diff --git a/src/cli/rustup_mode.rs b/src/cli/rustup_mode.rs
index a3137c6f51..34f267dbc6 100644
--- a/src/cli/rustup_mode.rs
+++ b/src/cli/rustup_mode.rs
@@ -540,8 +540,13 @@ enum SelfSubcmd {
 
     /// Uninstall rustup
     Uninstall {
+        /// Disable confirmation prompt
         #[arg(short = 'y')]
         no_prompt: bool,
+
+        /// Do not clean up the `PATH` environment variable
+        #[arg(long)]
+        no_modify_path: bool,
     },
 
     /// Upgrade the internal data format
@@ -724,7 +729,10 @@ pub async fn main(
         RustupSubcmd::Man { command, toolchain } => man(cfg, &command, toolchain).await,
         RustupSubcmd::Self_ { subcmd } => match subcmd {
             SelfSubcmd::Update => self_update::update(cfg).await,
-            SelfSubcmd::Uninstall { no_prompt } => self_update::uninstall(no_prompt, process),
+            SelfSubcmd::Uninstall {
+                no_prompt,
+                no_modify_path,
+            } => self_update::uninstall(no_prompt, no_modify_path, process),
             SelfSubcmd::UpgradeData => cfg.upgrade_data().map(|_| ExitCode(0)),
         },
         RustupSubcmd::Set { subcmd } => match subcmd {
diff --git a/src/cli/self_update.rs b/src/cli/self_update.rs
index 5e1e7b78aa..ee09c72537 100644
--- a/src/cli/self_update.rs
+++ b/src/cli/self_update.rs
@@ -474,6 +474,17 @@ This will uninstall all Rust toolchains and data, and remove
     };
 }
 
+macro_rules! pre_uninstall_msg_no_modify_path {
+    () => {
+        r"# Thanks for hacking in Rust!
+
+This will uninstall all Rust toolchains and data.
+Your `PATH` environment variable will not be touched.
+
+"
+    };
+}
+
 static DEFAULT_UPDATE_ROOT: &str = "https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup";
 
 fn update_root(process: &Process) -> String {
@@ -968,7 +979,11 @@ async fn maybe_install_rust(opts: InstallOpts<'_>, cfg: &mut Cfg<'_>) -> Result<
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn uninstall(no_prompt: bool, process: &Process) -> Result<utils::ExitCode> {
+pub(crate) fn uninstall(
+    no_prompt: bool,
+    no_modify_path: bool,
+    process: &Process,
+) -> Result<utils::ExitCode> {
     if cfg!(feature = "no-self-update") {
         error!("self-uninstall is disabled for this build of rustup");
         error!("you should probably use your system package manager to uninstall rustup");
@@ -983,10 +998,14 @@ pub(crate) fn uninstall(no_prompt: bool, process: &Process) -> Result<utils::Exi
 
     if !no_prompt {
         writeln!(process.stdout().lock())?;
-        let msg = format!(
-            pre_uninstall_msg!(),
-            cargo_home = canonical_cargo_home(process)?
-        );
+        let msg = if no_modify_path {
+            pre_uninstall_msg_no_modify_path!().to_owned()
+        } else {
+            format!(
+                pre_uninstall_msg!(),
+                cargo_home = canonical_cargo_home(process)?
+            )
+        };
         md(&mut process.stdout(), msg);
         if !common::confirm("\nContinue? (y/N)", false, process)? {
             info!("aborting uninstallation");
@@ -1005,7 +1024,9 @@ pub(crate) fn uninstall(no_prompt: bool, process: &Process) -> Result<utils::Exi
     info!("removing cargo home");
 
     // Remove CARGO_HOME/bin from PATH
-    do_remove_from_path(process)?;
+    if !no_modify_path {
+        do_remove_from_path(process)?;
+    }
 
