diff --git a/Lib/pathlib.py b/Lib/pathlib.py
index a223e18de82b81..ff838bb12d37a4 100644
--- a/Lib/pathlib.py
+++ b/Lib/pathlib.py
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ def as_uri(self):
         self._unsupported("as_uri")
 
 
-class Path(PurePath, _PathBase):
+class Path(_PathBase, PurePath):
     """PurePath subclass that can make system calls.
 
     Path represents a filesystem path but unlike PurePath, also offers
@@ -1366,6 +1366,7 @@ class Path(PurePath, _PathBase):
     but cannot instantiate a WindowsPath on a POSIX system or vice versa.
     """
     __slots__ = ()
+    as_uri = PurePath.as_uri
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if kwargs:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py b/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py
index 95b148bcce47ce..975194451cdcc4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py
@@ -2833,7 +2833,7 @@ class DummyPathWithSymlinksTest(DummyPathTest):
 # Tests for the concrete classes.
 #
 
-class PathTest(PurePathTest, DummyPathTest):
+class PathTest(DummyPathTest, PurePathTest):
     """Tests for the FS-accessing functionalities of the Path classes."""
     cls = pathlib.Path
     can_symlink = os_helper.can_symlink()