diff --git a/doc/api/projects.md b/doc/api/projects.md
index 8995551b9e..9f6f674109 100644
--- a/doc/api/projects.md
+++ b/doc/api/projects.md
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ POST /projects
 Parameters:
 
 - `name` (required) - new project name
+- `path` (optional) - custom repository name for new project. By default generated based on name
 - `namespace_id` (optional) - namespace for the new project (defaults to user)
 - `description` (optional) - short project description
 - `issues_enabled` (optional)
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
index 12a3a07ff7..058b831e78 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/projects_spec.rb
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
 
     it "should assign attributes to project" do
       project = attributes_for(:project, {
+        path: 'camelCasePath',
         description: Faker::Lorem.sentence,
         issues_enabled: false,
         merge_requests_enabled: false,
@@ -123,7 +124,6 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
       post api("/projects", user), project
 
       project.each_pair do |k,v|
-        next if k == :path
         json_response[k.to_s].should == v
       end
     end