diff --git a/include/fmt/std.h b/include/fmt/std.h
index cd908dc9..01a61cee 100644
--- a/include/fmt/std.h
+++ b/include/fmt/std.h
@@ -158,6 +158,22 @@ template <typename Char> struct formatter<std::filesystem::path, Char> {
                          specs);
   }
 };
+
+class path : public std::filesystem::path {
+ public:
+  auto display_string() const -> std::string {
+    const std::filesystem::path& base = *this;
+    return fmt::format(FMT_STRING("{}"), base);
+  }
+  auto system_string() const -> std::string { return string(); }
+
+  auto generic_display_string() const -> std::string {
+    const std::filesystem::path& base = *this;
+    return fmt::format(FMT_STRING("{:g}"), base);
+  }
+  auto generic_system_string() const -> std::string { return generic_string(); }
+};
+
 FMT_END_NAMESPACE
 #endif  // FMT_CPP_LIB_FILESYSTEM