diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index ef9e67e..3d6f979 100755
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -1359,11 +1359,15 @@ nvm() {
       fi
 
       if [ "_$VERSION" = '_system' ]; then
+        local NPM_VERSION
+        if nvm_has "npm"; then
+            NPM_VERSION="(npm v$(npm --version 2>/dev/null))"
+        fi
         if nvm_has_system_node && nvm deactivate >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-          echo "Now using system version of node: $(node -v 2>/dev/null)."
+          echo "Now using system version of node: $(node -v 2>/dev/null) $NPM_VERSION"
           return
         elif nvm_has_system_iojs && nvm deactivate >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-          echo "Now using system version of io.js: $(iojs --version 2>/dev/null)."
+          echo "Now using system version of io.js: $(iojs --version 2>/dev/null) $NPM_VERSION"
           return
         else
           echo "System version of node not found." >&2
@@ -1406,10 +1410,14 @@ nvm() {
       if [ "$NVM_SYMLINK_CURRENT" = true ]; then
         command rm -f "$NVM_DIR/current" && ln -s "$NVM_VERSION_DIR" "$NVM_DIR/current"
       fi
+      local NPM_VERSION
+      if nvm_has "npm"; then
+        NPM_VERSION="(npm v$(npm --version 2>/dev/null))"
+      fi
       if nvm_is_iojs_version "$VERSION"; then
-        echo "Now using io.js $(nvm_strip_iojs_prefix "$VERSION")"
+        echo "Now using io.js $(nvm_strip_iojs_prefix "$VERSION") $NPM_VERSION"
       else
-        echo "Now using node $VERSION"
+        echo "Now using node $VERSION $NPM_VERSION"
       fi
     ;;
     "run" )
diff --git "a/test/fast/Running \"nvm use system\" should work as expected" "b/test/fast/Running \"nvm use system\" should work as expected"
index 9b4e850..2ed9638 100755
--- "a/test/fast/Running \"nvm use system\" should work as expected"	
+++ "b/test/fast/Running \"nvm use system\" should work as expected"	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
 . ../../nvm.sh
 
 nvm_has_system_node() { return 0; }
-[ "$(nvm use system 2>&1 | tail -n1)" = "Now using system version of node: $(node -v)." ] || die "Could not use system version of node"
+[ "$(nvm use system 2>&1 | tail -n1)" = "Now using system version of node: $(node -v) (npm v$(npm -v))" ] || die "Could not use system version of node"
 
 nvm_has_system_node() { return 1; }
 [ "$(nvm use system 2>&1 | tail -n1)" = "System version of node not found." ] || die "Did not report error, system node not found"