diff --git a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/openxml/docx_dataset.py b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/openxml/docx_dataset.py
index 7cc8c6bf1..67e203839 100644
--- a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/openxml/docx_dataset.py
+++ b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/openxml/docx_dataset.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 from copy import deepcopy
 from io import BytesIO
 from pathlib import PurePosixPath
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ class DocxDataset(AbstractVersionedDataset[dict, dict]):
     def __init__(  # noqa: PLR0913
         self,
         *,
-        filepath: str,
+        filepath: str | os.PathLike,
         version: Version | None = None,
         credentials: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         fs_args: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
diff --git a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/openxml/pptx_dataset.py b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/openxml/pptx_dataset.py
index f1355e341..56093d905 100644
--- a/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/openxml/pptx_dataset.py
+++ b/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/openxml/pptx_dataset.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 from copy import deepcopy
 from io import BytesIO
 from pathlib import PurePosixPath
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ class PptxDataset(AbstractVersionedDataset[Presentation, Presentation]):
     def __init__(  # noqa: PLR0913
         self,
         *,
-        filepath: str,
+        filepath: str | os.PathLike,
         version: Version | None = None,
         credentials: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         fs_args: dict[str, Any] | None = None,