diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 735d3ec..fc95a04 100755
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ nvm() {
         print_versions "`nvm_ls_remote $2`"
         return
     ;;
+    "current" )
+      echo -ne "current: \t"; nvm_version current
+    ;;
     "alias" )
       mkdir -p $NVM_DIR/alias
       if [ $# -le 2 ]; then
diff --git "a/test/fast/Running \"nvm current\" should display current nvm environment." "b/test/fast/Running \"nvm current\" should display current nvm environment."
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..09b8931
--- /dev/null
+++ "b/test/fast/Running \"nvm current\" should display current nvm environment."	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+die () { echo $@ ; exit 1; }
+
+. ../../nvm.sh
+[[ $(nvm current) == *"current"* ]] || die "Failed to find current version"