diff --git a/src/shapes/text.class.js b/src/shapes/text.class.js
index e8489c9ad7d..5bda9de163f 100644
--- a/src/shapes/text.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/text.class.js
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@
 
     /**
      * fabric.Path that the text can follow.
+     * since 4.6.0 the path will be drawn automatically.
+     * if you want to make the path visible, give it a stroke and strokeWidth value
+     * if you want it to be hidden, assign visible = false to the path.
      * This feature is in BETA.
      * @type fabric.Path
      * @default
@@ -498,6 +501,8 @@
      * @param {CanvasRenderingContext2D} ctx Context to render on
      */
     _render: function(ctx) {
+      var path = this.path;
+      path && !path.isNotVisible() && path._render(ctx);
       this._setTextStyles(ctx);
       this._renderTextLinesBackground(ctx);
       this._renderTextDecoration(ctx, 'underline');
diff --git a/test/visual/golden/textpath6.png b/test/visual/golden/textpath6.png
index 79a7d076d8e..ca81a69990e 100644
Binary files a/test/visual/golden/textpath6.png and b/test/visual/golden/textpath6.png differ
diff --git a/test/visual/text.js b/test/visual/text.js
index a1945f1943a..2f4781242a8 100644
--- a/test/visual/text.js
+++ b/test/visual/text.js
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
   });
 
   function text10(canvas, callback) {
-    var path = new fabric.Path('M5 100 a95,95 0 1,0 190,0 a95,95 0 1,0 -190,0 z');
+    var path = new fabric.Path('M5 100 a95,95 0 1,0 190,0 a95,95 0 1,0 -190,0 z', { visible: false });
     var test = new fabric.Text('this is a long text we need to wrap around a shape. - BETA feature -', {
       left: 10,
       top: 10,
diff --git a/test/visual/text_path.js b/test/visual/text_path.js
index f6767c9bca1..13e37cde2fe 100644
--- a/test/visual/text_path.js
+++ b/test/visual/text_path.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   }
   var tests = [];
   function textpath1(canvas, callback) {
-    var circlePath = new fabric.Path('M 100, 100 m -75, 0 a 75,75 0 1,0 150,0 a 75,75 0 1,0 -150,0');
+    var circlePath = new fabric.Path('M 100, 100 m -75, 0 a 75,75 0 1,0 150,0 a 75,75 0 1,0 -150,0', { visible: false });
     var text = new fabric.Text('Hello this is a test of text on a path', {
       path: circlePath,
       fontSize: 24,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   });
 
   function textpath2(canvas, callback) {
-    var path = new fabric.Path('M100 5 L 5 195 L 195 195 z');
+    var path = new fabric.Path('M100 5 L 5 195 L 195 195 z', { visible: false });
     var text = new fabric.Text('wrapping with thigh corners it is what it is. Maybe one day it will look better', {
       left: 0,
       top: 0,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   });
 
   function textpath3(canvas, callback) {
-    var path = new fabric.Path('M -194 -109 C 538 -300 154 50 98 29');
+    var path = new fabric.Path('M -194 -109 C 538 -300 154 50 98 29', { visible: false });
     var text = new fabric.Text('Testing constant distance on bezier curve.', { path: path, top: 30, left: 30 });
     canvas.add(text);
     canvas.renderAll();
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
   });
 
   function textpath4(canvas, callback) {
-    var path = new fabric.Path('M 0 0 Q 180 0 180 -101.25 Q 180 -180 90 -180 Q 0 -180 0 -112.5 Q 0 -45 78.75 -45 Q 135 -45 146.25 -90');
+    var path = new fabric.Path('M 0 0 Q 180 0 180 -101.25 Q 180 -180 90 -180 Q 0 -180 0 -112.5 Q 0 -45 78.75 -45 Q 135 -45 146.25 -90', { visible: false });
     var text = new fabric.Text('Text on a swirl path with textAlign right', {
       left: 50,
       top: 50,
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
   });
 
