
     "build_example",
     [
         lambda video_path: video_path,
+        lambda video_path: Path(video_path),
         lambda video_path: open(video_path, "rb").read(),
         lambda video_path: {"path": video_path},
         lambda video_path: {"path": video_path, "bytes": None},