diff --git a/apps/site/i18n/locales/en.json b/apps/site/i18n/locales/en.json
index b2f9ef45f86e2..8b20d7964f6ef 100644
--- a/apps/site/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/apps/site/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@
         "platform": "Platform"
       },
       "codeBox": {
+        "fnmEnvSetup": "configure fnm environment",
         "systemManagerWarning": "is not a Node.js package manager. Please ensure you already have {packageManager} installed.",
         "communityWarning": "Package managers and their installation scripts are not maintained by the Node.js project.",
         "communityWarningReport": "If you encounter issues, please reach out to the package manager's maintainers.",
diff --git a/apps/site/util/getNodeDownloadSnippet.ts b/apps/site/util/getNodeDownloadSnippet.ts
index 43083610ecec6..a509ebcc558aa 100644
--- a/apps/site/util/getNodeDownloadSnippet.ts
+++ b/apps/site/util/getNodeDownloadSnippet.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ export const getNodeDownloadSnippet = (
       # ${t('layouts.download.codeBox.installsFnm')}
       winget install Schniz.fnm
 
+      # ${t('layouts.download.codeBox.fnmEnvSetup')}
+      fnm env --use-on-cd | Out-String | Invoke-Expression
+
       # ${t('layouts.download.codeBox.downloadAndInstallNodejs')}
       fnm use --install-if-missing ${release.major}