   function textpath5(canvas, callback) {
-    canvas.loadFromJSON('{"version":"4.5.1","objects":[{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","left":213,"top":163,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"","stroke":"red","strokeWidth":2,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","left":200,"top":6,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"","stroke":"red","strokeWidth":2,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","left":18,"top":164,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"","stroke":"red","strokeWidth":2,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","left":9,"top":14,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"","stroke":"red","strokeWidth":2,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},{"type":"text","version":"4.5.1","left":10,"top":14,"width":180,"height":180,"text":"Text on a swirl textAlign right","fontSize":28,"textAlign":"right","charSpacing":50,"path":{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","originX":"left","originY":"top","left":-0.5,"top":-180.5,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"rgb(0,0,0)","stroke":null,"strokeWidth":1,"strokeDashArray":null,"strokeLineCap":"butt","strokeDashOffset":0,"strokeLineJoin":"miter","strokeUniform":false,"strokeMiterLimit":4,"scaleX":1,"scaleY":1,"angle":0,"flipX":false,"flipY":false,"opacity":1,"shadow":null,"visible":true,"backgroundColor":"","fillRule":"nonzero","paintFirst":"fill","globalCompositeOperation":"source-over","skewX":0,"skewY":0,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},"direction":"ltr","styles":{}},{"type":"text","version":"4.5.1","left":15,"top":165,"width":180,"height":180,"text":"Text on a swirl textAlign left","fontSize":28,"charSpacing":50,"path":{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","originX":"left","originY":"top","left":-0.5,"top":-180.5,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"rgb(0,0,0)","stroke":null,"strokeWidth":1,"strokeDashArray":null,"strokeLineCap":"butt","strokeDashOffset":0,"strokeLineJoin":"miter","strokeUniform":false,"strokeMiterLimit":4,"scaleX":1,"scaleY":1,"angle":0,"flipX":false,"flipY":false,"opacity":1,"shadow":null,"visible":true,"backgroundColor":"","fillRule":"nonzero","paintFirst":"fill","globalCompositeOperation":"source-over","skewX":0,"skewY":0,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},"direction":"ltr","styles":{}},{"type":"text","version":"4.5.1","left":201,"top":9,"width":180,"height":180,"text":"Text on a swirl textAlign center","fontSize":28,"textAlign":"center","charSpacing":50,"path":{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","originX":"left","originY":"top","left":-0.5,"top":-180.5,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"rgb(0,0,0)","stroke":null,"strokeWidth":1,"strokeDashArray":null,"strokeLineCap":"butt","strokeDashOffset":0,"strokeLineJoin":"miter","strokeUniform":false,"strokeMiterLimit":4,"scaleX":1,"scaleY":1,"angle":0,"flipX":false,"flipY":false,"opacity":1,"shadow":null,"visible":true,"backgroundColor":"","fillRule":"nonzero","paintFirst":"fill","globalCompositeOperation":"source-over","skewX":0,"skewY":0,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},"direction":"ltr","styles":{}},{"type":"text","version":"4.5.1","left":213,"top":164,"width":180,"height":180,"text":"full text to understand better a Text on a swirl textAlign","fontSize":28,"charSpacing":50,"path":{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","originX":"left","originY":"top","left":-0.5,"top":-180.5,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"rgb(0,0,0)","stroke":null,"strokeWidth":1,"strokeDashArray":null,"strokeLineCap":"butt","strokeDashOffset":0,"strokeLineJoin":"miter","strokeUniform":false,"strokeMiterLimit":4,"scaleX":1,"scaleY":1,"angle":0,"flipX":false,"flipY":false,"opacity":1,"shadow":null,"visible":true,"backgroundColor":"","fillRule":"nonzero","paintFirst":"fill","globalCompositeOperation":"source-over","skewX":0,"skewY":0,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},"direction":"ltr","styles":{}}]}', function() {
