diff --git a/src/node/README.md b/src/node/README.md
index b98391922..3fd7cb1fc 100644
--- a/src/node/README.md
+++ b/src/node/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Installs Node.js, nvm, yarn, pnpm, and needed dependencies.
 | nodeGypDependencies | Install dependencies to compile native node modules (node-gyp)? | boolean | true |
 | nvmInstallPath | The path where NVM will be installed. | string | /usr/local/share/nvm |
 | nvmVersion | Version of NVM to install. | string | latest |
+| npmInstallPackages | NPM Packages to install in the user global environment. | string | |
 
 ## Customizations
 
diff --git a/src/node/devcontainer-feature.json b/src/node/devcontainer-feature.json
index 0123fdb73..80f6cf232 100644
--- a/src/node/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/src/node/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
             ],
             "default": "latest",
             "description": "Version of NVM to install."
+        },
+        "npmInstallPackages": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "default": "",
+            "description": "Additional npm packages to install under the username env."
         }
     },
     "customizations": {
diff --git a/src/node/install.sh b/src/node/install.sh
index 9a696ca54..71641e2d2 100755
--- a/src/node/install.sh
+++ b/src/node/install.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 export NODE_VERSION="${VERSION:-"lts"}"
 export NVM_VERSION="${NVMVERSION:-"latest"}"
 export NVM_DIR="${NVMINSTALLPATH:-"/usr/local/share/nvm"}"
+export NPM_INSTALL_PACKAGES="${NPMINSTALLPACKAGES:-""}"
 INSTALL_TOOLS_FOR_NODE_GYP="${NODEGYPDEPENDENCIES:-true}"
 
 # Comma-separated list of node versions to be installed (with nvm)
@@ -270,4 +271,8 @@ rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 mkdir -p "${NVM_DIR}/versions"
 chmod -R g+rw "${NVM_DIR}/versions"
 
+if [ ! -z "${NPMINSTALLPACKAGES}" ]; then
+    su ${USERNAME} -c "umask 0002 && . /usr/local/share/nvm/nvm.sh && nvm use default && npm install -g ${NPMINSTALLPACKAGES}"
+fi
+
 echo "Done!"