diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 205202ef..f961d3ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 * [#319](https://github.com/intridea/hashie/pull/319): Fix a regression from 3.4.1 where `Hashie::Extensions::DeepFind` is no longer indifference-aware - [@michaelherold](https://github.com/michaelherold).
 * [#240](https://github.com/intridea/hashie/pull/240): Fixed nesting twice with Clash keys - [@bartoszkopinski](https://github.com/bartoszkopinski).
 * [#322](https://github.com/intridea/hashie/pull/322): Fixed `reverse_merge` issue with `Mash` subclasses - [@marshall-lee](https://github.com/marshall-lee).
+* [#337](https://github.com/intridea/hashie/pull/337): Implemented a new feature that Hashie::Mash.load accepts a Pathname object #331 - [@gipcompany](https://github.com/gipcompany).
 * Your contribution here.
 
+
 ## 3.4.3 (10/25/2015)
 
 * [#314](https://github.com/intridea/hashie/pull/314): Added a `StrictKeyAccess` extension that will raise an error whenever a key is accessed that does not exist in the hash - [@pboling](https://github.com/pboling).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb56c686..986738f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -469,6 +469,13 @@ mash.development.api_key = "foo" # => <# RuntimeError can't modify frozen ...>
 mash.development.api_key? # => true
 ```
 
+You can also load with a Pathname object:
+
+```ruby
+mash = Mash.load(Pathname 'settings/twitter.yml')
+mash.development.api_key # => 'localhost'
+```
+
 You can access a Mash from another class:
 
 ```ruby
diff --git a/lib/hashie/extensions/parsers/yaml_erb_parser.rb b/lib/hashie/extensions/parsers/yaml_erb_parser.rb
index d0b1cb0b..b3119393 100644
--- a/lib/hashie/extensions/parsers/yaml_erb_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/hashie/extensions/parsers/yaml_erb_parser.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Parsers
       class YamlErbParser
         def initialize(file_path)
           @content = File.read(file_path)
-          @file_path = file_path
+          @file_path = file_path.is_a?(Pathname) ? file_path.to_s : file_path
         end
 
         def perform
diff --git a/spec/hashie/parsers/yaml_erb_parser_spec.rb b/spec/hashie/parsers/yaml_erb_parser_spec.rb
index 15482d06..72ea1f14 100644
--- a/spec/hashie/parsers/yaml_erb_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/hashie/parsers/yaml_erb_parser_spec.rb
@@ -2,28 +2,45 @@
 
 describe Hashie::Extensions::Parsers::YamlErbParser do
   describe '.perform' do
-    let(:config) do
-      <<-EOF
+    context 'a file' do
+      let(:config) do
+        <<-EOF
 ---
 foo: verbatim
 bar: <%= "erb" %>
 baz: "<%= __FILE__ %>"
-      EOF
-    end
-    let(:path) { 'template.yml' }
+        EOF
+      end
+      let(:path) { 'template.yml' }
+
+      subject { described_class.new(path).perform }
 
-    subject { described_class.new(path).perform }
+      before do
+        expect(File).to receive(:read).with(path).and_return(config)
+      end
 
-    before do
-      expect(File).to receive(:read).with(path).and_return(config)
+      it { is_expected.to be_a(Hash) }
+
+      it 'parses YAML after interpolating ERB' do
+        expect(subject['foo']).to eq 'verbatim'
+        expect(subject['bar']).to eq 'erb'
+        expect(subject['baz']).to eq path
+      end
     end
 
-    it { is_expected.to be_a(Hash) }
+    context 'Pathname' do
+      let(:tempfile) do
+        file = Tempfile.new(['foo', '.yml'])
+        file.write("---\nfoo: hello\n")
+        file.rewind
+        file
+      end
+
+      subject { described_class.new(Pathname tempfile.path) }
 
-    it 'parses YAML after interpolating ERB' do
-      expect(subject['foo']).to eq 'verbatim'
-      expect(subject['bar']).to eq 'erb'
-      expect(subject['baz']).to eq path
+      it '"#perform" can be done in case of path is a Pathname object.' do
+        expect(subject.perform).to eq 'foo' => 'hello'
+      end
     end
   end
 end