diff --git a/src/compat.jl b/src/compat.jl
index 6515a0c..2eec725 100644
--- a/src/compat.jl
+++ b/src/compat.jl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ julia> myjoin("/Users/rory/repos", "FilePaths.jl")
 ```
 """
 macro compat(ex)
-    mod = @__MODULE__
+    mod::Module = QuoteNode(__module__).value
     new_ex = compat_exp(mod, deepcopy(ex))
 
     return quote
diff --git a/test/compat.jl b/test/compat.jl
index 51f58c4..d2ca3f0 100644
--- a/test/compat.jl
+++ b/test/compat.jl
@@ -37,8 +37,19 @@ end
 # Test for inline definitions
 FilePaths.@compat inline(x::AbstractPath, y::AbstractPath) = relative(x, y)
 
+
+# Test for custom path type
+struct MyPath <: AbstractPath
+    x::String
 end
 
+__init__() = FilePathsBase.register(MyPath)
+FilePathsBase.ispathtype(::Type{MyPath}, str::AbstractString) = startswith(str, "mypath://")
+
+FilePaths.@compat mypath_testem(path::MyPath) = "**"*path.x
+
+end  # TestPkg module
+
 @testset "@compat" begin
     cd(abs(parent(Path(@__FILE__)))) do
         reg = Sys.iswindows() ? "..\\src\\FilePaths.jl" : "../src/FilePaths.jl"
@@ -117,5 +128,10 @@ end
             # Mixing strings and paths should also work here
             @test TestPkg.inline(string(p), home()) == relative(p, home())
         end
+
+        @testset "Custom path type" begin
+            @test TestPkg.mypath_testem(TestPkg.MyPath("mypath://foo")) == "**mypath://foo"
+            @test TestPkg.mypath_testem("mypath://foo") == "**mypath://foo"
+        end
     end
 end