diff --git a/src/inquirer/questions.py b/src/inquirer/questions.py
index 8f930450..0637766a 100644
--- a/src/inquirer/questions.py
+++ b/src/inquirer/questions.py
@@ -236,7 +236,11 @@ class Path(Text):
     def __init__(self, name, default=None, path_type="any", exists=None, normalize_to_absolute_path=False, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(name, default=default, **kwargs)
 
-        self._path_type = path_type
+        if path_type in (Path.ANY, Path.FILE, Path.DIRECTORY):
+            self._path_type = path_type
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("'path_type' must be one of [ANY, FILE, DIRECTORY]")
+
         self._exists = exists
         self._normalize_to_absolute_path = normalize_to_absolute_path
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_question.py b/tests/unit/test_question.py
index 068061d3..0b64bc79 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_question.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_question.py
@@ -351,6 +351,20 @@ def test_default_value_validation(self):
 
         questions.Path("path", default="~/.toggl_log")
 
+    def test_path_type_value_validation(self):
+        questions.Path("abs_path", path_type=questions.Path.ANY)
+        questions.Path("abs_path", path_type="any")
+        questions.Path("abs_path", path_type=questions.Path.FILE)
+        questions.Path("abs_path", path_type="file")
+        questions.Path("abs_path", path_type=questions.Path.DIRECTORY)
+        questions.Path("abs_path", path_type="directory")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            questions.Path("abs_path", path_type=questions.Path.kind)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            questions.Path("abs_path", path_type="false")
+
 
 def test_tagged_value():
     LABEL = "label"