diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index 41b8365..39f6cd0 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - import_tasks: clean.yaml
 
 - import_tasks: structure.yaml
+- import_tasks: path.yaml
 - import_tasks: ssh.yaml
 - import_tasks: tmux.yaml
 - import_tasks: pulseaudio.yaml
diff --git a/tasks/path.yaml b/tasks/path.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6a6e0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/path.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+
+- name: pathappend service
+  template:
+    src: path/pathappend.service.j2
+    dest: ~/.config/systemd/user/pathappend.service
+  notify: systemd daemon-reload
+
+- name: pathappend service enabled and started
+  systemd:
+    name: pathappend.service
+    enabled: true
+    state: started
+    scope: user
diff --git a/templates/path/pathappend.service.j2 b/templates/path/pathappend.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b5b5d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/path/pathappend.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{{ ansible_managed | comment }}
+
+[Unit]
+Description=append home directory paths to PATH environment variable
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=fish -c "set -x PATH ~/bin ~/.local/bin $PATH; systemctl --user import-environment PATH"
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target