diff --git a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
index 7b7f1df85..2ae632a49 100644
--- a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
+++ b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Path to your oh-my-zsh installation.
 export ZSH=$HOME/.oh-my-zsh
 
+# Path to your oh-my-zsh customizations.
+# Read the wiki at https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Customization
+# to learn more.
+ZSH_CUSTOM=$ZSH/custom
+
 # Set name of the theme to load.
 # Look in ~/.oh-my-zsh/themes/
 # Optionally, if you set this to "random", it'll load a random theme each