diff --git a/src/electron-shims.js b/src/electron-shims.js
index ef625e6de..4906f19a5 100644
--- a/src/electron-shims.js
+++ b/src/electron-shims.js
@@ -1,5 +1,39 @@
+const path = require('path')
 const electron = require('electron')
 
+const dirname = path.dirname
+path.dirname = function (path) {
+  if (typeof path !== 'string') {
+    path = '' + path
+    const Grim = require('grim')
+    Grim.deprecate('Argument to `path.dirname` must be a string')
+  }
+
+  return dirname(path)
+}
+
+const extname = path.extname
+path.extname = function (path) {
+  if (typeof path !== 'string') {
+    path = '' + path
+    const Grim = require('grim')
+    Grim.deprecate('Argument to `path.extname` must be a string')
+  }
+
+  return extname(path)
+}
+
+const basename = path.basename
+path.basename = function (path, ext) {
+  if (typeof path !== 'string' || (ext !== undefined && typeof ext !== 'string')) {
+    path = '' + path
+    const Grim = require('grim')
+    Grim.deprecate('Arguments to `path.basename` must be strings')
+  }
+
+  return basename(path, ext)
+}
+
 electron.ipcRenderer.sendChannel = function () {
   const Grim = require('grim')
   Grim.deprecate('Use `ipcRenderer.send` instead of `ipcRenderer.sendChannel`')