     // Delete everything in CARGO_HOME *except* the rustup bin
 
diff --git a/tests/suite/cli_paths.rs b/tests/suite/cli_paths.rs
index 3059d82b53..f102dd5234 100644
--- a/tests/suite/cli_paths.rs
+++ b/tests/suite/cli_paths.rs
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ error: could not amend shell profile[..]
             ".bash_profile",
             ".bash_login",
             ".profile",
+            // This requires zsh to be installed, so we test it on macOS only.
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
             ".zshenv",
         ]
         .iter()
@@ -266,6 +268,49 @@ error: could not amend shell profile[..]
         }
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn uninstall_doesnt_modify_rcs_with_no_modify_path() {
+        let cx = CliTestContext::new(Scenario::Empty).await;
+        let rcs = [
+            ".bashrc",
+            ".bash_profile",
+            ".bash_login",
+            ".profile",
+            // This requires zsh to be installed, so we test it on macOS only.
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            ".zshenv",
+        ]
+        .map(|rc| cx.config.homedir.join(rc));
+
+        for rc in &rcs {
+            raw::write_file(rc, FAKE_RC).unwrap();
+        }
+
+        let expected = FAKE_RC.to_owned() + &source(cx.config.cargodir.display(), POSIX_SH);
+
+        cx.config.expect(&INIT_NONE).await.is_ok();
+        // sanity check
+        for rc in &rcs {
+            let new_rc = fs::read_to_string(rc).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                new_rc, expected,
+                "Rc file {rc:?} does not contain a source after rustup-init",
+            );
+        }
+
+        cx.config
+            .expect(&["rustup", "self", "uninstall", "-y", "--no-modify-path"])
+            .await
+            .is_ok();
+        for rc in &rcs {
+            let new_rc = fs::read_to_string(rc).unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                new_rc, expected,
+                "Rc file {rc:?} does not contain a source after uninstall",
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn install_adds_sources_while_removing_legacy_paths() {
         let cx = CliTestContext::new(Scenario::Empty).await;
@@ -422,6 +467,30 @@ mod windows {
         assert!(!get_path_().contains(&cfg_path));
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn uninstall_doesnt_affect_path_with_no_modify_path() {
+        let cx = CliTestContext::new(Scenario::Empty).await;
+        let _guard = RegistryGuard::new(&USER_PATH).unwrap();
+        let cfg_path = cx.config.cargodir.join("bin").display().to_string();
+        let get_path_ = || {
+            HSTRING::try_from(get_path().unwrap().unwrap())
+                .unwrap()
+                .to_string()
+        };
+
+        cx.config.expect(&INIT_NONE).await.is_ok();
+        cx.config
+            .expect(&["rustup", "self", "uninstall", "-y", "--no-modify-path"])
+            .await
+            .is_ok();
+        assert!(
+            get_path_().contains(cfg_path.trim_matches('"')),
+            "`{}` not in `{}`",
+            cfg_path,
+            get_path_()
+        );
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     /// Smoke test for end-to-end code connectivity of the installer path mgmt on windows.
     async fn install_uninstall_affect_path_with_non_unicode() {
diff --git a/tests/suite/cli_rustup_ui/rustup_self_cmd_uninstall_cmd_help_flag.stdout.term.svg b/tests/suite/cli_rustup_ui/rustup_self_cmd_uninstall_cmd_help_flag.stdout.term.svg
index e164ee4fee..5a49ee07d1 100644
--- a/tests/suite/cli_rustup_ui/rustup_self_cmd_uninstall_cmd_help_flag.stdout.term.svg
+++ b/tests/suite/cli_rustup_ui/rustup_self_cmd_uninstall_cmd_help_flag.stdout.term.svg
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<svg width="740px" height="164px" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<svg width="740px" height="182px" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
   <style>
     .fg { fill: #AAAAAA }
     .bg { fill: #000000 }
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
 </tspan>
     <tspan x="10px" y="100px"><tspan class="fg-bright-green bold">Options:</tspan>
 </tspan>
-    <tspan x="10px" y="118px"><tspan>  </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">-y</tspan><tspan>          </tspan>
+    <tspan x="10px" y="118px"><tspan>  </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">-y</tspan><tspan>                    Disable confirmation prompt</tspan>
 </tspan>
-    <tspan x="10px" y="136px"><tspan>  </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">-h</tspan><tspan>, </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">--help</tspan><tspan>  Print help</tspan>
+    <tspan x="10px" y="136px"><tspan>      </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">--no-modify-path</tspan><tspan>  Do not clean up the `PATH` environment variable</tspan>
 </tspan>
-    <tspan x="10px" y="154px">
+    <tspan x="10px" y="154px"><tspan>  </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">-h</tspan><tspan>, </tspan><tspan class="fg-bright-cyan bold">--help</tspan><tspan>            Print help</tspan>
+</tspan>
+    <tspan x="10px" y="172px">
 </tspan>
   </text>