diff --git a/.kitchen.yml b/.kitchen.yml
index 82f7ddc..4e6e401 100644
--- a/.kitchen.yml
+++ b/.kitchen.yml
@@ -61,3 +61,14 @@ suites:
     nodejs:
       npm:
         install_method: source
+- name: npm_packages
+  run_list: recipe[nodejs]
+  attributes:
+    nodejs:
+      npm_packages:
+        - name: express
+        - name: socket.io
+          version: 1.0.4
+        - name: express
+          action: uninstall
+
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index efdb22d..dc0bc55 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -20,3 +20,14 @@
 
 include_recipe 'nodejs::nodejs'
 include_recipe 'nodejs::npm'
+
+node['nodejs']['npm_packages'].each do |pkg|
+  f = nodejs_npm pkg['name'] do
+    action :nothing
+  end
+  pkg.reject { |k, _v| k == 'name' || k == 'action' }.each do |key, value|
+    f.send(key, value)
+  end
+  action = pkg.key?('action') ? pkg['action'] : :install
+  f.action(action)
+end if node['nodejs'].key?('npm_packages')