diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 0e68c2d..349d91e 100755
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -423,4 +423,10 @@ nvm()
   esac
 }
 
+nvmsudo(){
+    PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin
+    PATH=$NVM_BIN:$PATH
+    sudo NVM_PATH=$NVM_PATH NVM_BIN=$NVM_BIN NVM_DIR=$NVM_DIR PATH=$PATH -- $@
+}
+
 nvm ls default &>/dev/null && nvm use default >/dev/null || true