diff --git a/__tests__/commands/run.js b/__tests__/commands/run.js
index 7477289c04..4c4476a7d8 100644
--- a/__tests__/commands/run.js
+++ b/__tests__/commands/run.js
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ const fixturesLoc = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'fixtures', 'run');
 const runRun = buildRun.bind(null, BufferReporter, fixturesLoc, (args, flags, config, reporter): Promise<void> => {
   return run(config, reporter, flags, args);
 });
+const runRunInWorkspacePackage = function(cwd, ...args): Promise<void> {
+  return buildRun.bind(null, BufferReporter, fixturesLoc, (args, flags, config, reporter): Promise<void> => {
+    const originalCwd = config.cwd;
+    config.cwd = path.join(originalCwd, cwd);
+    const retVal = run(config, reporter, flags, args);
+    retVal.then(() => {
+      config.cwd = originalCwd;
+    });
+    return retVal;
+  })(...args);
+};
 
 test('lists all available commands with no arguments', (): Promise<void> => {
   return runRun([], {}, 'no-args', (config, reporter): ?Promise<void> => {
@@ -133,3 +144,14 @@ test('adds quotes if args have spaces and quotes', (): Promise<void> => {
     expect(execCommand).toBeCalledWith(...args);
   });
 });
+
+test('adds workspace root node_modules/.bin to path when in a workspace', (): Promise<void> => {
+  return runRunInWorkspacePackage('packages/pkg1', ['env'], {}, 'workspace', (config, reporter): ?Promise<void> => {
+    const logEntry = reporter.getBuffer().find(entry => entry.type === 'log');
+    const parsedLogData = JSON.parse(logEntry ? logEntry.data.toString() : '{}');
+    const envPaths = (parsedLogData.PATH || parsedLogData.Path).split(path.delimiter);
+
+    expect(envPaths).toContain(path.join(config.cwd, 'node_modules', '.bin'));
+    expect(envPaths).toContain(path.join(config.cwd, 'packages', 'pkg1', 'node_modules', '.bin'));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/run/workspace/node_modules/.bin/cat-names b/__tests__/fixtures/run/workspace/node_modules/.bin/cat-names
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/run/workspace/package.json b/__tests__/fixtures/run/workspace/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4ac3364a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/run/workspace/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "workspaces": [
+    "packages/*"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/run/workspace/packages/pkg1/node_modules/.bin/cat-names b/__tests__/fixtures/run/workspace/packages/pkg1/node_modules/.bin/cat-names
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/run/workspace/packages/pkg1/package.json b/__tests__/fixtures/run/workspace/packages/pkg1/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0967ef424b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/run/workspace/packages/pkg1/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
diff --git a/src/util/execute-lifecycle-script.js b/src/util/execute-lifecycle-script.js
index 2e44d6e9ad..b89d002355 100644
--- a/src/util/execute-lifecycle-script.js
+++ b/src/util/execute-lifecycle-script.js
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ export async function makeEnv(
   // add .bin folders to PATH
   for (const registry of Object.keys(registries)) {
     const binFolder = path.join(config.registries[registry].folder, '.bin');
+    if (config.workspacesEnabled && config.workspaceRootFolder) {
+      pathParts.unshift(path.join(config.workspaceRootFolder, binFolder));
+    }
     pathParts.unshift(path.join(config.linkFolder, binFolder));
     pathParts.unshift(path.join(cwd, binFolder));
   }