diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2b27112ac8..48513041d2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@ ipch/
 *-nodegyp*
 /gyp-mac-tool
 /dist-osx
+/npm.wxs
+/tools/msvs/npm.wixobj
diff --git a/tools/msvs/msi/nodemsi.wixproj b/tools/msvs/msi/nodemsi.wixproj
index 8ac7a3e3a9..e45372457b 100644
--- a/tools/msvs/msi/nodemsi.wixproj
+++ b/tools/msvs/msi/nodemsi.wixproj
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
@@ -15,15 +16,16 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86' ">
     <OutputPath>..\..\..\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
     <IntermediateOutputPath>obj\$(Configuration)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>Debug;ProductVersion=$(NodeVersion)</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>Debug;ProductVersion=$(NodeVersion);NPMSourceDir=..\..\..\deps\npm\</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86' ">
     <OutputPath>..\..\..\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
     <IntermediateOutputPath>obj\$(Configuration)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>Debug;ProductVersion=$(NodeVersion)</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>Debug;ProductVersion=$(NodeVersion);NPMSourceDir=..\..\..\deps\npm\</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="product.wxs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\..\..\npm.wxs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <WixExtension Include="WixUIExtension">
@@ -40,4 +42,4 @@
 	<Target Name="AfterBuild">
 	</Target>
 	-->
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/tools/msvs/msi/product.wxs b/tools/msvs/msi/product.wxs
index e3fa2ecd42..d3586e3321 100644
--- a/tools/msvs/msi/product.wxs
+++ b/tools/msvs/msi/product.wxs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
       <Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
         <Directory Id="NodeRoot" Name="nodejs">
+          <Directory Id="NodeModulesFolder" Name="node_modules" />
           <Component Id="nodeexe" Guid="AEC0F08E-89B3-4C35-A286-8DB8598597F2">
             <File Id="filenodeexe" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.sourcedir)\node.exe" />
             <Environment Id="Environment"
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@
                          System="yes" 
                          Value="[NodeRoot]" />
           </Component>
+          <Component Id="npmcmd" Guid="31e9986d-74cd-44e1-878c-194d3e997d32">
+            <File Id="filenpmcmd" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.NPMSourceDir)\bin\npm.cmd" />
+          </Component>
           <?if $(var.Configuration) = Debug ?>
           <Component Id="nodepdb" Guid="BEC0F08E-89B3-4C35-A286-8DB8598597F2">
             <File Id="filenodepdb" KeyPath="yes" Source="$(var.sourcedir)\node.pdb" />
@@ -37,6 +41,8 @@
 
     <ComponentGroup Id="allfiles">
       <ComponentRef Id="nodeexe"/>
+      <ComponentRef Id="npmcmd"/>
+      <ComponentGroupRef Id="NPMFiles" />
       <?if $(var.Configuration) = Debug ?>
       <ComponentRef Id="nodepdb"/>
       <?endif?>
diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
index 709d71ce7c..8bd93164a3 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ if not defined msi goto run
 python "%~dp0tools\getnodeversion.py" > "%temp%\node_version.txt"
 if not errorlevel 0 echo Cannot determine current version of node.js & goto exit
 for /F "tokens=*" %%i in (%temp%\node_version.txt) do set NODE_VERSION=%%i
+heat dir deps\npm -var var.NPMSourceDir -dr NodeModulesFolder -cg NPMFiles -gg -template fragment -nologo -out npm.wxs
 msbuild "%~dp0tools\msvs\msi\nodemsi.sln" /t:Clean,Build /p:Configuration=%config% /p:NodeVersion=%NODE_VERSION% /clp:NoSummary;NoItemAndPropertyList;Verbosity=minimal /nologo
 if errorlevel 1 goto exit