diff --git a/src/cli/shell_hook.rs b/src/cli/shell_hook.rs
index 6e6879753..45947e8c8 100644
--- a/src/cli/shell_hook.rs
+++ b/src/cli/shell_hook.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use rattler_shell::{
     shell::ShellEnum,
 };
 
-use crate::prefix::Prefix;
+use crate::{prefix::Prefix, Project};
 
 /// Print the activation script
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
@@ -20,13 +20,20 @@ pub struct Args {
 
 /// Generates the activation script.
 fn generate_activation_script(shell: Option<ShellEnum>) -> miette::Result<String> {
+    let project = Project::discover()?;
+    let platform = Platform::current();
+    let env_dir = project.default_environment().dir();
     let prefix = Prefix::new(PathBuf::new())?;
     let shell = shell.unwrap_or_default();
-    let platform = Platform::current();
     let activator = Activator::from_path(prefix.root(), shell, platform).into_diagnostic()?;
-    let path = std::env::var("PATH")
+    let mut path = std::env::var("PATH")
         .ok()
         .map(|p| std::env::split_paths(&p).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+    if let Some(path) = path.as_mut() {
+        path.push(env_dir);
+    } else {
+        path = Some(vec![env_dir]);
+    }
 
     // If we are in a conda environment, we need to deactivate it before activating the host / build prefix
     let conda_prefix = std::env::var("CONDA_PREFIX").ok().map(|p| p.into());