diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a6cfa05..207fce7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Changed
 
 - `import` now auto-detects database files.
+- Nushell: export commands so the init script can be imported with `use`.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/templates/nushell.txt b/templates/nushell.txt
index 4153b39..9338d4e 100644
--- a/templates/nushell.txt
+++ b/templates/nushell.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export-env {
 #
 
 # Jump to a directory using only keywords.
-def --env --wrapped __zoxide_z [...rest: string] {
+export def --env --wrapped __zoxide_z [...rest: string] {
   let path = match $rest {
     [] => {'~'},
     [ '-' ] => {'-'},
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def --env --wrapped __zoxide_z [...rest: string] {
 }
 
 # Jump to a directory using interactive search.
-def --env --wrapped __zoxide_zi [...rest:string] {
+export def --env --wrapped __zoxide_zi [...rest:string] {
   cd $'(^zoxide query --interactive -- ...$rest | str trim -r -c "\n")'
 {%- if echo %}
   echo $env.PWD
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ def --env --wrapped __zoxide_zi [...rest:string] {
 {%- match cmd %}
 {%- when Some with (cmd) %}
 
-alias {{cmd}} = __zoxide_z
-alias {{cmd}}i = __zoxide_zi
+export alias {{cmd}} = __zoxide_z
+export alias {{cmd}}i = __zoxide_zi
 
 {%- when None %}