diff --git a/Lib/pathlib/_abc.py b/Lib/pathlib/_abc.py
index f5d3bc1d2b30d1..4808d0e61f7038 100644
--- a/Lib/pathlib/_abc.py
+++ b/Lib/pathlib/_abc.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def _parse_path(cls, path):
             elif len(drv_parts) == 6:
                 # e.g. //?/unc/server/share
                 root = sep
-        parsed = [x for x in rel.split(sep) if x and x != '.']
+        parsed = [sys.intern(str(x)) for x in rel.split(sep) if x and x != '.']
         return drv, root, parsed
 
     def _load_parts(self):
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ def match(self, path_pattern, *, case_sensitive=None):
         return match(str(self)) is not None
 
 
+
 class PathBase(PurePathBase):
     """Base class for concrete path objects.
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pathlib/test_pathlib.py b/Lib/test/test_pathlib/test_pathlib.py
index 5bc377857495a8..00cfdd37e568a6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pathlib/test_pathlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pathlib/test_pathlib.py
@@ -60,19 +60,14 @@ def test_div_nested(self):
 
     def test_pickling_common(self):
         P = self.cls
-        paths = [
-            P('a'), P('a', 'b'), P('a/b'), P('a', 'b', 'c'), P('a/b/c'),
-            P('/'), P('/a', 'b'), P('/a/b'), P('/a', 'b', 'c'), P('/a/b/c'),
-        ]
-        for p in paths:
-            with self.subTest(path=p):
-                for proto in range(0, pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL + 1):
-                    dumped = pickle.dumps(p, proto)
-                    pp = pickle.loads(dumped)
-                    self.assertIs(pp.__class__, p.__class__)
-                    self.assertEqual(pp, p)
-                    self.assertEqual(hash(pp), hash(p))
-                    self.assertEqual(str(pp), str(p))
+        p = P('/a/b')
+        for proto in range(0, pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL + 1):
+            dumped = pickle.dumps(p, proto)
+            pp = pickle.loads(dumped)
+            self.assertIs(pp.__class__, p.__class__)
+            self.assertEqual(pp, p)
+            self.assertEqual(hash(pp), hash(p))
+            self.assertEqual(str(pp), str(p))
 
     def test_fspath_common(self):
         P = self.cls
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pathlib/test_pathlib_abc.py b/Lib/test/test_pathlib/test_pathlib_abc.py
index 296c3765b00316..a272973d9c1d61 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pathlib/test_pathlib_abc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pathlib/test_pathlib_abc.py
@@ -1655,6 +1655,13 @@ def test_is_char_device_false(self):
         self.assertIs((P / 'fileA\udfff').is_char_device(), False)
         self.assertIs((P / 'fileA\x00').is_char_device(), False)
 
+    def test_pickling_common(self):
+        p = self.cls(self.base, 'fileA')
+        for proto in range(0, pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL + 1):
+            dumped = pickle.dumps(p, proto)
+            pp = pickle.loads(dumped)
+            self.assertEqual(pp.stat(), p.stat())
+
     def test_parts_interning(self):
         P = self.cls
         p = P('/usr/bin/foo')