diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ecc4fdea..5f886969 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ services:
                 - INSTALL_WORKSPACE_SSH=false
                 - PUID=1000
                 - PGID=1000
+                - NODE_VERSION=stable
         volumes_from:
             - volumes_source
         extra_hosts:
diff --git a/workspace/Dockerfile b/workspace/Dockerfile
index 926615b4..f52020a0 100644
--- a/workspace/Dockerfile
+++ b/workspace/Dockerfile
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ USER laradock
 #####################################
 
 # Check if NVM needs to be installed
+ARG NODE_VERSION=stable
+ENV NODE_VERSION ${NODE_VERSION}
 ARG INSTALL_NODE=true
 ENV INSTALL_NODE ${INSTALL_NODE}
 ENV NVM_DIR /home/laradock/.nvm
@@ -148,9 +150,9 @@ RUN if [ ${INSTALL_NODE} = true ]; then \
     # Install nvm (A Node Version Manager)
     curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.31.3/install.sh | bash && \
         . ~/.nvm/nvm.sh && \
-        nvm install stable && \
-        nvm use stable && \
-        nvm alias stable && \
+        nvm install ${NODE_VERSION} && \
+        nvm use ${NODE_VERSION} && \
+        nvm alias ${NODE_VERSION} && \
         npm install -g gulp bower \
 ;fi