diff --git a/tools/cordova/ios-runner.js b/tools/cordova/ios-runner.js
index 46fa53dbab..ac91974f9f 100644
--- a/tools/cordova/ios-runner.js
+++ b/tools/cordova/ios-runner.js
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ export default class iOSRunner extends CordovaRunner {
     if (this.isDevice) {
       openInXcode(files.pathJoin(this.cordovaProject.projectRoot, 'platforms', 'ios'));
     } else {
-      let path = process.env.PATH || '.';
-      path += ':' + files.pathJoin(files.getCurrentToolsDir(), 'tools/node_modules/ios-sim/bin');
-      let env = options.env || {};
-      env.PATH = path;
-      return this.cordovaProject.run(this.platform, this.isDevice, _.extend(options, { env: env }));
+      const iosSimBinPath = files.convertToOSPath(
+        files.pathJoin(files.getCurrentToolsDir(),
+        'tools/node_modules/ios-sim/bin'));
+      return this.cordovaProject.run(this.platform, this.isDevice,
+        _.extend(options, { extraPaths: [iosSimBinPath] }));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/cordova/project.js b/tools/cordova/project.js
index 55146dae0b..a4fbaa6f79 100644
--- a/tools/cordova/project.js
+++ b/tools/cordova/project.js
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ export default class CordovaProject {
     return { silent: !Console.verbose, verbose: Console.verbose };
   }
 
+  get defaultPaths() {
+    const nodeBinDir = files.convertToOSPath(files.getCurrentNodeBinDir());
+    return [nodeBinDir];
+  }
+
   // Platforms
 
   getInstalledPlatforms() {
@@ -229,7 +234,9 @@ export default class CordovaProject {
   async build(options) {
     this.chdirToProjectRoot();
 
-    options =_.extend(this.defaultOptions, options);
+    const extraPaths = (this.defaultPaths || []).unshift(options.extraPaths);
+    const env = files.currentEnvWithPathsAdded(extraPaths);
+    options = _.extend(this.defaultOptions, options, { env: env });
 
     return await cordova.raw.build(options);
   }
@@ -238,7 +245,10 @@ export default class CordovaProject {
   async run(platform, isDevice, options) {
     this.chdirToProjectRoot();
 
-    options =_.extend(this.defaultOptions, { platforms: [platform] }, options);
+    const extraPaths = (this.defaultPaths || []).unshift(options.extraPaths);
+    const env = files.currentEnvWithPathsAdded(extraPaths);
+    options = _.extend(this.defaultOptions, options, { env: env },
+      { platforms: [platform] });
 
     if (isDevice) {
       return await cordova.raw.run(options);