diff --git a/src/check/runner/Runner.ts b/src/check/runner/Runner.ts
index b851b4013c9..2f480606b8b 100644
--- a/src/check/runner/Runner.ts
+++ b/src/check/runner/Runner.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import { Stream, stream } from '../../fast-check';
 import Shrinkable from '../arbitrary/definition/Shrinkable';
 import { AsyncProperty } from '../property/AsyncProperty';
 import IProperty from '../property/IProperty';
 import { Property } from '../property/Property';
 import { TimeoutProperty } from '../property/TimeoutProperty';
-import toss from './Tosser';
+import { pathWalk } from './utils/PathWalker';
+import { toss } from './Tosser';
 import { Parameters, QualifiedParameters, RunDetails, RunExecution, throwIfFailed } from './utils/utils';
 
 function runIt<Ts>(property: IProperty<Ts>, initialValues: IterableIterator<Shrinkable<Ts>>): RunExecution<Ts> {
@@ -62,9 +64,10 @@ function check<Ts>(rawProperty: IProperty<Ts>, params?: Parameters) {
   function* g() {
     for (let idx = 0; idx < qParams.num_runs; ++idx) yield generator.next().value();
   }
+  const initialValues = pathWalk(qParams.path, g());
   return property.isAsync()
-    ? asyncRunIt(property, g()).then(e => e.toRunDetails(qParams))
-    : runIt(property, g()).toRunDetails(qParams);
+    ? asyncRunIt(property, initialValues).then(e => e.toRunDetails(qParams))
+    : runIt(property, initialValues).toRunDetails(qParams);
 }
 
 function assert<Ts>(property: AsyncProperty<Ts>, params?: Parameters): Promise<void>;
diff --git a/src/check/runner/Sampler.ts b/src/check/runner/Sampler.ts
index 9ca93a89c0f..4200b3f9e37 100644
--- a/src/check/runner/Sampler.ts
+++ b/src/check/runner/Sampler.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 import { stream } from '../../stream/Stream';
 import Arbitrary from '../arbitrary/definition/Arbitrary';
+import Shrinkable from '../arbitrary/definition/Shrinkable';
 import IProperty from '../property/IProperty';
 import toss from './Tosser';
+import { pathWalk } from './utils/PathWalker';
 import { Parameters, QualifiedParameters } from './utils/utils';
 
+function streamSample<Ts>(
+  generator: IProperty<Ts> | Arbitrary<Ts>,
+  params?: Parameters | number
+): IterableIterator<Ts> {
+  const qParams: QualifiedParameters = QualifiedParameters.read_or_num_runs(params);
+  const tossedValues: IterableIterator<Shrinkable<Ts>> = stream(toss(generator, qParams.seed)).map(s => s());
+  return stream(pathWalk(qParams.path, tossedValues))
+    .take(qParams.num_runs)
+    .map(s => s.value);
+}
+
 function sample<Ts>(generator: IProperty<Ts> | Arbitrary<Ts>, params?: Parameters | number): Ts[] {
-  const qParams = QualifiedParameters.read_or_num_runs(params);
-  return [
-    ...stream(toss(generator, qParams.seed))
-      .take(qParams.num_runs)
-      .map(s => s().value)
-  ];
+  return [...streamSample(generator, params)];
 }
 
