diff --git a/install.cmd b/install.cmd
index acbf496..5a3014b 100644
--- a/install.cmd
+++ b/install.cmd
@@ -29,4 +29,14 @@ if errorlevel 1 (
 "%PS%" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%TMP_PS%" %*
 set "RC=%ERRORLEVEL%"
 del "%TMP_PS%" >nul 2>nul
-exit /b %RC%
+
+set "DOSH_CMD_PREFIX=%PREFIX%"
+if "%DOSH_CMD_PREFIX%"=="" set "DOSH_CMD_PREFIX=%USERPROFILE%\.local"
+set "DOSH_CMD_BINDIR=%DOSH_CMD_PREFIX%\bin"
+set "DOSH_NEXT_PATH=%PATH%"
+if "%RC%"=="0" (
+    echo ;%PATH%; | find /I ";%DOSH_CMD_BINDIR%;" >nul 2>nul
+    if errorlevel 1 set "DOSH_NEXT_PATH=%DOSH_CMD_BINDIR%;%PATH%"
+)
+
+endlocal & set "PATH=%DOSH_NEXT_PATH%" & exit /b %RC%
diff --git a/tests/release_scripts.rs b/tests/release_scripts.rs
index 224adc1..8dbcaeb 100644
--- a/tests/release_scripts.rs
+++ b/tests/release_scripts.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,16 @@ fn windows_cmd_installer_wraps_native_powershell_installer() {
     assert!(cmd.contains("for %%P in (powershell.exe pwsh.exe powershell pwsh) do"));
     assert!(cmd.contains("Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing"));
     assert!(cmd.contains("-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File \"%TMP_PS%\" %*"));
-    assert!(cmd.contains("exit /b %RC%"));
+    assert!(cmd.contains("set \"DOSH_CMD_PREFIX=%PREFIX%\""));
+    assert!(
+        cmd.contains(
+            "if \"%DOSH_CMD_PREFIX%\"==\"\" set \"DOSH_CMD_PREFIX=%USERPROFILE%\\.local\""
+        )
+    );
+    assert!(cmd.contains("set \"DOSH_CMD_BINDIR=%DOSH_CMD_PREFIX%\\bin\""));
+    assert!(cmd.contains("echo ;%PATH%; | find /I \";%DOSH_CMD_BINDIR%;\""));
+    assert!(cmd.contains("set \"DOSH_NEXT_PATH=%DOSH_CMD_BINDIR%;%PATH%\""));
+    assert!(cmd.contains("endlocal & set \"PATH=%DOSH_NEXT_PATH%\" & exit /b %RC%"));
     assert!(readme.contains("Windows client from `cmd.exe`:"));
     assert!(readme.contains("install.cmd"));
 }