diff --git a/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java
index 1bb7e975de..707695130b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodesImpl.java
@@ -1069,7 +1069,10 @@ public class NodesImpl implements Nodes
                     if (permissionService.hasPermission(childNodeRef, PermissionService.READ) == AccessStatus.ALLOWED)
                     {
                         Serializable nameProp = nodeService.getProperty(childNodeRef, ContentModel.PROP_NAME);
-                        pathElements.add(0, new ElementInfo(childNodeRef.getId(), nameProp.toString()));
+                        String type = getNodeType(childNodeRef).toPrefixString(namespaceService);
+                        Set<QName> aspects = nodeService.getAspects(childNodeRef);
+                        List<String> aspectNames = mapFromNodeAspects(aspects, EXCLUDED_NS, EXCLUDED_ASPECTS);
+                        pathElements.add(0, new ElementInfo(childNodeRef.getId(), nameProp.toString(), type, aspectNames));
                     }
                     else
                     {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/PathInfo.java b/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/PathInfo.java
index 4bccfe77ed..9d29a3e573 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/PathInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/PathInfo.java
@@ -81,15 +81,19 @@ public class PathInfo
 
         private String id;
         private String name;
+        private String nodeType;
+        private List<String> aspectNames;
 
         public ElementInfo()
         {
         }
-
-        public ElementInfo(String id, String name)
+        
+        public ElementInfo(String id, String name, String nodeType, List<String> aspectNames)
         {
             this.id = id;
             this.name = name;
+            this.nodeType = nodeType;
+            this.aspectNames = aspectNames;
         }
 
         public String getName()
@@ -102,12 +106,24 @@ public class PathInfo
             return id;
         }
 
+        public String getNodeType()
+        {
+            return nodeType;
+        }
+
+        public List<String> getAspectNames()
+        {
+            return aspectNames;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public String toString()
         {
             final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(250);
             sb.append("PathElement [id=").append(id)
                         .append(", name=").append(name)
+                        .append(", nodeType=").append(nodeType)
+                        .append(", aspectNames=").append(aspectNames)
                         .append(']');
             return sb.toString();
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/NodeApiTest.java b/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/NodeApiTest.java
index cb3b5e5200..0b625cf056 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/NodeApiTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/NodeApiTest.java
@@ -608,13 +608,34 @@ public class NodeApiTest extends AbstractSingleNetworkSiteTest
         assertTrue(path.getName().startsWith("/Company Home"));
         List<ElementInfo> pathElements = path.getElements();
         assertEquals(7, pathElements.size());
+        
+        // Check path element names and types, and one or two random aspects.
         assertEquals("Company Home", pathElements.get(0).getName());
+        assertEquals("cm:folder", pathElements.get(0).getNodeType());
+        
         assertEquals("Sites", pathElements.get(1).getName());
+        assertEquals("st:sites", pathElements.get(1).getNodeType());
+        
         assertEquals(site1Id, pathElements.get(2).getName());
+        assertEquals("st:site", pathElements.get(2).getNodeType());
+        assertTrue(pathElements.get(2).getAspectNames().contains("cm:titled"));
+        // Check that sys:* is filtered out - to be consistent with other aspect name lists
+        // e.g. /nodes/{nodeId}/children?include=aspectNames
+        assertFalse(pathElements.get(2).getAspectNames().contains("sys:undeletable"));
+        assertFalse(pathElements.get(2).getAspectNames().contains("sys:unmovable"));
+
         assertEquals("documentLibrary", pathElements.get(3).getName());
+        assertEquals("cm:folder", pathElements.get(3).getNodeType());
+        assertTrue(pathElements.get(3).getAspectNames().contains("st:siteContainer"));
+        
         assertEquals(folderA, pathElements.get(4).getName());
+        assertEquals("cm:folder", pathElements.get(4).getNodeType());
+        
         assertEquals(folderB, pathElements.get(5).getName());
+        assertEquals("cm:folder", pathElements.get(5).getNodeType());
+
         assertEquals(folderC, pathElements.get(6).getName());
+        assertEquals("cm:folder", pathElements.get(6).getNodeType());
 
         // Try the above tests with user2 (site consumer)
         setRequestContext(user2);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/client/data/PathInfo.java b/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/client/data/PathInfo.java
index 0035e04639..84fa18039a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/client/data/PathInfo.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/client/data/PathInfo.java
@@ -67,19 +67,42 @@ public class PathInfo
         return elements;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String toString()
+    {
+        final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(120);
+        sb.append("PathInfo [name=").append(name)
+                    .append(", isComplete=").append(isComplete)
+                    .append(", elements=").append(elements)
+                    .append(']');
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
     public static class ElementInfo
     {
         private String id;
         private String name;
+        private String nodeType;
+        private List<String> aspectNames;
 
+        /**
+         * Required by jackson deserialisation.
+         */
         public ElementInfo()
         {
         }
 
         public ElementInfo(String id, String name)
+        {
+            this(id, name, null, null);
+        }
+        
+        public ElementInfo(String id, String name, String nodeType, List<String> aspectNames)
         {
             this.id = id;
             this.name = name;
+            this.nodeType = nodeType;
+            this.aspectNames = aspectNames;
         }
 
         public String getName()
@@ -92,6 +115,28 @@ public class PathInfo
             return id;
         }
 
+        public String getNodeType()
+        {
+            return nodeType;
+        }
+
+        public List<String> getAspectNames()
+        {
+            return aspectNames;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString()
+        {
+            final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(250);
+            sb.append("PathElement [id=").append(id)
+                    .append(", name=").append(name)
+                    .append(", nodeType=").append(nodeType)
+                    .append(", aspectNames=").append(aspectNames)
+                    .append(']');
+            return sb.toString();
+        }
+        
         public void expected(Object o)
         {
             assertTrue(o instanceof ElementInfo);
@@ -99,6 +144,7 @@ public class PathInfo
             ElementInfo other = (ElementInfo) o;
             assertEquals(id, other.getName());
             assertEquals(name, other.getName());
+            assertEquals(nodeType, other.getNodeType());
         }
     }