diff --git a/plugins/npm-path/npm-path.plugin.zsh b/plugins/npm-path/npm-path.plugin.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b74fb5e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/npm-path/npm-path.plugin.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+zsh-npm-path() {
+  if [[ ! -x $(which npm) ]]; then
+    # there is no npm
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if [[ ! -r $(which npm-path) ]]; then
+    echo "WARNING: npm-path must be available for the oh-my-zshell npm-path module to update your PATH. Perhaps \`npm --global install npm-path\` will help."
+    return
+  fi
+
+  export PATH=$(npm-path)
+}
+
+precmd_functions+="zsh-npm-path"