diff --git a/lib/functions.zsh b/lib/functions.zsh
index 17f5f9cbf..15bb8e07c 100644
--- a/lib/functions.zsh
+++ b/lib/functions.zsh
@@ -73,3 +73,27 @@ function env_default() {
     env | grep -q "^$1=" && return 0 
     export "$1=$2"       && return 3
 }
+
+#
+# Prepends the PATH varible with the input path
+#
+# Arguments:
+#    1. path - The path that will be prepened
+# Return value:
+#    0 if PATH is exported to ENV
+#
+function prepend_path() {
+    [[ -d "$1" ]] && export PATH="$1":$PATH && return 0
+}
+
+#
+# Prepends the PATH varible with the input path
+#
+# Arguments:
+#    1. path - The path that will be prepened
+# Return value:
+#    0 if PATH is exported to ENV
+#
+function postpend_path() {
+    [[ -d "$1" ]] && export PATH=$PATH:"$1" && return 0
+}