diff --git a/jsonpatch.py b/jsonpatch.py
index 3123eca..a0c2803 100644
--- a/jsonpatch.py
+++ b/jsonpatch.py
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def apply(self, obj):
 
     @property
     def from_path(self):
-        from_ptr = self.pointer_cls(self.operation['from'])
+        from_ptr = self._from_pointer()
         return '/'.join(from_ptr.parts[:-1])
 
     @property
@@ -396,14 +396,14 @@ def from_key(self, value):
         self.set_from_part(-1, value)
 
     def get_from_part(self, index):
-        from_ptr = self.pointer_cls(self.operation['from'])
+        from_ptr = self._from_pointer()
         try:
             return int(from_ptr.parts[index])
         except ValueError:
             return from_ptr.parts[index]
 
     def set_from_part(self, index, value):
-        from_ptr = self.pointer_cls(self.operation['from'])
+        from_ptr = self._from_pointer()
         from_ptr.parts[index] = str(value)
         self.operation['from'] = from_ptr.path
 
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 124b086..f6a850b 100755
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -1676,6 +1676,34 @@ def test_set_from_key(self):
         self.assertEqual(operation, {'op': 'move', 'from': '/c~1d/0', 'path': '/b'})
         self.assertEqual(op.apply({'c/d': ['x']}), {'c/d': [], 'b': 'x'})
 
+    def test_from_path_with_pointer_object(self):
+        for pointer_cls in (jsonpointer.JsonPointer, CustomJsonPointer):
+            with self.subTest(pointer_cls=pointer_cls):
+                op = jsonpatch.MoveOperation(
+                    {'op': 'move', 'from': pointer_cls('/a/1/b'), 'path': '/c'},
+                    pointer_cls=pointer_cls)
+                self.assertEqual(op.from_path, 'a/1')
+
+    def test_from_parts_with_pointer_object(self):
+        for pointer_cls in (jsonpointer.JsonPointer, CustomJsonPointer):
+            with self.subTest(pointer_cls=pointer_cls):
+                op = jsonpatch.MoveOperation(
+                    {'op': 'move', 'from': pointer_cls('/a/1/b'), 'path': '/c'},
+                    pointer_cls=pointer_cls)
+                self.assertEqual(op.from_key, 'b')
+                self.assertEqual(op.get_from_part(1), 1)
+
+    def test_set_from_key_with_pointer_object(self):
+        for pointer_cls in (jsonpointer.JsonPointer, CustomJsonPointer):
+            with self.subTest(pointer_cls=pointer_cls):
+                operation = {'op': 'move', 'from': pointer_cls('/a/1'),
+                             'path': '/b'}
+                op = jsonpatch.MoveOperation(operation, pointer_cls=pointer_cls)
+                op.from_key = 0
+                self.assertEqual(operation['from'], '/a/0')
+                self.assertEqual(op.apply({'a': ['x', 'y']}),
+                                 {'a': ['y'], 'b': 'x'})
+
 
 class CustomJsonPointer(jsonpointer.JsonPointer):
     pass