+    canvas.loadFromJSON('{"version":"4.5.1","objects":[{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","left":213,"top":163,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"","stroke":"red","strokeWidth":2,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","left":200,"top":6,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"","stroke":"red","strokeWidth":2,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","left":18,"top":164,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"","stroke":"red","strokeWidth":2,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","left":9,"top":14,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"","stroke":"red","strokeWidth":2,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},{"type":"text","version":"4.5.1","left":10,"top":14,"width":180,"height":180,"text":"Text on a swirl textAlign right","fontSize":28,"textAlign":"right","charSpacing":50,"path":{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","originX":"left","originY":"top","left":-0.5,"top":-180.5,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"rgb(0,0,0)","stroke":null,"strokeWidth":1,"strokeDashArray":null,"strokeLineCap":"butt","strokeDashOffset":0,"strokeLineJoin":"miter","strokeUniform":false,"strokeMiterLimit":4,"scaleX":1,"scaleY":1,"angle":0,"flipX":false,"flipY":false,"opacity":1,"shadow":null,"visible":false,"backgroundColor":"","fillRule":"nonzero","paintFirst":"fill","globalCompositeOperation":"source-over","skewX":0,"skewY":0,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},"direction":"ltr","styles":{}},{"type":"text","version":"4.5.1","left":15,"top":165,"width":180,"height":180,"text":"Text on a swirl textAlign left","fontSize":28,"charSpacing":50,"path":{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","originX":"left","originY":"top","left":-0.5,"top":-180.5,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"rgb(0,0,0)","stroke":null,"strokeWidth":1,"strokeDashArray":null,"strokeLineCap":"butt","strokeDashOffset":0,"strokeLineJoin":"miter","strokeUniform":false,"strokeMiterLimit":4,"scaleX":1,"scaleY":1,"angle":0,"flipX":false,"flipY":false,"opacity":1,"shadow":null,"visible":false,"backgroundColor":"","fillRule":"nonzero","paintFirst":"fill","globalCompositeOperation":"source-over","skewX":0,"skewY":0,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},"direction":"ltr","styles":{}},{"type":"text","version":"4.5.1","left":201,"top":9,"width":180,"height":180,"text":"Text on a swirl textAlign center","fontSize":28,"textAlign":"center","charSpacing":50,"path":{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","originX":"left","originY":"top","left":-0.5,"top":-180.5,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"rgb(0,0,0)","stroke":null,"strokeWidth":1,"strokeDashArray":null,"strokeLineCap":"butt","strokeDashOffset":0,"strokeLineJoin":"miter","strokeUniform":false,"strokeMiterLimit":4,"scaleX":1,"scaleY":1,"angle":0,"flipX":false,"flipY":false,"opacity":1,"shadow":null,"visible":false,"backgroundColor":"","fillRule":"nonzero","paintFirst":"fill","globalCompositeOperation":"source-over","skewX":0,"skewY":0,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},"direction":"ltr","styles":{}},{"type":"text","version":"4.5.1","left":213,"top":164,"width":180,"height":180,"text":"full text to understand better a Text on a swirl textAlign","fontSize":28,"charSpacing":50,"path":{"type":"path","version":"4.5.1","originX":"left","originY":"top","left":-0.5,"top":-180.5,"width":180,"height":180,"fill":"rgb(0,0,0)","stroke":null,"strokeWidth":1,"strokeDashArray":null,"strokeLineCap":"butt","strokeDashOffset":0,"strokeLineJoin":"miter","strokeUniform":false,"strokeMiterLimit":4,"scaleX":1,"scaleY":1,"angle":0,"flipX":false,"flipY":false,"opacity":1,"shadow":null,"visible":false,"backgroundColor":"","fillRule":"nonzero","paintFirst":"fill","globalCompositeOperation":"source-over","skewX":0,"skewY":0,"path":[["M",0,0],["Q",180,0,180,-101.25],["Q",180,-180,90,-180],["Q",0,-180,0,-112.5],["Q",0,-45,78.75,-45],["Q",135,-45,146.25,-90]]},"direction":"ltr","styles":{}}]}', function() {
       canvas.renderAll();
       callback(canvas.lowerCanvasEl);
     });
@@ -127,27 +127,27 @@
   function textpath6(canvas, callback) {
     var path = new fabric.Path('M 0 0 A 150 350 0 0 1 250 0', {
       strokeWidth: 2,
-      stroke: 'red',
+      stroke: 'blue',
+      opacity: 0.5,
       left: 25,
       top: 25,
       fill: 'transparent'
     });
     var text = new fabric.Text('Text on the right side of a curve', {
-      left:25,
+      left: 25,
       top: 25,
       fontSize: 28,
       pathSide: 'right',
       pathStartOffset: 100,
       path: path
     });
-    canvas.add(path);
     canvas.add(text);
     canvas.renderAll();
     callback(canvas.lowerCanvasEl);
   }
 
   tests.push({
-    test: 'textpath with pathSide and pathStartOffset',
+    test: 'textpath with pathSide and pathStartOffset and painted path',
     code: textpath6,
     golden: 'textpath6.png',
     percentage: 0.09,