 interface Dictionary<T> {
@@ -52,9 +60,7 @@ function statistics<Ts>(
 ): void {
   const qParams = QualifiedParameters.read_or_num_runs(params);
   const recorded: Dictionary<number> = {};
-  for (const g of stream(toss(generator, qParams.seed))
-    .take(qParams.num_runs)
-    .map(s => s().value)) {
+  for (const g of streamSample(generator, params)) {
     const out = classify(g);
     const categories: string[] = Array.isArray(out) ? out : [out];
     for (const c of categories) {
diff --git a/src/check/runner/utils/PathWalker.ts b/src/check/runner/utils/PathWalker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57a5436d09b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/check/runner/utils/PathWalker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { Stream, stream } from '../../../stream/Stream';
+import Shrinkable from '../../arbitrary/definition/Shrinkable';
+
+export function pathWalk<Ts>(
+  path: string,
+  initialValues: IterableIterator<Shrinkable<Ts>>
+): IterableIterator<Shrinkable<Ts>> {
+  let values: Stream<Shrinkable<Ts>> = stream(initialValues);
+  const segments: number[] = path.split(':').map((text: string) => +text);
+  if (segments.length === 0) return values;
+  values = values.drop(segments[0]);
+  for (const s of segments.slice(1)) {
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-non-null-assertion
+    values = values
+      .getNthOrLast(0)!
+      .shrink()
+      .drop(s);
+  }
+  return values;
+}
diff --git a/src/check/runner/utils/utils.ts b/src/check/runner/utils/utils.ts
index b9e16a8317a..09964644a99 100644
--- a/src/check/runner/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/src/check/runner/utils/utils.ts
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@ interface Parameters {
   seed?: number;
   num_runs?: number;
   timeout?: number;
+  path?: string;
   logger?(v: string): void;
 }
 class QualifiedParameters {
   seed: number;
   num_runs: number;
   timeout: number | null;
+  path: string;
   logger: (v: string) => void;
 
   private static read_seed = (p?: Parameters): number => (p != null && p.seed != null ? p.seed : Date.now());
   private static read_num_runs = (p?: Parameters): number => (p != null && p.num_runs != null ? p.num_runs : 100);
   private static read_timeout = (p?: Parameters): number | null => (p != null && p.timeout != null ? p.timeout : null);
+  private static read_path = (p?: Parameters): string => (p != null && p.path != null ? p.path : '');
   private static read_logger = (p?: Parameters): ((v: string) => void) =>
     p != null && p.logger != null ? p.logger : (v: string) => console.log(v);
 
@@ -21,7 +24,8 @@ class QualifiedParameters {
       seed: QualifiedParameters.read_seed(p),
       num_runs: QualifiedParameters.read_num_runs(p),
       timeout: QualifiedParameters.read_timeout(p),
-      logger: QualifiedParameters.read_logger(p)
+      logger: QualifiedParameters.read_logger(p),
+      path: QualifiedParameters.read_path(p)
     };
   }
   static read_or_num_runs(p?: Parameters | number): QualifiedParameters {
@@ -88,6 +92,13 @@ class RunExecution<Ts> {
   private numShrinks = (): number => (this.pathToFailure ? this.pathToFailure.split(':').length - 1 : 0);
 
