diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2edd38..8089e77 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ You can configure linter-json by editing ~/.atom/config.cson (choose Open Your C
 ```
 'linter-shellcheck':
   'shellcheckExecutablePath': null #shellcheck path. run 'which shellcheck' to find the path
+  'enableFixPath': enables fix-path optimization; useful when running Atom on OS X to fix PATH issues
 ```
 
 ## Contributing
diff --git a/lib/main.coffee b/lib/main.coffee
index 2882023..8ec1cf8 100644
--- a/lib/main.coffee
+++ b/lib/main.coffee
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ module.exports =
       type: 'boolean'
       title: 'Enable Notice Messages'
       default: false
+    enableFixPath:
+      type: 'boolean'
+      title: 'Enable fix-path'
+      description: 'Fix the `$PATH` on OS X when Atom is run from a GUI app.'
+      default: process.platform is 'darwin'
 
   activate: ->
     @subscriptions = new CompositeDisposable
@@ -20,6 +25,10 @@ module.exports =
     @subscriptions.add atom.config.observe 'linter-shellcheck.enableNotice',
       (enableNotice) =>
         @enableNotice = enableNotice
+    @subscriptions.add atom.config.observe 'linter-shellcheck.enableFixPath',
+      (enableFixPath) ->
+        # can not reverse fix-path once loaded
+        require('fix-path')() if enableFixPath
 
   deactivate: ->
     @subscriptions.dispose()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1edf874..8d30603 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "atom": ">0.180.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "atom-linter": "^3.0.0"
+    "atom-linter": "^3.0.0",
+    "fix-path": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "providedServices": {
     "linter": {