diff --git a/home/.config/nvim/rc/plugins.d/nerdtree.vim b/home/.config/nvim/rc/plugins.d/nerdtree.vim
index a619ec8..910a9c0 100644
--- a/home/.config/nvim/rc/plugins.d/nerdtree.vim
+++ b/home/.config/nvim/rc/plugins.d/nerdtree.vim
@@ -27,3 +27,13 @@ autocmd BufEnter * if tabpagenr('$') == 1 && winnr('$') == 1 && exists('b:NERDTr
 " If another buffer tries to replace NerdTree, put it in another window, and bring back NerdTree.
 autocmd BufEnter * if bufname('#') =~ 'NERD_tree_\d\+' && bufname('%') !~ 'NERD_tree_\d\+' && winnr('$') > 1 |
     \ let buf=bufnr() | buffer# | execute "normal! \<C-W>w" | execute 'buffer'.buf | endif
+
+" Use $NERDTREE_BOOKMARKS environment variable for the location of .NERDTreeBookmarks file
+if ! empty($NERDTREE_BOOKMARKS)
+    if ! filereadable($NERDTREE_BOOKMARKS)
+        let dir = system('dirname $NERDTREE_BOOKMARKS')
+        let x = system('mkdir -p ' . dir)
+        let x = system('touch $NERDTREE_BOOKMARKS')
+    endif
+    let g:NERDTreeBookmarksFile = $NERDTREE_BOOKMARKS
+endif
diff --git a/home/.config/shell/environment b/home/.config/shell/environment
index 0caff6b..4ce3e40 100755
--- a/home/.config/shell/environment
+++ b/home/.config/shell/environment
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export SQLITE_HISTORY="$XDG_DATA_HOME/sqlite_history"
 export WAKATIME_HOME="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/wakatime"
 export GOPATH="$XDG_DATA_HOME/go"
 export IPYTHONDIR="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ipython"
+export NERDTREE_BOOKMARKS="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/NERDTreeBookmarks"
 #export PYLINTHOME="$XDG_CACHE_HOME/pylint"
 #export DOCKER_CONFIG="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/docker"
 #export CUDA_CACHE_PATH="$XDG_CACHE_HOME/nv"