diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b04d1d9..cf35fd4 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1847,12 +1847,10 @@ impl Async<UnixStream> {
     /// # std::io::Result::Ok(()) });
     /// ```
     pub async fn connect<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<Async<UnixStream>> {
+        let address = convert_path_to_socket_address(path.as_ref())?;
+
         // Begin async connect.
-        let socket = connect(
-            rn::SocketAddrUnix::new(path.as_ref())?.into(),
-            rn::AddressFamily::UNIX,
-            None,
-        )?;
+        let socket = connect(address.into(), rn::AddressFamily::UNIX, None)?;
         // Use new_nonblocking because connect already sets socket to non-blocking mode.
         let stream = Async::new_nonblocking(UnixStream::from(socket))?;
 
@@ -2195,3 +2193,31 @@ fn set_nonblocking(
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+/// Converts a `Path` to its socket address representation.
+///
+/// This function is abstract socket-aware.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[inline]
+fn convert_path_to_socket_address(path: &Path) -> io::Result<rn::SocketAddrUnix> {
+    // SocketAddrUnix::new() will throw EINVAL when a path with a zero in it is passed in.
+    // However, some users expect to be able to pass in paths to abstract sockets, which
+    // triggers this error as it has a zero in it. Therefore, if a path starts with a zero,
+    // make it an abstract socket.
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android"))]
+    let address = {
+        use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
+
+        let path = path.as_os_str();
+        match path.as_bytes().first() {
+            Some(0) => rn::SocketAddrUnix::new_abstract_name(path.as_bytes().get(1..).unwrap())?,
+            _ => rn::SocketAddrUnix::new(path)?,
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Only Linux and Android support abstract sockets.
+    #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android")))]
+    let address = rn::SocketAddrUnix::new(path)?;
+
+    Ok(address)
+}
diff --git a/tests/async.rs b/tests/async.rs
index 9218e71..ea9f11b 100644
--- a/tests/async.rs
+++ b/tests/async.rs
@@ -383,3 +383,59 @@ fn duplicate_socket_insert() -> io::Result<()> {
         Ok(())
     })
 }
+
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android"))]
+#[test]
+fn abstract_socket() -> io::Result<()> {
+    use std::ffi::OsStr;
+    #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
+    use std::os::android::net::SocketAddrExt;
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    use std::os::linux::net::SocketAddrExt;
+    use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
+    use std::os::unix::net::{SocketAddr, UnixListener, UnixStream};
+
+    future::block_on(async {
+        // Bind a listener to a socket.
+        let path = OsStr::from_bytes(b"\0smolabstract");
+        let addr = SocketAddr::from_abstract_name(b"smolabstract")?;
+        let listener = Async::new(UnixListener::bind_addr(&addr)?)?;
+
+        // Future that connects to the listener.
+        let connector = async {
+            // Connect to the socket.
+            let mut stream = Async::<UnixStream>::connect(path).await?;
+
+            // Write some bytes to the stream.
+            stream.write_all(LOREM_IPSUM).await?;
+
+            // Read some bytes from the stream.
+            let mut buf = vec![0; LOREM_IPSUM.len()];
+            stream.read_exact(&mut buf).await?;
+            assert_eq!(buf.as_slice(), LOREM_IPSUM);
+
+            io::Result::Ok(())
+        };
+
+        // Future that drives the listener.
+        let driver = async {
+            // Wait for a new connection.
+            let (mut stream, _) = listener.accept().await?;
+
+            // Read some bytes from the stream.
+            let mut buf = vec![0; LOREM_IPSUM.len()];
+            stream.read_exact(&mut buf).await?;
+            assert_eq!(buf.as_slice(), LOREM_IPSUM);
+
+            // Write some bytes to the stream.
+            stream.write_all(LOREM_IPSUM).await?;
+
+            io::Result::Ok(())
+        };
+
+        // Run both in parallel.
+        future::try_zip(connector, driver).await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    })
+}