diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js
index c66d7d080..7233d1da3 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ function getModuleFiles(module) {
         nodeList[moduleFile.package.name] = {
             name: moduleFile.package.name,
             version: moduleFile.package.version,
+            path: moduleFile.dir,
             nodes: {},
             icons: nodeModuleFiles.icons,
             examples: nodeModuleFiles.examples
diff --git a/test/unit/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem_spec.js b/test/unit/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem_spec.js
index 41beb8df5..82e4d1b2d 100644
--- a/test/unit/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem_spec.js
@@ -144,16 +144,20 @@ describe("red/nodes/registry/localfilesystem",function() {
             var nodeList = localfilesystem.getNodeFiles();
             nodeList.should.have.a.property("node-red");
             var nm = nodeList['node-red'];
+            // The `node-red` module is loaded differently to those scanned for
+            // It doesn't get the `path` property set. Maybe it should.
             nm.should.have.a.property('name','node-red');
             nm.should.have.a.property("nodes");
             checkNodes(nm.nodes,[],['TestNode1']);
 
             nm = nodeList['TestNodeModule'];
+            nm.should.have.a.property('path')
             nm.should.have.a.property('name','TestNodeModule');
             nm.should.have.a.property("nodes");
             checkNodes(nm.nodes,['TestNodeMod1','TestNodeMod2'],[],'TestNodeModule');
 
             nm = nodeList['VersionMismatchModule'];
+            nm.should.have.a.property('path')
             nm.should.have.a.property('name','VersionMismatchModule');
             nm.should.have.a.property("nodes");
             checkNodes(nm.nodes,['VersionMismatchMod1','VersionMismatchMod2'],[],'VersionMismatchModule');
@@ -243,6 +247,8 @@ describe("red/nodes/registry/localfilesystem",function() {
             nodeModule['TestNodeModule'].should.have.a.property('name','TestNodeModule');
             nodeModule['TestNodeModule'].should.have.a.property('version','0.0.1');
             nodeModule['TestNodeModule'].should.have.a.property('nodes');
+            nodeModule['TestNodeModule'].should.have.a.property('path');
+
             checkNodes(nodeModule['TestNodeModule'].nodes,['TestNodeMod1','TestNodeMod2'],[],'TestNodeModule');
 
             nodeModule = localfilesystem.getModuleFiles('VersionMismatchModule');