diff --git a/changelog/4680.bugfix.rst b/changelog/4680.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9126a70ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/4680.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ensure the ``tmpdir`` and the ``tmp_path`` fixtures are the same folder.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/tmpdir.py b/src/_pytest/tmpdir.py
index 860c2d4af..267328414 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/tmpdir.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/tmpdir.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def _mk_tmp(request, factory):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def tmpdir(request, tmpdir_factory):
+def tmpdir(tmp_path):
     """Return a temporary directory path object
     which is unique to each test function invocation,
     created as a sub directory of the base temporary
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def tmpdir(request, tmpdir_factory):
 
     .. _`py.path.local`: https://py.readthedocs.io/en/latest/path.html
     """
-    return _mk_tmp(request, tmpdir_factory)
+    return py.path.local(tmp_path)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/testing/test_tmpdir.py b/testing/test_tmpdir.py
index 6040d9444..3e6bde379 100644
--- a/testing/test_tmpdir.py
+++ b/testing/test_tmpdir.py
@@ -337,3 +337,7 @@ def attempt_symlink_to(path, to_path):
         Path(path).symlink_to(Path(to_path))
     except OSError:
         pytest.skip("could not create symbolic link")
+
+
+def test_tmpdir_equals_tmp_path(tmpdir, tmp_path):
+    assert Path(tmpdir) == tmp_path