diff --git a/OMPython/OMCSession.py b/OMPython/OMCSession.py
index ac99dc05..cde9ae40 100644
--- a/OMPython/OMCSession.py
+++ b/OMPython/OMCSession.py
@@ -268,6 +268,51 @@ def getClassNames(self, className=None, recursive=False, qualified=False, sort=F
         return self._ask(question='getClassNames', opt=opt)
 
 
+class OMCPath(pathlib.PurePosixPath):
+    """
+    Implementation of a basic Path object which uses OMC as backend. The connection to OMC is provided via a
+    OMCSessionZMQ session object.
+    """
+
+    # TODO: need to handle PurePosixPath and PureWindowsPath
+    #       PureOMCPath => OMCPathPosix(PureOMCPath, PurePosixPath)
+    #                   => OMCPathWindows(PureOMCPath, PureWindowsPath)
+    # TODO: only working for Python 3.12+ (not working for 3.10!; 3.11?)
+
+    def __init__(self, *path, session: OMCSessionZMQ):
+        super().__init__(*path)
+        self._session = session
+
+    def with_segments(self, *pathsegments):
+        # overwrite this function of PurePosixPath to ensure session is set
+        return type(self)(*pathsegments, session=self._session)
+
+    def is_file(self) -> bool:
+        return self._session.sendExpression(f'regularFileExists("{self.as_posix()}")')
+
+    def is_dir(self) -> bool:
+        return self._session.sendExpression(f'directoryExists("{self.as_posix()}")')
+
+    def read_text(self) -> str:
+        return self._session.sendExpression(f'readFile("{self.as_posix()}")')
+
+    def write_text(self, data: str) -> bool:
+        return self._session.sendExpression(f'writeFile("{self.as_posix()}", "{data}", false)')
+
+    def unlink(self) -> bool:
+        return self._session.sendExpression(f'deleteFile("{self.as_posix()}")')
+
+    # TODO: implement needed methods from pathlib._abc.PathBase:
+    #       OK - is_dir()
+    #       OK - is_file()
+    #       OK - read_text() + binary()?
+    #       OK - write_text() + binary()?
+    #       OK - unlink()
+    #       resolve()
+    #       ... more ...
+    #       ??? test if local (write OMC => READ local and the other way) and use shortcuts ???
+
+
 class OMCSessionZMQ:
 
     def __init__(
@@ -322,6 +367,17 @@ def __del__(self):
 
         self.omc_zmq = None
 
+    def omcpath(self, *path) -> OMCPath:
+        # TODO: need to handle PurePosixPath and PureWindowsPath
+        #       define it here based on the backend (omc_process) used?
+
+        if sys.version_info < (3, 12):
+            raise OMCSessionException("OMCPath requires Python 3.12 or newer!")
+            # reason (3.11): TypeError: PurePath.__new__() got an unexpected keyword argument 'session'
+            # reason (3.10): TypeError: PurePath.__new__() got an unexpected keyword argument 'session'
+
+        return OMCPath(*path, session=self)
+
     def execute(self, command: str):
         warnings.warn("This function is depreciated and will be removed in future versions; "
                       "please use sendExpression() instead", DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
diff --git a/tests/test_OMCPath.py b/tests/test_OMCPath.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c57545a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_OMCPath.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import sys
+import OMPython
+import pytest
+
+skip_on_windows = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    sys.platform.startswith("win"),
+    reason="OpenModelica Docker image is Linux-only; skipping on Windows.",
+)
+
+skip_python_older_312 = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    sys.version_info < (3, 12),
+    reason="OMCPath only working for Python >= 3.12 (definition of pathlib.PurePath).",
+)
+
+
+@skip_on_windows
+@skip_python_older_312
+def test_OMCPath_docker():
+    omcp = OMPython.OMCProcessDocker(docker="openmodelica/openmodelica:v1.25.0-minimal")
+    om = OMPython.OMCSessionZMQ(omc_process=omcp)
+    assert om.sendExpression("getVersion()") == "OpenModelica 1.25.0"
+
+    p1 = om.omcpath('/tmp')
+    assert str(p1) == "/tmp"
+    p2 = p1 / 'test.txt'
+    assert str(p2) == "/tmp/test.txt"
+    assert p2.write_text('test')
+    assert p2.read_text() == "test"
+    assert p2.is_file()
+    assert p2.parent.is_dir()
+    assert p2.unlink()
+    assert p2.is_file() is False
+
+    del omcp
+    del om
+
+
+@skip_python_older_312
+def test_OMCPath_local():
+    om = OMPython.OMCSessionZMQ()
+
+    if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+        tempdir = 'C:/temp'
+    else:
+        tempdir = '/tmp'
+
+    p1 = om.omcpath(tempdir)
+    assert str(p1) == tempdir
+    p2 = p1 / 'test.txt'
+    assert str(p2) == f"{tempdir}/test.txt"
+    assert p2.write_text('test')
+    assert p2.read_text() == "test"
+    assert p2.is_file()
+    assert p2.parent.is_dir()
+    assert p2.unlink()
+    assert p2.is_file() is False
+
+    del om
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    test_OMCPath_docker()
+    test_OMCPath_local()
+    print('DONE')