diff --git a/sqlalchemy_utils/path.py b/sqlalchemy_utils/path.py
index 7b8ad2b..5780e2a 100644
--- a/sqlalchemy_utils/path.py
+++ b/sqlalchemy_utils/path.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from sqlalchemy.orm.attributes import InstrumentedAttribute
+from .utils import str_coercible
 
 
+@str_coercible
 class Path(object):
     def __init__(self, path, separator='.'):
         if isinstance(path, Path):
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ class Path(object):
     def __ne__(self, other):
         return not (self == other)
 
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return self.path
+
 
 def get_attr(mixed, attr):
     if isinstance(mixed, InstrumentedAttribute):
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ def get_attr(mixed, attr):
         return getattr(mixed, attr)
 
 
+@str_coercible
 class AttrPath(object):
     def __init__(self, class_, path):
         self.class_ = class_
@@ -107,3 +113,6 @@ class AttrPath(object):
 
     def __ne__(self, other):
         return not (self == other)
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return str(self.path)
diff --git a/sqlalchemy_utils/primitives/weekday.py b/sqlalchemy_utils/primitives/weekday.py
index f4953e0..c57d1ee 100644
--- a/sqlalchemy_utils/primitives/weekday.py
+++ b/sqlalchemy_utils/primitives/weekday.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ except ImportError:
     # Python 2.6 port
     from total_ordering import total_ordering
 from sqlalchemy_utils import i18n
-from .utils import str_coercible
+from sqlalchemy_utils.utils import str_coercible
 
 
 @str_coercible
diff --git a/sqlalchemy_utils/primitives/weekdays.py b/sqlalchemy_utils/primitives/weekdays.py
index b8dffb7..715bc3d 100644
--- a/sqlalchemy_utils/primitives/weekdays.py
+++ b/sqlalchemy_utils/primitives/weekdays.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import six
 
-from .utils import str_coercible
+from sqlalchemy_utils.utils import str_coercible
 from .weekday import WeekDay
 
 
diff --git a/sqlalchemy_utils/primitives/utils.py b/sqlalchemy_utils/utils.py
similarity index 100%
rename from sqlalchemy_utils/primitives/utils.py
rename to sqlalchemy_utils/utils.py
diff --git a/tests/test_path.py b/tests/test_path.py
index 660c032..cdccff3 100644
--- a/tests/test_path.py
+++ b/tests/test_path.py
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ class TestPath(object):
         assert path[0] == 's'
         assert path[1] == 's2'
 
+    def test_str(self):
+        assert str(Path('s.s2')) == 's.s2'
+
+    def test_unicode(self):
+        assert unicode(Path('s.s2')) == u's.s2'
+
     def test_getitem_with_slice(self):
         path = Path('s.s2.s3')
         assert path[1:] == Path('s2.s3')