diff --git a/library/std/src/path.rs b/library/std/src/path.rs
index 7959c63385816..87c5d6f0438de 100644
--- a/library/std/src/path.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/path.rs
@@ -2739,15 +2739,30 @@ impl Path {
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+    /// use std::path::Path;
     ///
     /// let path = Path::new("foo.rs");
-    /// assert_eq!(path.with_extension("txt"), PathBuf::from("foo.txt"));
+    /// assert_eq!(path.with_extension("txt"), Path::new("foo.txt"));
+    /// assert_eq!(path.with_extension(""), Path::new("foo"));
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Handling multiple extensions:
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use std::path::Path;
     ///
     /// let path = Path::new("foo.tar.gz");
-    /// assert_eq!(path.with_extension(""), PathBuf::from("foo.tar"));
-    /// assert_eq!(path.with_extension("xz"), PathBuf::from("foo.tar.xz"));
-    /// assert_eq!(path.with_extension("").with_extension("txt"), PathBuf::from("foo.txt"));
+    /// assert_eq!(path.with_extension("xz"), Path::new("foo.tar.xz"));
+    /// assert_eq!(path.with_extension("").with_extension("txt"), Path::new("foo.txt"));
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// Adding an extension where one did not exist:
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use std::path::Path;
+    ///
+    /// let path = Path::new("foo");
+    /// assert_eq!(path.with_extension("rs"), Path::new("foo.rs"));
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     pub fn with_extension<S: AsRef<OsStr>>(&self, extension: S) -> PathBuf {