diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index f7309295..6cb0be69 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # cloudpathlib Changelog
 
+## UNRELEASED
+ - Add "CloudPath" as return type on `__init__` for mypy issues. ([Issue #179](https://github.com/drivendataorg/cloudpathlib/issues/179), [PR #342](https://github.com/drivendataorg/cloudpathlib/pull/342))
+
 ## v0.15.1 (2023-07-12)
 
 - Compatibility with pydantic >= 2.0.0. ([PR #349](https://github.com/drivendataorg/cloudpathlib/pull/349))
diff --git a/cloudpathlib/cloudpath.py b/cloudpathlib/cloudpath.py
index 13e903e2..09fdb492 100644
--- a/cloudpathlib/cloudpath.py
+++ b/cloudpathlib/cloudpath.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class CloudPath(metaclass=CloudPathMeta):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        cloud_path: Union[str, Self],
+        cloud_path: Union[str, Self, "CloudPath"],
         client: Optional["Client"] = None,
     ) -> None:
         # handle if local file gets opened. must be set at the top of the method in case any code