diff --git a/.github/workflows/install-rubygems.yml b/.github/workflows/install-rubygems.yml
index 813174340eb9..1234b0bf33db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install-rubygems.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install-rubygems.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
         run: bundle --version
       - name: Check bundler man pages were installed and are properly picked up
         run: bundle install --help | grep -q BUNDLE-INSTALL
+      - name: Check bundler fallback man pages are properly picked up
+        run: sudo rm $(which man) && bundle install --help
       - name: Build bundler
         run: gem build bundler.gemspec
         working-directory: ./bundler
diff --git a/Manifest.txt b/Manifest.txt
index 7e413102301d..25eea9701786 100644
--- a/Manifest.txt
+++ b/Manifest.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,31 @@ bundler/lib/bundler/installer/standalone.rb
 bundler/lib/bundler/lazy_specification.rb
 bundler/lib/bundler/lockfile_generator.rb
 bundler/lib/bundler/lockfile_parser.rb
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-add.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-binstubs.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-cache.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-check.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-config.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-doctor.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-exec.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-gem.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-info.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-init.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-inject.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-install.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-list.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-lock.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-open.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-outdated.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-platform.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-pristine.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-remove.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-show.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-update.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-viz.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle.1.ronn
+bundler/lib/bundler/man/gemfile.5.ronn
 bundler/lib/bundler/match_platform.rb
 bundler/lib/bundler/mirror.rb
 bundler/lib/bundler/plugin.rb
@@ -253,55 +278,30 @@ bundler/lib/bundler/vlad.rb
 bundler/lib/bundler/worker.rb
 bundler/lib/bundler/yaml_serializer.rb
 bundler/man/bundle-add.1
-bundler/man/bundle-add.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-binstubs.1
-bundler/man/bundle-binstubs.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-cache.1
-bundler/man/bundle-cache.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-check.1
-bundler/man/bundle-check.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-clean.1
-bundler/man/bundle-clean.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-config.1
-bundler/man/bundle-config.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-doctor.1
-bundler/man/bundle-doctor.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-exec.1
-bundler/man/bundle-exec.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-gem.1
-bundler/man/bundle-gem.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-info.1
-bundler/man/bundle-info.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-init.1
-bundler/man/bundle-init.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-inject.1
-bundler/man/bundle-inject.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-install.1
-bundler/man/bundle-install.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-list.1
-bundler/man/bundle-list.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-lock.1
-bundler/man/bundle-lock.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-open.1
-bundler/man/bundle-open.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-outdated.1
-bundler/man/bundle-outdated.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-platform.1
-bundler/man/bundle-platform.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-pristine.1
-bundler/man/bundle-pristine.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-remove.1
-bundler/man/bundle-remove.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-show.1
-bundler/man/bundle-show.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-update.1
-bundler/man/bundle-update.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle-viz.1
-bundler/man/bundle-viz.1.ronn
 bundler/man/bundle.1
-bundler/man/bundle.1.ronn
 bundler/man/gemfile.5
-bundler/man/gemfile.5.ronn
 bundler/man/index.txt
 hide_lib_for_update/note.txt
 lib/rubygems.rb
diff --git a/bundler/Rakefile b/bundler/Rakefile
index 9d8f166e6dbc..92716822579c 100644
--- a/bundler/Rakefile
+++ b/bundler/Rakefile
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ namespace :man do
   else
     directory "man"
 
-    index = Dir["man/*.ronn"].map do |source|
-      ronn = "man/#{File.basename(source)}"
+    index = Dir["lib/bundler/man/*.ronn"].map do |source|
+      ronn = "lib/bundler/man/#{File.basename(source)}"
       roff = "man/#{File.basename(source, ".ronn")}"
 
       file roff => ["man", ronn] do
diff --git a/bundler/doc/documentation/WRITING.md b/bundler/doc/documentation/WRITING.md
index f0653ac87c3e..8680d89359d6 100644
--- a/bundler/doc/documentation/WRITING.md
+++ b/bundler/doc/documentation/WRITING.md
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ Don't see a man page for a command? Make a new page and send us a PR! We also we
 
 ## Creating a new man page
 
-To create a new man page, simply create a new `.ronn` file in the `man/` directory.
+To create a new man page, simply create a new `.ronn` file in the `lib/bundler/man/` directory.
 
-For example: to create a man page for the command `bundle cookies` (not a real command, sadly), I would create a file `man/bundle-cookies.1.ronn` and add my documentation there.
+For example: to create a man page for the command `bundle cookies` (not a real command, sadly), I would create a file `lib/bundler/man/bundle-cookies.1.ronn` and add my documentation there.
 
