diff --git a/news/5470.feature.rst b/news/5470.feature.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b3a152ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/5470.feature.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Find nushell activate scripts.
diff --git a/pipenv/shells.py b/pipenv/shells.py
index e4965ebf52..1c16a8d259 100644
--- a/pipenv/shells.py
+++ b/pipenv/shells.py
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ def _get_activate_script(cmd, venv):
     elif "csh" in cmd:
         suffix = ".csh"
         command = "source"
+    elif "nu" in cmd:
+        suffix = ".nu"
+        command = "source"
     else:
         suffix = ""
         command = "."