diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 424fe876..c0209cde 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ Unreleased
     argument can be passed. :issue:`3553`
 
 
+Version 1.1.x
+-------------
+
+Not yet released.
+
+-   Officially support passing a :class:`pathlib.Path` for
+    ``static_folder`` which stopped working in 1.1.2. :pr:`3579`
+
+
 Version 1.1.2
 -------------
 
diff --git a/src/flask/helpers.py b/src/flask/helpers.py
index 42c9e0dc..786e096d 100644
--- a/src/flask/helpers.py
+++ b/src/flask/helpers.py
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ class _PackageBoundObject:
     @static_folder.setter
     def static_folder(self, value):
         if value is not None:
-            value = value.rstrip("/\\")
+            value = os.fspath(value).rstrip(r"\/")
         self._static_folder = value
 
     @property
diff --git a/tests/test_basic.py b/tests/test_basic.py
index dd0e7b68..02172b88 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -1406,6 +1406,16 @@ def test_static_url_empty_path_default(app):
     rv.close()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 6), reason="requires Python >= 3.6")
+def test_static_folder_with_pathlib_path(app):
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    app = flask.Flask(__name__, static_folder=Path("static"))
+    rv = app.test_client().open("/static/index.html", method="GET")
+    assert rv.status_code == 200
+    rv.close()
+
+
 def test_static_folder_with_ending_slash():
     app = flask.Flask(__name__, static_folder="static/")