diff --git a/src/rustup-cli/self_update.rs b/src/rustup-cli/self_update.rs
index 0c52720ece..e5b8495350 100644
--- a/src/rustup-cli/self_update.rs
+++ b/src/rustup-cli/self_update.rs
@@ -1043,6 +1043,14 @@ fn get_add_path_methods() -> Vec<PathUpdateMethod> {
         }
     }
 
+    if let Some(bash_profile) = utils::home_dir().map(|p| p.join(".bash_profile")) {
+        // Only update .bash_profile if it exists because creating .bash_profile
+        // will cause .profile to not be read
+        if bash_profile.exists() {
+            profiles.push(Some(bash_profile));
+        }
+    }
+
     let rcfiles = profiles.into_iter().filter_map(|f|f);
     rcfiles.map(PathUpdateMethod::RcFile).collect()
 }
@@ -1168,8 +1176,9 @@ fn get_remove_path_methods() -> Result<Vec<PathUpdateMethod>> {
     }
 
     let profile = utils::home_dir().map(|p| p.join(".profile"));
+    let bash_profile = utils::home_dir().map(|p| p.join(".bash_profile"));
 
-    let rcfiles = vec![profile];
+    let rcfiles = vec![profile, bash_profile];
     let existing_rcfiles = rcfiles.into_iter()
         .filter_map(|f|f)
         .filter(|f| f.exists());
diff --git a/tests/cli-self-upd.rs b/tests/cli-self-upd.rs
index 854e2fdaa7..b572eb3969 100644
--- a/tests/cli-self-upd.rs
+++ b/tests/cli-self-upd.rs
@@ -323,6 +323,23 @@ fn install_adds_path_to_profile() {
     install_adds_path_to_rc(".profile");
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn install_adds_path_to_bash_profile() {
+    install_adds_path_to_rc(".bash_profile");
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn install_does_not_add_path_to_bash_profile_that_doesnt_exist() {
+    setup(&|config| {
+        let ref rc = config.homedir.join(".bash_profile");
+        expect_ok(config, &["rustup-init", "-y"]);
+
+        assert!(!rc.exists());
+    });
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[cfg(unix)]
 fn install_with_zsh_adds_path_to_zprofile() {
@@ -399,10 +416,16 @@ fn uninstall_removes_path_from_rc(rcfile: &str) {
 
 #[test]
 #[cfg(unix)]
-fn uninstall_removes_path_from_bashrc() {
+fn uninstall_removes_path_from_profile() {
     uninstall_removes_path_from_rc(".profile");
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn uninstall_removes_path_from_bash_profile() {
+    uninstall_removes_path_from_rc(".bash_profile");
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[cfg(unix)]
 fn uninstall_doesnt_touch_rc_files_that_dont_contain_cargo_home() {