diff --git a/ext/pathname/pathname.c b/ext/pathname/pathname.c
index 84a2b5d61ba54c..b269c6169ede2c 100644
--- a/ext/pathname/pathname.c
+++ b/ext/pathname/pathname.c
@@ -1226,6 +1226,7 @@ Init_pathname()
     rb_define_method(rb_cPathname, "executable?", path_executable_p, 0);
     rb_define_method(rb_cPathname, "executable_real?", path_executable_real_p, 0);
     rb_define_method(rb_cPathname, "exist?", path_exist_p, 0);
+    rb_define_method(rb_cPathname, "exists?", path_exist_p, 0);
     rb_define_method(rb_cPathname, "grpowned?", path_grpowned_p, 0);
     rb_define_method(rb_cPathname, "directory?", path_directory_p, 0);
     rb_define_method(rb_cPathname, "file?", path_file_p, 0);
diff --git a/test/pathname/test_pathname.rb b/test/pathname/test_pathname.rb
index ccdc5bd8ebe03c..c68c84c1ccec79 100644
--- a/test/pathname/test_pathname.rb
+++ b/test/pathname/test_pathname.rb
@@ -992,6 +992,7 @@ def test_exist?
     with_tmpchdir('rubytest-pathname') {|dir|
       open("f", "w") {|f| f.write "abc" }
       assert_equal(true, Pathname("f").exist?)
+      assert_equal(true, Pathname("f").exists?)
     }
   end