diff --git a/src/libstd/path/posix.rs b/src/libstd/path/posix.rs
index 99a281755e4e0..d1f5384696813 100644
--- a/src/libstd/path/posix.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/path/posix.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use str::Str;
 use slice::{CloneableVector, Splits, Vector, VectorVector,
             ImmutableEqVector, OwnedVector, ImmutableVector};
 use vec::Vec;
+use fmt;
 
 use super::{BytesContainer, GenericPath, GenericPathUnsafe};
 
@@ -71,6 +72,12 @@ impl Eq for Path {
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Show for Path {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f.buf, "{}", str::from_utf8(self.repr.as_slice()).unwrap())
+    }
+}
+
 impl TotalEq for Path {}
 
 impl FromStr for Path {
diff --git a/src/libstd/path/windows.rs b/src/libstd/path/windows.rs
index 758a76167cdef..20001e67c15fb 100644
--- a/src/libstd/path/windows.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/path/windows.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use slice::{Vector, OwnedVector, ImmutableVector};
 use str::{CharSplits, Str, StrVector, StrSlice};
 use strbuf::StrBuf;
 use vec::Vec;
+use fmt;
 
 use super::{contains_nul, BytesContainer, GenericPath, GenericPathUnsafe};
 
@@ -95,6 +96,12 @@ impl Eq for Path {
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Show for Path {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f.buf, "{}", self.repr)
+    }
+}
+
 impl TotalEq for Path {}
 
 impl FromStr for Path {