diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5af50d..5c71e29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ KoreBuild can be configured by adding a 'korebuild.json' file into the root fold
 
 Example:
 ```js
+// NB: Don't actually use comments in JSON files. PowerShell's ConvertFrom-Json will throw an error.
+
 {
   // add this for editor auto-completion :)
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/BuildTools/dev/tools/korebuild.schema.json",
@@ -66,6 +68,11 @@ Example:
 
           // This tool is only required on Windows.
           "required": [ "windows" ]
+      },
+
+      "nodejs": {
+        "required": true,
+        "minVersion": "8.0"
       }
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/KoreBuild.Tasks/GetToolsets.cs b/modules/KoreBuild.Tasks/GetToolsets.cs
index 60583f7..54886d5 100644
--- a/modules/KoreBuild.Tasks/GetToolsets.cs
+++ b/modules/KoreBuild.Tasks/GetToolsets.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using KoreBuild.Tasks.Utilities;
@@ -20,17 +22,26 @@ namespace KoreBuild.Tasks
         public string ConfigFile { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The path to MSBuild.exe (x86), if the 'visualstudio' toolset was specified. It will be empty if this file does not exist.
+        /// The path to MSBuild.exe (x86) if the 'visualstudio' toolset was specified in korebuild.json.
+        /// It will be empty if not specified or if this file does not exist.
         /// </summary>
         [Output]
         public string VisualStudioMSBuildx86Path { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The path to MSBuild.exe (x64), if the 'visualstudio' toolset was specified. It will be empty if this file does not exist.
+        /// The path to MSBuild.exe (x64) if the 'visualstudio' toolset was specified in korebuild.json.
+        /// It will be empty if not specified or if this file does not exist.
         /// </summary>
         [Output]
         public string VisualStudioMSBuildx64Path { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The path to NodeJS.exe if the 'nodejs' toolset was specified in korebuild.json.
+        /// It will be empty if not specified.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Output]
+        public string NodeJSPath { get; set; }
+
         public override bool Execute()
         {
             if (!File.Exists(ConfigFile))
@@ -54,6 +65,9 @@ namespace KoreBuild.Tasks
                     case KoreBuildSettings.VisualStudioToolset vs:
                         GetVisualStudio(vs);
                         break;
+                    case KoreBuildSettings.NodeJSToolset node:
+                        GetNode(node);
+                        break;
                     default:
                         Log.LogWarning("Toolset checks not implemented for " + toolset.GetType().Name);
                         break;
@@ -93,5 +107,94 @@ namespace KoreBuild.Tasks
             VisualStudioMSBuildx86Path = vs.GetMSBuildx86SubPath();
             VisualStudioMSBuildx64Path = vs.GetMSBuildx64SubPath();
         }
+
+        private void GetNode(KoreBuildSettings.NodeJSToolset nodeToolset)
+        {
+            var nodePath = EnvironmentHelper.GetCommandOnPath("nodejs") ?? EnvironmentHelper.GetCommandOnPath("node");
+
+            var required = IsRequiredOnThisPlatform(nodeToolset.Required);
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(nodePath))
+            {
+                 LogFailure(
+                    isError: required,
+                    message: $"Could not find NodeJS on PATH.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            Log.LogMessage(MessageImportance.Low, "Found NodeJS in " + nodePath);
+
+            if (nodeToolset.MinVersion == null)
+            {
+                NodeJSPath = nodePath;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var process = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo
+            {
+                FileName = nodePath,
+                Arguments = "--version",
+                RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+            });
+            process.WaitForExit();
+
+            if (process.ExitCode != 0)
+            {
+                LogFailure(
+                    isError: required,
+                    message: $"Found NodeJS in '{nodePath}', but could not determine the version of NodeJS installed. 'node --version' failed.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var nodeVersionString = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd()?.Trim()?.TrimStart('v');
+            if (!Version.TryParse(nodeVersionString, out var nodeVersion))
+            {
+                LogFailure(
+                    isError: required,
+                    message: $"Found NodeJS in '{nodePath}', but could not determine the version of NodeJS installed. 'node --version' returned '{nodeVersionString}'.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (nodeVersion < nodeToolset.MinVersion)
+            {
+                LogFailure(
+                    isError: required,
+                    message: $"Found NodeJS in '{nodePath}', but its version '{nodeVersionString}' did not meet the required minimum version '{nodeToolset.MinVersion}' as specified in '{ConfigFile}'");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            Log.LogMessage(MessageImportance.High, "Using NodeJS {0} from {1}", nodeVersionString, nodePath);
+            NodeJSPath = nodePath;
+        }
+
+        private void LogFailure(bool isError, string message)
+        {
+            if (isError)
+            {
+                Log.LogError(message);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Log.LogWarning(message);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool IsRequiredOnThisPlatform(KoreBuildSettings.RequiredPlatforms platforms)
+        {
+            if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
+            {
+                return (platforms & KoreBuildSettings.RequiredPlatforms.Windows) != 0;
+            }
+            else if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Linux))
+            {
+                return (platforms & KoreBuildSettings.RequiredPlatforms.Linux) != 0;
+            }
+            else if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.OSX))
+            {
+                return (platforms & KoreBuildSettings.RequiredPlatforms.MacOS) != 0;
+            }
+
+            return platforms != KoreBuildSettings.RequiredPlatforms.None;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/KoreBuild.Tasks/Utilities/EnvironmentHelper.cs b/modules/KoreBuild.Tasks/Utilities/EnvironmentHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0c55b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/KoreBuild.Tasks/Utilities/EnvironmentHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace KoreBuild.Tasks.Utilities
