diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 9524d3f..1be9639 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@ func (n *Node[T]) ReverseIterator() *ReverseIterator[T] {
 	return NewReverseIterator(n)
 }
 
+// Iterator is used to return an iterator at
+// the given node to walk the tree
+func (n *Node[T]) PathIterator(path []byte) *PathIterator[T] {
+	return &PathIterator[T]{node: n, path: path}
+}
+
 // rawIterator is used to return a raw iterator at the given node to walk the
 // tree.
 func (n *Node[T]) rawIterator() *rawIterator[T] {
@@ -274,30 +280,12 @@ func (n *Node[T]) WalkPrefix(prefix []byte, fn WalkFn[T]) {
 // all the entries *under* the given prefix, this walks the
 // entries *above* the given prefix.
 func (n *Node[T]) WalkPath(path []byte, fn WalkFn[T]) {
-	search := path
-	for {
-		// Visit the leaf values if any
-		if n.leaf != nil && fn(n.leaf.key, n.leaf.val) {
-			return
-		}
-
-		// Check for key exhaustion
-		if len(search) == 0 {
-			return
-		}
+	i := n.PathIterator(path)
 
-		// Look for an edge
-		_, n = n.getEdge(search[0])
-		if n == nil {
+	for path, val, ok := i.Next(); ok; path, val, ok = i.Next() {
+		if fn(path, val) {
 			return
 		}
-
-		// Consume the search prefix
-		if bytes.HasPrefix(search, n.prefix) {
-			search = search[len(n.prefix):]
-		} else {
-			break
-		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/path_iter.go b/path_iter.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0fd345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/path_iter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package iradix
+
+import "bytes"
+
+// PathIterator is used to iterate over a set of nodes from the root
+// down to a specified path. This will iterate overthe same values that
+// the Node.WalkPath method will.
+type PathIterator[T any] struct {
+	node *Node[T]
+	path []byte
+	done bool
+}
+
+// Next returns the next node in order
+func (i *PathIterator[T]) Next() ([]byte, T, bool) {
+	// This is mostly just an asyncrhonous implementation of the WalkPath
+	// method on the node.
+	var zero T
+	var leaf *leafNode[T]
+
+	for leaf == nil && i.node != nil {
+		// visit the leaf values if any
+		if i.node.leaf != nil {
+			leaf = i.node.leaf
+		}
+
+		i.iterate()
+	}
+
+	if leaf != nil {
+		return leaf.key, leaf.val, true
+	}
+
+	return nil, zero, false
+}
+
+func (i *PathIterator[T]) iterate() {
+	// Check for key exhaustion
+	if len(i.path) == 0 {
+		i.node = nil
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Look for an edge
+	_, i.node = i.node.getEdge(i.path[0])
+	if i.node == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Consume the search prefix
+	if bytes.HasPrefix(i.path, i.node.prefix) {
+		i.path = i.path[len(i.node.prefix):]
+	} else {
+		// there are no more nodes to iterate through so
+		// nil out the node to prevent returning results
+		// for subsequent calls to Next()
+		i.node = nil
+	}
+}