diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
index b9e097e5d1cbd..5c5e7ed612179 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class Resource #:nodoc:
 
           def initialize(entities, options = {})
             @name       = entities.to_s
-            @path       = options.delete(:path) || @name
+            @path       = (options.delete(:path) || @name).to_s
             @controller = (options.delete(:controller) || @name).to_s
             @as         = options.delete(:as)
             @options    = options
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ class SingletonResource < Resource #:nodoc:
 
           def initialize(entities, options)
             @name       = entities.to_s
-            @path       = options.delete(:path) || @name
+            @path       = (options.delete(:path) || @name).to_s
             @controller = (options.delete(:controller) || plural).to_s
             @as         = options.delete(:as)
             @options    = options
diff --git a/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing_test.rb b/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing_test.rb
index fa8447efaecd5..739b892c786bf 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing_test.rb
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ def self.matches?(request)
         end
       end
 
+      resources :wiki_pages, :path => :pages
+      resource :wiki_account, :path => :my_account
+
       scope :only => :show do
         namespace :only do
           resources :sectors, :only => :index do
@@ -1984,6 +1987,22 @@ def test_resource_constraints_are_pushed_to_scope
     end
   end
 
+  def test_resources_path_can_be_a_symbol
+    with_test_routes do
+      get '/pages'
+      assert_equal 'wiki_pages#index', @response.body
+      assert_equal '/pages', wiki_pages_path
+
+      get '/pages/Ruby_on_Rails'
+      assert_equal 'wiki_pages#show', @response.body
+      assert_equal '/pages/Ruby_on_Rails', wiki_page_path(:id => 'Ruby_on_Rails')
+
+      get '/my_account'
+      assert_equal 'wiki_accounts#show', @response.body
+      assert_equal '/my_account', wiki_account_path
+    end
+  end
+
 private
   def with_test_routes
     yield