diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 2f60317..3f0cd86 100755
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ nvm() {
       echo "    nvm alias <name> <version>  Set an alias named <name> pointing to <version>"
       echo "    nvm unalias <name>          Deletes the alias named <name>"
       echo "    nvm copy-packages <version> Install global NPM packages contained in <version> to current version"
+      echo "    nvm npmset <name>           Changes global npm prefix "
       echo
       echo "Example:"
       echo "    nvm install v0.10.24        Install a specific version number"
@@ -537,6 +538,24 @@ nvm() {
 
         npm install -g ${INSTALLS[@]}
     ;;
+    "npmset" )
+      # [ $# -ne 2 ] && nvm help && return
+      VERSION=`nvm_version`
+      NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX=$NVM_DIR/npmset/$VERSION-$2
+      if [ -d "$NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX" ]; then
+        echo "Npmset changed to $2 for node version $VERSION"
+      else
+        mkdir -p $NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX
+        echo "Created new npmset $2 for node version $VERSION"      
+      fi
+      if [[ $PATH == *$NVM_DIR/npmset/*/bin* ]]; then
+        PATH=${PATH%$NVM_DIR/npmset/*/bin*}$NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX/bin${PATH#*$NVM_DIR/npmset/*/bin}
+      else
+        PATH="$NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
+      fi
+
+      npm config set prefix $NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX
+    ;;
     "clear-cache" )
         rm -f $NVM_DIR/v* 2>/dev/null
         echo "Cache cleared."