   toRunDetails(qParams: QualifiedParameters): RunDetails<Ts> {
+    const mergePaths = (offsetPath, path) => {
+      if (offsetPath.length === 0) return path;
+      const offsetItems = offsetPath.split(':');
+      const remainingItems = path.split(':');
+      const middle = +offsetItems[offsetItems.length - 1] + +remainingItems[0];
+      return [...offsetItems.slice(0, offsetItems.length - 1), `${middle}`, ...remainingItems.slice(1)].join(':');
+    };
     return this.isSuccess()
       ? successFor<Ts>(qParams)
       : failureFor<Ts>(
@@ -95,7 +106,7 @@ class RunExecution<Ts> {
           this.firstFailure() + 1,
           this.numShrinks(),
           this.value!,
-          this.pathToFailure!,
+          mergePaths(qParams.path, this.pathToFailure!),
           this.failure
         );
   }
diff --git a/test/e2e/ReplayFailures.spec.ts b/test/e2e/ReplayFailures.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5be6b0288d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/ReplayFailures.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import * as assert from 'power-assert';
+import fc from '../../src/fast-check';
+
+const seed = Date.now();
+describe(`ReplayFailures (seed: ${seed})`, () => {
+  const propArbitrary = fc.set(fc.hexaString());
+  const propCheck = data => {
+    // element at <idx> should not contain the first character of the element just before
+    // 01, 12, 20  - is correct
+    // 01, 12, 21  - is not
+    if (data.length === 0) return true;
+    for (let idx = 1; idx < data.length; ++idx) {
+      if (data[idx].indexOf(data[idx - 1][0]) !== -1) return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  };
+  const prop = fc.property(propArbitrary, propCheck);
+
+  describe('fc.sample', () => {
+    it('Should rebuild counterexample using sample and (path, seed)', () => {
+      const out = fc.check(prop, { seed: seed });
+      assert.ok(out.failed, 'Should have failed');
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        fc.sample(propArbitrary, { seed: seed, path: out.counterexample_path, num_runs: 1 })[0],
+        out.counterexample[0]
+      );
+    });
+    it('Should rebuild the whole shrink path using sample', () => {
+      let failuresRecorded = [];
+      const out = fc.check(
+        fc.property(propArbitrary, data => {
+          if (propCheck(data)) return true;
+          failuresRecorded.push(data);
+          return false;
+        }),
+        { seed: seed }
+      );
+      assert.ok(out.failed, 'Should have failed');
+
+      let replayedFailures = [];
+      const segments = out.counterexample_path.split(':');
+      for (let idx = 1; idx !== segments.length + 1; ++idx) {
+        const p = segments.slice(0, idx).join(':');
+        const g = fc.sample(propArbitrary, { seed: seed, path: p, num_runs: 1 });
+        replayedFailures.push(g[0]);
+      }
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(replayedFailures, failuresRecorded);
+    });
+  });
+  describe('fc.assert', () => {
+    it('Should start from the minimal counterexample given its path', () => {
+      const out = fc.check(prop, { seed: seed });
+      assert.ok(out.failed, 'Should have failed');
+
+      let numCalls = 0;
+      let numValidCalls = 0;
+      let validCallIndex = -1;
+      const out2 = fc.check(
+        fc.property(propArbitrary, data => {
+          try {
+            assert.deepStrictEqual(data, out.counterexample[0]);
+            validCallIndex = numCalls;
+            ++numValidCalls;
+          } catch (err) {}
+          ++numCalls;
+          return propCheck(data);
+        }),
+        { seed: seed, path: out.counterexample_path }
+      );
+      assert.equal(numValidCalls, 1);
+      assert.equal(validCallIndex, 0);
+      assert.equal(out2.num_runs, 1);
+      assert.equal(out2.num_shrinks, 0);
+      assert.equal(out2.counterexample_path, out.counterexample_path);
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(out2.counterexample, out.counterexample);
+    });
+    it('Should start from any position in the path', () => {
+      const out = fc.check(prop, { seed: seed });
+      assert.ok(out.failed, 'Should have failed');
+
+      const segments = out.counterexample_path.split(':');
+      for (let idx = 1; idx !== segments.length + 1; ++idx) {
+        const p = segments.slice(0, idx).join(':');
+        const outMiddlePath = fc.check(prop, { seed: seed, path: p });
+        assert.equal(outMiddlePath.num_runs, 1);
+        assert.equal(outMiddlePath.num_shrinks, out.num_shrinks - idx + 1);
+        assert.equal(outMiddlePath.counterexample_path, out.counterexample_path);
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(outMiddlePath.counterexample, out.counterexample);
+      }
+    });
+    it('Should take initial path into account when computing path', () => {
+      const out = fc.check(prop, { seed: seed });
+      assert.ok(out.failed, 'Should have failed');
+
+      const segments = out.counterexample_path.split(':');
+      const playOnIndex = seed % segments.length;
+
+      for (let offset = 0; offset !== +segments[playOnIndex]; ++offset) {
+        const p = [...segments.slice(0, playOnIndex), offset].join(':');
+        const outMiddlePath = fc.check(prop, { seed: seed, path: p });
+        assert.equal(outMiddlePath.counterexample_path, out.counterexample_path);
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(outMiddlePath.counterexample, out.counterexample);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+});