diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_env.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_env.nu
index 8dec580f1b..ad1877219d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_env.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_env.nu
@@ -87,3 +87,14 @@ $env.NU_PLUGIN_DIRS = [
 
 # To add entries to PATH (on Windows you might use Path), you can use the following pattern:
 # $env.PATH = ($env.PATH | split row (char esep) | prepend '/some/path')
+# An alternate way to add entries to $env.PATH is to use the custom command `path add`
+# which is built into the nushell stdlib:
+# use std "path add"
+# $env.PATH = ($env.PATH | split row (char esep))
+# path add /some/path
+# path add ($env.CARGO_HOME | path join "bin")
+# path add ($env.HOME | path join ".local" "bin")
+# $env.PATH = ($env.PATH | uniq)
+
+# To load from a custom file you can use:
+# source ($nu.default-config-dir | path join 'custom.nu')