diff --git a/datamodel/high/v3/components.go b/datamodel/high/v3/components.go
index e5d6c1e3..0ea599f3 100644
--- a/datamodel/high/v3/components.go
+++ b/datamodel/high/v3/components.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Components struct {
 	SecuritySchemes *orderedmap.Map[string, *SecurityScheme]       `json:"securitySchemes,omitempty" yaml:"securitySchemes,omitempty"`
 	Links           *orderedmap.Map[string, *Link]                 `json:"links,omitempty" yaml:"links,omitempty"`
 	Callbacks       *orderedmap.Map[string, *Callback]             `json:"callbacks,omitempty" yaml:"callbacks,omitempty"`
+	PathItems       *orderedmap.Map[string, *PathItem]             `json:"pathItems,omitempty" yaml:"pathItems,omitempty"`
 	Extensions      *orderedmap.Map[string, *yaml.Node]            `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
 	low             *low.Components
 }
@@ -51,12 +52,13 @@ func NewComponents(comp *low.Components) *Components {
 	exampleMap := orderedmap.New[string, *highbase.Example]()
 	requestBodyMap := orderedmap.New[string, *RequestBody]()
 	headerMap := orderedmap.New[string, *Header]()
+	pathItemMap := orderedmap.New[string, *PathItem]()
 	securitySchemeMap := orderedmap.New[string, *SecurityScheme]()
 	schemas := orderedmap.New[string, *highbase.SchemaProxy]()
 
 	// build all components asynchronously.
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	wg.Add(9)
+	wg.Add(10)
 	go func() {
 		buildComponent[*low.Callback, *Callback](comp.Callbacks.Value, cbMap, NewCallback)
 		wg.Done()
@@ -85,6 +87,10 @@ func NewComponents(comp *low.Components) *Components {
 		buildComponent[*low.Header, *Header](comp.Headers.Value, headerMap, NewHeader)
 		wg.Done()
 	}()
+	go func() {
+		buildComponent[*low.PathItem, *PathItem](comp.PathItems.Value, pathItemMap, NewPathItem)
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
 	go func() {
 		buildComponent[*low.SecurityScheme, *SecurityScheme](comp.SecuritySchemes.Value, securitySchemeMap, NewSecurityScheme)
 		wg.Done()
@@ -104,6 +110,7 @@ func NewComponents(comp *low.Components) *Components {
 	c.RequestBodies = requestBodyMap
 	c.Examples = exampleMap
 	c.SecuritySchemes = securitySchemeMap
+	c.PathItems = pathItemMap
 	return c
 }
 
diff --git a/datamodel/high/v3/components_test.go b/datamodel/high/v3/components_test.go
index 4e920816..68330d54 100644
--- a/datamodel/high/v3/components_test.go
+++ b/datamodel/high/v3/components_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ func TestComponents_MarshalYAML(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 			},
 		}),
+		PathItems: orderedmap.ToOrderedMap(map[string]*PathItem{
+			"/ding/dong/{bing}/{bong}/go": {
+				Get: &Operation{
+					Description: "get",
+				},
+			},
+		}),
 	}
 
 	dat, _ := comp.Render()
@@ -64,7 +71,11 @@ requestBodies:
     body:
         content:
             application/json:
-                example: why?`
+                example: why?
+pathItems:
+    /ding/dong/{bing}/{bong}/go:
+        get:
+            description: get`
 
 	dat, _ = r.Render()
 	assert.Equal(t, desired, strings.TrimSpace(string(dat)))
diff --git a/datamodel/low/v3/components.go b/datamodel/low/v3/components.go
index 75a7c424..04ca980b 100644
--- a/datamodel/low/v3/components.go
+++ b/datamodel/low/v3/components.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Components struct {
 	SecuritySchemes low.NodeReference[*orderedmap.Map[low.KeyReference[string], low.ValueReference[*SecurityScheme]]]
 	Links           low.NodeReference[*orderedmap.Map[low.KeyReference[string], low.ValueReference[*Link]]]
 	Callbacks       low.NodeReference[*orderedmap.Map[low.KeyReference[string], low.ValueReference[*Callback]]]
+	PathItems       low.NodeReference[*orderedmap.Map[low.KeyReference[string], low.ValueReference[*PathItem]]]
 	Extensions      *orderedmap.Map[low.KeyReference[string], low.ValueReference[*yaml.Node]]
 	KeyNode         *yaml.Node
 	RootNode        *yaml.Node
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ func (co *Components) Hash() [32]byte {
 	generateHashForObjectMap(co.SecuritySchemes.Value, &f)
 	generateHashForObjectMap(co.Links.Value, &f)
 	generateHashForObjectMap(co.Callbacks.Value, &f)
+	generateHashForObjectMap(co.PathItems.Value, &f)
 	f = append(f, low.HashExtensions(co.Extensions)...)
 	return sha256.Sum256([]byte(strings.Join(f, "|")))
 }
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ func (co *Components) Build(ctx context.Context, root *yaml.Node, idx *index.Spe
 	var reterr error
 	var ceMutex sync.Mutex
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	wg.Add(9)
+	wg.Add(10)
 
 	captureError := func(err error) {
 		ceMutex.Lock()
@@ -213,6 +215,12 @@ func (co *Components) Build(ctx context.Context, root *yaml.Node, idx *index.Spe
 		co.Callbacks = callbacks
 		wg.Done()
 	}()
+	go func() {
+		pathItems, err := extractComponentValues[*PathItem](ctx, PathItemsLabel, root, idx, co)
+		captureError(err)
+		co.PathItems = pathItems
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
 
 	wg.Wait()
 	return reterr
diff --git a/datamodel/low/v3/constants.go b/datamodel/low/v3/constants.go
index 6d0a0d00..07897e7d 100644
--- a/datamodel/low/v3/constants.go
+++ b/datamodel/low/v3/constants.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const (
 	CallbacksLabel             = "callbacks"
 	ContentLabel               = "content"
 	PathsLabel                 = "paths"
+	PathItemsLabel             = "pathItems"
 	PathLabel                  = "path"
 	WebhooksLabel              = "webhooks"
 	JSONSchemaDialectLabel     = "jsonSchemaDialect"