diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 47117fcc..e480589a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ opposed to this idea. Here's what `eval "$(pyenv init -)"` actually does:
    for some reason you need `pyenv` to be a real script rather than a
    shell function, you can safely skip it.
 
-`eval "$(pyenv init --path)"` only does item 1.
+`eval "$(pyenv init --path)"` only does items 1 and 3.
 
 To see exactly what happens under the hood for yourself, run `pyenv init -`
 or `pyenv init --path`.
diff --git a/libexec/pyenv-init b/libexec/pyenv-init
index 160931fd..6d6cbf9a 100755
--- a/libexec/pyenv-init
+++ b/libexec/pyenv-init
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ function main() {
     ;;
   "path")
     print_path
+    print_rehash
     exit 0
     ;;
   "print")
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ function main() {
     print_path
     print_env
     print_completion
+    print_rehash
     print_shell_function
     exit 0
     ;;
@@ -168,7 +170,9 @@ function print_completion() {
   if [ -r "$completion" ]; then
     echo "source '$completion'"
   fi
+}
 
+function print_rehash() {
   if [ -z "$no_rehash" ]; then
     echo 'command pyenv rehash 2>/dev/null'
   fi
diff --git a/test/init.bats b/test/init.bats
index cfae0f4f..154d340b 100755
--- a/test/init.bats
+++ b/test/init.bats
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ load test_helper
   assert_line "command pyenv rehash 2>/dev/null"
 }
 
+@test "auto rehash for --path" {
+  run pyenv-init --path
+  assert_success
+  assert_line "command pyenv rehash 2>/dev/null"
+}
+
+
 @test "setup shell completions" {
   root="$(cd $BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/.. && pwd)"
   run pyenv-init - bash