diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 84e6cff..5c8bb03 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ methods onto `ENV` for your use.
 
 ## Usage
 
-```
+```shell
 ENV.string("APP_NAME", default: "local")
 ENV.symbol("BUSINESS_DOMAIN", default: :engineering, required: true)
 ENV.boolean("ENABLE_FEATURE_FOO", default: false)
 ENV.integer_range("ID_RANGE", default: (500..6000))
 ENV.integer("MAX_THREAD_COUNT", default: 5)
+ENV.file_path("FILE_PATH", default: "/some/path", required: true)
 ENV.date("SCHEDULED_DATE", required: true, format: "%Y-%m-%d")
 ```
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ isn't present in the environment. If `required` is set to a truthy value, then i
 present in the environment, an `EnvironmentHelpers::MissingVariableError` is raised.
 
 The available methods added to `ENV`:
+
 * `string` - environment values are already strings, so this is the simplest of the methods.
 * `symbol` - produces a symbol, and enforces that the default value is either `nil` or a Symbol.
 * `boolean` - produces `nil`, `true`, or `false` (and only allows those as defaults). Supports..
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ The available methods added to `ENV`:
 * `integer` - produces an integer from the environment variable, by calling `to_i` on it (if it's
   present). Note that this means that providing a value like "hello" means you'll get `0`, since
   that's what ruby does when you call `"hello".to_i`.
+* `file_path` - produces a `Pathname` initialized with the path specified by the environment variable.
 * `date` - produces a `Date` object, using `Date.strptime`. The default format string is `%Y-%m-%d`,
   which would parse a date like `2023-12-25`. It will handle invalid values (or format strings) like
   the variable not being present, though if it's specified as `required`, you will see a different
diff --git a/lib/environment_helpers.rb b/lib/environment_helpers.rb
index 1a9c10d..81a712e 100644
--- a/lib/environment_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/environment_helpers.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 require_relative "./environment_helpers/boolean_helpers"
 require_relative "./environment_helpers/range_helpers"
 require_relative "./environment_helpers/numeric_helpers"
+require_relative "./environment_helpers/file_helpers"
 require_relative "./environment_helpers/datetime_helpers"
 
 module EnvironmentHelpers
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ module EnvironmentHelpers
   include BooleanHelpers
   include RangeHelpers
   include NumericHelpers
+  include FileHelpers
   include DatetimeHelpers
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/environment_helpers/file_helpers.rb b/lib/environment_helpers/file_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9c46bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/environment_helpers/file_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+require "pathname"
+
+module EnvironmentHelpers
+  module FileHelpers
+    def file_path(name, default: nil, required: false)
+      check_default_type(:file_path, default, String)
+      path = fetch_value(name, required: required) || default
+      return nil if path.nil?
+      Pathname.new(path)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/environment_helpers/version.rb b/lib/environment_helpers/version.rb
index 5d887eb..787cae4 100644
--- a/lib/environment_helpers/version.rb
+++ b/lib/environment_helpers/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module EnvironmentHelpers
-  VERSION = "1.1.0"
+  VERSION = "1.2.0"
 end
diff --git a/spec/environment_helpers/file_helpers_spec.rb b/spec/environment_helpers/file_helpers_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..381bd5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/environment_helpers/file_helpers_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+RSpec.describe EnvironmentHelpers::FileHelpers do
+  subject(:env) { ENV }
+
+  describe "#file_path" do
+    let(:name) { "FOO" }
+
+    context "with required: true" do
+      subject(:file_path) { ENV.file_path(name, required: true) }
+
+      context "when the environment value is not set" do
+        before { expect(ENV["FOO"]).to be_nil }
+
+        it "raises a MissingVariableError" do
+          expect { file_path }.to raise_error(EnvironmentHelpers::MissingVariableError, /not supplied/)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the environment value is set" do
+        with_env("FOO" => "bar")
+        it { is_expected.to eq Pathname.new("bar") }
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "without a default specified" do
+      subject(:file_path) { ENV.file_path(name) }
+
+      context "when the environment value is not set" do
+        before { expect(ENV["FOO"]).to be_nil }
+        it { is_expected.to be_nil }
+      end
+
+      context "when the environment value is set" do
+        with_env("FOO" => "bar")
+        it { is_expected.to eq Pathname.new("bar") }
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with a default specified" do
+      subject(:file_path) { ENV.file_path(name, default: "foo") }
+
+      context "when the environment value is not set" do
+        it { is_expected.to eq Pathname.new("foo") }
+      end
+
+      context "when the environment value is set" do
+        with_env("FOO" => "bar")
+        it { is_expected.to eq Pathname.new("bar") }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end