diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/_wrappers/pandas.py b/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/_wrappers/pandas.py
index 2e3880e14f6..698dd946022 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/_wrappers/pandas.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/_wrappers/pandas.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2023-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES.
 # All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+import abc
 import copyreg
 import importlib
+import os
 import pickle
 import sys
 
@@ -857,7 +859,12 @@ def Index__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
     pd.ExcelWriter,
     fast_to_slow=_Unusable(),
     slow_to_fast=_Unusable(),
-    additional_attributes={"__hash__": _FastSlowAttribute("__hash__")},
+    additional_attributes={
+        "__hash__": _FastSlowAttribute("__hash__"),
+        "__fspath__": _FastSlowAttribute("__fspath__"),
+    },
+    bases=(os.PathLike,),
+    metaclasses=(abc.ABCMeta,),
 )
 
 try:
@@ -1032,7 +1039,7 @@ def holiday_calendar_factory_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
     fast_to_slow=_Unusable(),
     slow_to_fast=_Unusable(),
     additional_attributes={"__hash__": _FastSlowAttribute("__hash__")},
-    meta_class=pd_HolidayCalendarMetaClass,
+    metaclasses=(pd_HolidayCalendarMetaClass,),
 )
 
 Holiday = make_final_proxy_type(
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/fast_slow_proxy.py b/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/fast_slow_proxy.py
index 94caec1ce6c..169dd80e132 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/fast_slow_proxy.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/pandas/fast_slow_proxy.py
@@ -106,19 +106,6 @@ def __call__(self):
 _DELETE = object()
 
 
-def create_composite_metaclass(base_meta, additional_meta):
-    """
-    Dynamically creates a composite metaclass that inherits from both provided metaclasses.
-    This ensures that the metaclass behaviors of both base_meta and additional_meta are preserved.
-    """
-
-    class CompositeMeta(base_meta, additional_meta):
-        def __new__(cls, name, bases, namespace):
-            return super().__new__(cls, name, bases, namespace)
-
-    return CompositeMeta
-
-
 def make_final_proxy_type(
     name: str,
     fast_type: type,
@@ -130,7 +117,7 @@ def make_final_proxy_type(
     additional_attributes: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
     postprocess: Callable[[_FinalProxy, Any, Any], Any] | None = None,
     bases: Tuple = (),
-    meta_class=None,
+    metaclasses: Tuple = (),
 ) -> Type[_FinalProxy]:
     """
     Defines a fast-slow proxy type for a pair of "final" fast and slow
@@ -161,6 +148,8 @@ def make_final_proxy_type(
         construct said unwrapped object. See also `_maybe_wrap_result`.
     bases
         Optional tuple of base classes to insert into the mro.
+    metaclasses
+        Optional tuple of metaclasses to unify with the base proxy metaclass.
 
     Notes
     -----
@@ -241,15 +230,18 @@ def _fsproxy_state(self) -> _State:
             cls_dict[slow_name] = _FastSlowAttribute(
                 slow_name, private=slow_name.startswith("_")
             )
-    if meta_class is None:
-        meta_class = _FastSlowProxyMeta
-    else:
-        meta_class = create_composite_metaclass(_FastSlowProxyMeta, meta_class)
 
+    metaclass = _FastSlowProxyMeta
+    if metaclasses:
+        metaclass = types.new_class(  # type: ignore
+            f"{name}_Meta",
+            metaclasses + (_FastSlowProxyMeta,),
+            {},
+        )
     cls = types.new_class(
         name,
         (*bases, _FinalProxy),
-        {"metaclass": meta_class},
+        {"metaclass": metaclass},
         lambda ns: ns.update(cls_dict),
     )
     functools.update_wrapper(
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/test_cudf_pandas.py b/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/test_cudf_pandas.py
index 75bceea3034..fef829b17fc 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/test_cudf_pandas.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf_pandas_tests/test_cudf_pandas.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import copy
 import datetime
 import operator
+import os
 import pathlib
 import pickle
 import tempfile
@@ -1421,3 +1422,7 @@ def test_holidays_within_dates(holiday, start, expected):
             utc.localize(xpd.Timestamp(start)),
         )
     ) == [utc.localize(dt) for dt in expected]
+
+
+def test_excelwriter_pathlike():
+    assert isinstance(pd.ExcelWriter("foo.xlsx"), os.PathLike)