diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractAbstractFileNode.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractAbstractFileNode.java
index 21ca3fddac..4a270de3a9 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractAbstractFileNode.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/AbstractAbstractFileNode.java
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractAbstractFileNode<T extends AbstractFile> extends A
                 IngestManager.getInstance().addIngestModuleEventListener(INGEST_MODULE_EVENTS_OF_INTEREST, weakPcl);
             }
         }
+        
+        try {
+            //See JIRA-5971
+            //Attempt to cache file path during construction of this UI component.
+            this.content.getUniquePath();
+        } catch (TskCoreException ex) {
+            logger.log(Level.SEVERE, String.format("Failed attempt to cache the "
+                            + "unique path of the abstract file instance. Name: %s (objID=%d)", 
+                            this.content.getName(), this.content.getId()), ex);
+        }
 
         if (UserPreferences.displayTranslatedFileNames()) {
             backgroundTasksPool.submit(new TranslationTask(
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/BlackboardArtifactNode.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/BlackboardArtifactNode.java
index 9a1ed7b336..9ee695b19b 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/BlackboardArtifactNode.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/datamodel/BlackboardArtifactNode.java
@@ -194,6 +194,16 @@ public class BlackboardArtifactNode extends AbstractContentNode<BlackboardArtifa
         for (Content lookupContent : this.getLookup().lookupAll(Content.class)) {
             if ((lookupContent != null) && (!(lookupContent instanceof BlackboardArtifact))) {
                 this.associated = lookupContent;
+                
+                try {
+                    //See JIRA-5971
+                    //Attempt to cache file path during construction of this UI component.
+                    this.associated.getUniquePath();
+                } catch (TskCoreException ex) {
+                    logger.log(Level.SEVERE, String.format("Failed attempt to cache the "
+                            + "unique path of the associated content instance. Name: %s (objID=%d)", 
+                            this.associated.getName(), this.associated.getId()), ex);
+                }
                 break;
             }
         }