diff --git a/gooey/python_bindings/argparse_to_json.py b/gooey/python_bindings/argparse_to_json.py
index 10d381b..77ecbce 100644
--- a/gooey/python_bindings/argparse_to_json.py
+++ b/gooey/python_bindings/argparse_to_json.py
@@ -14,11 +14,20 @@ from argparse import (
     _SubParsersAction)
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from functools import partial
+from pathlib import Path
+import pathlib
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 from gooey.python_bindings.gooey_parser import GooeyParser
 from gooey.util.functional import merge, getin, identity, assoc
 
+pathlib_constructors = {
+    pathlib.Path,
+    pathlib.PurePath,
+    pathlib.PurePosixPath,
+    pathlib.PureWindowsPath
+}
+
 
 VALID_WIDGETS = (
     'FileChooser',
@@ -255,12 +264,12 @@ def categorize(actions, widget_dict, options):
         if is_mutex(action):
             yield build_radio_group(action, widget_dict, options)
 
-        elif is_standard(action):
-            yield action_to_json(action, _get_widget(action, 'TextField'), options)
-        
         elif is_file(action):
             yield action_to_json(action, _get_widget(action, 'FileSaver'), options)
 
+        elif is_standard(action):
+            yield action_to_json(action, _get_widget(action, 'TextField'), options)
+        
         elif is_choice(action):
             yield action_to_json(action, _get_widget(action, 'Dropdown'), options)
 
@@ -322,10 +331,6 @@ def is_choice(action):
     ''' action with choices supplied '''
     return action.choices
 
-def is_file(action):
-    ''' action with FileType '''
-    return isinstance(action.type, argparse.FileType)
-
 def is_standard(action):
     """ actions which are general "store" instructions.
     e.g. anything which has an argument style like:
@@ -341,6 +346,11 @@ def is_standard(action):
             and not isinstance(action, _HelpAction)
             and type(action) not in boolean_actions)
 
+def is_file(action):
+    ''' action with FileType '''
+    return isinstance(action.type, argparse.FileType) \
+           or action.type in pathlib_constructors
+
 
 def is_flag(action):
     """ _actions which are either storeconst, store_bool, etc.. """
diff --git a/gooey/tests/test_argparse_to_json.py b/gooey/tests/test_argparse_to_json.py
index e64dac6..8e4fc48 100644
--- a/gooey/tests/test_argparse_to_json.py
+++ b/gooey/tests/test_argparse_to_json.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import sys
 import unittest
-from argparse import ArgumentParser
+from argparse import ArgumentParser, FileType
+
+import pathlib
 
 from gooey import GooeyParser
 from gooey.python_bindings import argparse_to_json
@@ -138,3 +140,23 @@ class TestArgparse(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(result, None)
 
 
+    def test_file_and_path_types_are_helpfully_mapped(self):
+        """
+        Arguments with type=Filetype or type={various Path classes}
+        should be helpfully turned into FileChoosers.
+        """
+        types = {FileType('r')} | argparse_to_json.pathlib_constructors
+        for filetype in types:
+            with self.subTest(filetype):
+                parser = ArgumentParser()
+                parser.add_argument('foo', type=filetype)
+                action = parser._actions[-1]
+                self.assertTrue(argparse_to_json.is_file(action))
+
+        randomTypes = {str, object, int}
+        for filetype in randomTypes:
+            with self.subTest(filetype):
+                parser = ArgumentParser()
+                parser.add_argument('foo', type=filetype)
+                action = parser._actions[-1]
+                self.assertFalse(argparse_to_json.is_file(action))
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