diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9dd55b9d60..8b508e7af2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ cd some-dir
 composer require drupal/devel:8.*
 ```
 
+If you are adding command line tools like Drush through composer, you can add
+them to your shell's path by running `shell.sh` in the project's root
+directory.
+
 ## What does the template do?
 
 When installing the given `composer.json` some tasks are taken care of:
diff --git a/shell.sh b/shell.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..96a207eb96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Starting a new shell at $SHELL with $(pwd)/vendor/bin added to it's path."
+echo "Exit the shell to remove the path directory."
+PATH=$(pwd)/vendor/bin:$PATH $SHELL