+{
+    internal class EnvironmentHelper
+    {
+        private static string[] _searchPaths;
+        private static string[] _executableExtensions;
+
+        static EnvironmentHelper()
+        {
+            _searchPaths = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH")
+                        .Split(Path.PathSeparator)
+                        .Select(p => p.Trim('"'))
+                        .ToArray();
+
+            _executableExtensions = RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows)
+                ? Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATHEXT").Split(';').Select(e => e.ToLower().Trim('"')).ToArray()
+                : Array.Empty<string>();
+        }
+
+        public static string GetCommandOnPath(string exeName)
+        {
+            return _searchPaths.Join(
+                    _executableExtensions,
+                    p => true,
+                    e => true,
+                    (p, e) => Path.Combine(p, exeName + e))
+                .FirstOrDefault(File.Exists);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/KoreBuild.Tasks/module.targets b/modules/KoreBuild.Tasks/module.targets
index cedab28..ff62edb 100644
--- a/modules/KoreBuild.Tasks/module.targets
+++ b/modules/KoreBuild.Tasks/module.targets
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
     <GetToolsets ConfigFile="$(KoreBuildConfigFile)">
       <Output TaskParameter="VisualStudioMSBuildx86Path" PropertyName="VisualStudioMSBuildx86Path" />
       <Output TaskParameter="VisualStudioMSBuildx64Path" PropertyName="VisualStudioMSBuildx64Path" />
+      <Output TaskParameter="NodeJSPath" PropertyName="NodeJSPath" />
     </GetToolsets>
   </Target>
 
diff --git a/test/KoreBuild.Tasks.Tests/KoreBuildSettingsTest.cs b/test/KoreBuild.Tasks.Tests/KoreBuildSettingsTest.cs
index 2e7e9fe..ebae7bd 100644
--- a/test/KoreBuild.Tasks.Tests/KoreBuildSettingsTest.cs
+++ b/test/KoreBuild.Tasks.Tests/KoreBuildSettingsTest.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace KoreBuild.Tasks.Tests
@@ -96,5 +97,37 @@ namespace KoreBuild.Tasks.Tests
             var vs = Assert.IsType<KoreBuildSettings.VisualStudioToolset>(toolset);
             Assert.Equal(platforms, vs.Required);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ItDeserializesNodeJSToolsetWithVersion()
+        {
+            File.WriteAllText(_configFile, @"
+{
+  ""toolsets"": {
+    ""nodejs"": {
+      ""minVersion"": ""8.0""
+    }
+  }
+}");
+            var settings = KoreBuildSettings.Load(_configFile);
+            var toolset = Assert.Single(settings.Toolsets);
+
+            var node = Assert.IsType<KoreBuildSettings.NodeJSToolset>(toolset);
+            Assert.Equal(new Version(8, 0), node.MinVersion);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ItFailsIfVersionIsNotValid()
+        {
+            File.WriteAllText(_configFile, @"
+{
+  ""toolsets"": {
+    ""nodejs"": {
+      ""minVersion"": ""banana""
+    }
+  }
+}");
+            Assert.Throws<JsonSerializationException>(() => KoreBuildSettings.Load(_configFile));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tools/KoreBuildSettings.cs b/tools/KoreBuildSettings.cs
index 89139ce..201eccc 100644
--- a/tools/KoreBuildSettings.cs
+++ b/tools/KoreBuildSettings.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
 namespace KoreBuild
@@ -42,6 +43,13 @@ namespace KoreBuild
             public string MinVersion { get; set; }
             public string[] RequiredWorkloads { get; set; } = Array.Empty<string>();
         }
+
+        public class NodeJSToolset : KoreBuildToolset
+        {
+            [JsonConverter(typeof(VersionConverter))]
+            public Version MinVersion { get; set; }
+        }
+
         public static KoreBuildSettings Load(string filePath)
         {
             using (var file = File.OpenText(filePath))
@@ -65,14 +73,22 @@ namespace KoreBuild
 
                 foreach (var prop in obj.Properties())
                 {
+                    KoreBuildToolset toolset;
                     switch (prop.Name.ToLowerInvariant())
                     {
                         case "visualstudio":
-                            var vs = prop.Value.ToObject<VisualStudioToolset>();
-                            toolsets.Add(vs);
+                            toolset = prop.Value.ToObject<VisualStudioToolset>();
+                            break;
+                        case "nodejs":
+                            toolset = prop.Value.ToObject<NodeJSToolset>();
                             break;
                         default:
-                            break;
+                            continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if (toolset != null)
+                    {
+                        toolsets.Add(toolset);
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/tools/korebuild.schema.json b/tools/korebuild.schema.json
index 9147ba6..1ee9ca8 100644
--- a/tools/korebuild.schema.json
+++ b/tools/korebuild.schema.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         {
           "properties": {
             "required": {
-              "description": "Visual Studio is required to build this repo. Defaults to true if not specified.",
+              "description": "This toolset is required to build this repo. Defaults to true if not specified.",
               "type": "boolean",
               "default": true
             }
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         {
           "properties": {
             "required": {
-              "description": "Visual Studio is required to build this repo. Defaults to true if not specified.",
+              "description": "This toolset is required to build this repo. Defaults to true if not specified.",
               "type": "array",
               "default": [
                 "windows",
@@ -37,6 +37,23 @@
         }
       ]
     },
+    "nodejs": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "Defines the requirements for a NodeJS installation.",
+      "allOf": [
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/platforms"
+        },
+        {
+          "properties": {
+            "minVersion": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "The minimum version of NodeJS required. Must contain at least <major>.<minor>, but can also be <major>.<minor>.<patch>"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     "visualstudio": {
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Defines the requirements for Visual Studio installation.",
@@ -89,6 +106,9 @@
       "properties": {
         "visualstudio": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/visualstudio"
+        },
+        "nodejs": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/nodejs"
         }
       }
     }