diff --git a/src/uri/path.rs b/src/uri/path.rs
index f62a6867..2b35563e 100644
--- a/src/uri/path.rs
+++ b/src/uri/path.rs
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for PathAndQuery {
 
 impl hash::Hash for PathAndQuery {
     fn hash<H: hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
-        self.data.hash(state);
+        self.as_str().hash(state);
     }
 }
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ impl hash::Hash for PathAndQuery {
 impl PartialEq for PathAndQuery {
     #[inline]
     fn eq(&self, other: &PathAndQuery) -> bool {
-        self.data == other.data
+        self.as_str() == other.as_str()
     }
 }
 
@@ -703,6 +703,33 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_path_equals_slash() {
+        use std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher;
+        use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
+
+        let empty = PathAndQuery::empty();
+        let slash = PathAndQuery::slash();
+
+        assert_eq!(empty.as_str(), "/");
+        assert_eq!(slash.as_str(), "/");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{empty}"), "/");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{slash}"), "/");
+
+        // PartialOrd already compares via as_str(), so these are Equal.
+        assert!(empty <= slash && empty >= slash);
+
+        // PartialEq and Hash must agree with that, and with Uri equality.
+        assert_eq!(empty, slash);
+        assert_eq!(slash, empty);
+
+        let mut h1 = DefaultHasher::new();
+        let mut h2 = DefaultHasher::new();
+        empty.hash(&mut h1);
+        slash.hash(&mut h2);
+        assert_eq!(h1.finish(), h2.finish());
+    }
+
     fn pq(s: &str) -> PathAndQuery {
         s.parse().expect(&format!("parsing {}", s))
     }
diff --git a/src/uri/tests.rs b/src/uri/tests.rs
index 719cb94e..f5c2bd78 100644
--- a/src/uri/tests.rs
+++ b/src/uri/tests.rs
@@ -517,3 +517,19 @@ fn test_partial_eq_path_with_terminating_questionmark() {
 
     assert_eq!(uri, a);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_empty_path_and_query_equals_slash() {
+    let uri1 = Uri::from_static("http://example.com");
+    let uri2 = Uri::from_static("http://example.com/");
+
+    assert_eq!(uri1.to_string(), uri2.to_string());
+    assert_eq!(uri1, uri2);
+
+    let path1 = uri1.path_and_query().unwrap();
+    let path2 = uri2.path_and_query().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(path1.to_string(), path2.to_string());
+    assert_eq!(format!("{path1:?}"), format!("{path2:?}"));
+    assert!(path1 <= path2 && path1 >= path2);
+    assert_eq!(path1, path2);
+}