diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/configuration_file.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/configuration_file.rb
index 08eb5a5cd532b..7b062efd9ba17 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/configuration_file.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/configuration_file.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class ConfigurationFile # :nodoc:
     class FormatError < StandardError; end
 
     def initialize(content_path)
-      @content_path = content_path
+      @content_path = content_path.to_s
       @content = read content_path
     end
 
diff --git a/activesupport/test/configuration_file_test.rb b/activesupport/test/configuration_file_test.rb
index 2d623f6d346ca..49f83c332b199 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/configuration_file_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/configuration_file_test.rb
@@ -15,4 +15,17 @@ class ConfigurationFileTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       assert_match file.path, error.backtrace.first
     end
   end
+
+  test "backtrace contains yaml path (when Pathname given)" do
+    Tempfile.create do |file|
+      file.write("wrong: <%= foo %>")
+      file.rewind
+
+      error = assert_raises do
+        ActiveSupport::ConfigurationFile.parse(Pathname(file.path))
+      end
+
+      assert_match file.path, error.backtrace.first
+    end
+  end
 end