 ## Formatting
 
diff --git a/bundler/lib/bundler/cli.rb b/bundler/lib/bundler/cli.rb
index b4196621e5f7..4f5f372a4a98 100644
--- a/bundler/lib/bundler/cli.rb
+++ b/bundler/lib/bundler/cli.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ def help(cli = nil)
         if Bundler.which("man") && man_path !~ %r{^file:/.+!/META-INF/jruby.home/.+}
           Kernel.exec "man #{man_page}"
         else
-          puts File.read("#{File.dirname(man_page)}/#{File.basename(man_page)}.ronn")
+          fallback_man_path = File.expand_path("../man", __FILE__)
+          puts File.read("#{fallback_man_path}/#{File.basename(man_page)}.ronn")
         end
       elsif command_path = Bundler.which("bundler-#{cli}")
         Kernel.exec(command_path, "--help")
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-add.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-add.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-add.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-add.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-binstubs.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-binstubs.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-binstubs.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-binstubs.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-cache.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-cache.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-cache.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-cache.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-check.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-check.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-check.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-check.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-clean.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-config.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-config.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-config.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-config.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-doctor.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-doctor.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-doctor.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-doctor.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-exec.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-exec.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-exec.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-exec.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-gem.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-gem.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-gem.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-gem.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-info.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-info.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-info.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-info.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-init.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-init.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-init.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-init.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-inject.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-inject.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-inject.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-inject.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-install.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-install.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-install.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-install.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-list.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-list.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-list.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-list.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-lock.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-lock.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-lock.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-lock.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-open.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-open.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-open.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-open.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-outdated.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-outdated.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-outdated.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-outdated.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-platform.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-platform.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-platform.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-platform.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-pristine.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-pristine.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-pristine.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-pristine.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-remove.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-remove.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-remove.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-remove.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-show.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-show.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-show.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-show.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-update.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-update.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-update.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-update.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle-viz.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-viz.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle-viz.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-viz.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/bundle.1.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle.1.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/bundle.1.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle.1.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/man/gemfile.5.ronn b/bundler/lib/bundler/man/gemfile.5.ronn
similarity index 100%
rename from bundler/man/gemfile.5.ronn
rename to bundler/lib/bundler/man/gemfile.5.ronn
diff --git a/bundler/spec/quality_spec.rb b/bundler/spec/quality_spec.rb
index b0647b76636e..808f0502a4c1 100644
--- a/bundler/spec/quality_spec.rb
+++ b/bundler/spec/quality_spec.rb
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def check_for_specific_pronouns(filename)
         line.scan(/Bundler\.settings\[:#{key_pattern}\]/).flatten.each {|s| all_settings[s] << "referenced at `#{filename}:#{number.succ}`" }
       end
     end
-    documented_settings = File.read("man/bundle-config.1.ronn")[/LIST OF AVAILABLE KEYS.*/m].scan(/^\* `#{key_pattern}`/).flatten
+    documented_settings = File.read("lib/bundler/man/bundle-config.1.ronn")[/LIST OF AVAILABLE KEYS.*/m].scan(/^\* `#{key_pattern}`/).flatten
 
     documented_settings.each do |s|
       all_settings.delete(s)
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def check_for_specific_pronouns(filename)
   end
 
   it "does not use require internally, but require_relative" do
-    exempt = %r{templates/|vendor/}
+    exempt = %r{templates/|man/|vendor/}
     all_bad_requires = []
     lib_tracked_files.each do |filename|
       next if filename =~ exempt
diff --git a/test/rubygems/test_gem_commands_setup_command.rb b/test/rubygems/test_gem_commands_setup_command.rb
index b7a73cfb8c7d..75b77a1672b5 100644
--- a/test/rubygems/test_gem_commands_setup_command.rb
+++ b/test/rubygems/test_gem_commands_setup_command.rb
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ def setup
       bundler/exe/bundle
       bundler/lib/bundler.rb
       bundler/lib/bundler/b.rb
+      bundler/lib/bundler/man/bundle-b.1.ronn
+      bundler/lib/bundler/man/gemfile.5.ronn
       bundler/lib/bundler/templates/.circleci/config.yml
       bundler/lib/bundler/templates/.travis.yml
       bundler/man/bundle-b.1
-      bundler/man/bundle-b.1.ronn
       bundler/man/gemfile.5
-      bundler/man/gemfile.5.ronn
     ]
 
     create_dummy_files(filelist)