diff --git a/doc/telescope.txt b/doc/telescope.txt
index b241b27..25255db 100644
--- a/doc/telescope.txt
+++ b/doc/telescope.txt
@@ -2592,7 +2592,8 @@ utils.transform_path({opts}, {path})        *telescope.utils.transform_path()*
         {path} (string|nil)  The path that should be formatted
 
     Return: ~
-        string: The transformed path ready to be displayed
+        string: path to be displayed
+        table: The transformed path ready to be displayed with the styling
 
 
 utils.has_ts_parser({lang})                  *telescope.utils.has_ts_parser()*
diff --git a/lua/telescope/utils.lua b/lua/telescope/utils.lua
index d14992f..3807357 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/utils.lua
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ end
 --- not be addressed by us
 ---@param opts table: The opts the users passed into the picker. Might contains a path_display key
 ---@param path string|nil: The path that should be formatted
----@return string, table: The transformed path ready to be displayed with the styling (or nil)
+---@return string: path to be displayed
+---@return table: The transformed path ready to be displayed with the styling
 utils.transform_path = function(opts, path)
   if path == nil then
     return "", {}
@@ -279,13 +280,14 @@ utils.transform_path = function(opts, path)
     return path, {}
   end
 
+  ---@type fun(opts:table, path: string): string
   local path_display = vim.F.if_nil(opts.path_display, require("telescope.config").values.path_display)
 
   local transformed_path = path
   local path_style = {}
 
   if type(path_display) == "function" then
-    return path_display(opts, transformed_path)
+    return path_display(opts, transformed_path), path_style
   elseif utils.is_path_hidden(nil, path_display) then
     return "", path_style
   elseif type(path_display) == "table" then