diff --git a/src/nix/dump-path.cc b/src/nix/dump-path.cc
index c4edc894b..0850d4c1c 100644
--- a/src/nix/dump-path.cc
+++ b/src/nix/dump-path.cc
@@ -61,4 +61,12 @@ struct CmdDumpPath2 : Command
     }
 };
 
-static auto rDumpPath2 = registerCommand2<CmdDumpPath2>({"nar", "dump-path"});
+struct CmdNarDumpPath : CmdDumpPath2 {
+    void run() override {
+        warn("'nix nar dump-path' is a deprecated alias for 'nix nar pack'");
+        CmdDumpPath2::run();
+    }
+};
+
+static auto rCmdNarPack = registerCommand2<CmdDumpPath2>({"nar", "pack"});
+static auto rCmdNarDumpPath = registerCommand2<CmdNarDumpPath>({"nar", "dump-path"});
diff --git a/src/nix/nar-dump-path.md b/src/nix/nar-dump-path.md
index 26191ad25..de82202de 100644
--- a/src/nix/nar-dump-path.md
+++ b/src/nix/nar-dump-path.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ R""(
 * To serialise directory `foo` as a NAR:
 
   ```console
-  # nix nar dump-path ./foo > foo.nar
+  # nix nar pack ./foo > foo.nar
   ```
 
 # Description