diff --git a/modules/programs/fish.nix b/modules/programs/fish.nix
index 7fa5a4fb..6ee53550 100644
--- a/modules/programs/fish.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/fish.nix
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ in
       set fish_function_path ${pkgs.fish-foreign-env}/share/fish-foreign-env/functions $__fish_datadir/functions
       
       # source the NixOS environment config
+      fenv export PATH=${config.environment.systemPath}
       fenv source ${config.system.build.setEnvironment}
 
       # clear fish_function_path so that it will be correctly set when we return to $__fish_datadir/config.fish