diff --git a/fabric-client/lib/Client.js b/fabric-client/lib/Client.js
index 554ebebc4e..02d79f2eb3 100644
--- a/fabric-client/lib/Client.js
+++ b/fabric-client/lib/Client.js
@@ -1098,6 +1098,7 @@ const Client = class extends BaseClient {
 	 * @property {string} metadataPath - Optional. The path to the top-level
 	 *           directory containing metadata descriptors.
 	 * @property {string} chaincodeId - Required. Name of the chaincode
+	 * @property {string} goPath - Optional. The path to be used with the golang chaincode.
 	 * @property {string} chaincodeVersion - Required. Version string of the
 	 *           chaincode, such as 'v1'
 	 * @property {byte[]} chaincodePackage - Optional. Byte array of the archive
@@ -1195,7 +1196,8 @@ const Client = class extends BaseClient {
 					version: request.chaincodeVersion,
 					path: request.chaincodePath,
 					type: request.chaincodeType,
-					metadataPath: request.metadataPath
+					metadataPath: request.metadataPath,
+					goPath: request.goPath
 				});
 				cdsBytes = await cdsPkg.toBuffer();
 				logger.debug(`installChaincode - built chaincode package (${cdsBytes.length} bytes)`);
diff --git a/fabric-client/lib/Package.js b/fabric-client/lib/Package.js
index e8288e2f9f..024a29f0ea 100644
--- a/fabric-client/lib/Package.js
+++ b/fabric-client/lib/Package.js
@@ -87,12 +87,13 @@ class Package {
 	 * @param {string} options.path The directory containing the smart contract.
 	 * @param {string} options.type The type of the smart contract, one of 'golang', 'car', 'node' or 'java'.
 	 * @param {string} [options.metadataPath] The directory containing the metadata descriptors.
+	 * @param {string} options.goPath The path to be used with the golang chaincode.
 	 * @returns {Package} The smart contract package.
 	 */
-	static async fromDirectory({name, version, path, type, metadataPath}) {
+	static async fromDirectory({name, version, path, type, metadataPath, goPath}) {
 		logger.debug('Package.fromDirectory - entry - %s, %s, %s, %s', name, version, path, type);
 		Package._validateNameAndVersion(name, version);
-		const codePackage = await Packager.package(path, type, false, metadataPath);
+		const codePackage = await Packager.package(path, type, false, metadataPath, goPath);
 		logger.debug('Package.fromDirectory - code package is %s bytes', codePackage.length);
 		const fixedPath = path.split('\\').join('/'); // for windows style paths
 		const chaincodeSpec = {
diff --git a/fabric-client/test/Client.js b/fabric-client/test/Client.js
index 084ab6e481..b3ad04ad5c 100644
--- a/fabric-client/test/Client.js
+++ b/fabric-client/test/Client.js
@@ -1663,10 +1663,11 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 				version: '0.0.1',
 				path: 'mycc',
 				type: undefined,
-				metadataPath: undefined
+				metadataPath: undefined,
+				goPath: undefined
 			}).resolves(smartContractPackage);
 			getTargetPeersStub.withArgs(['peer']).returns(['peer']);
-			const request = {chaincodeId: 'mycc', chaincodeVersion: '0.0.1', chaincodePath: 'mycc', targets: ['peer']};
+			const request = {chaincodeId: 'mycc', chaincodeVersion: '0.0.1', chaincodePath: 'mycc', targets: ['peer'], goPath: undefined};
 			const response = await client.installChaincode(request);
 			sinon.assert.calledWith(getTargetPeersStub, ['peer']);
 			sinon.assert.calledOnce(fromDirectoryStub);
@@ -1690,7 +1691,8 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 				version: '0.0.1',
 				path: 'mycc',
 				type: 'java',
-				metadataPath: undefined
+				metadataPath: undefined,
+				goPath: undefined
 			}).resolves(smartContractPackage);
 			getTargetPeersStub.withArgs(['peer']).returns(['peer']);
 			const request = {
@@ -1698,6 +1700,7 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 				chaincodeVersion: '0.0.1',
 				chaincodePath: 'mycc',
 				chaincodeType: 'java',
+				goPath: undefined,
 				targets: ['peer']
 			};
 			const response = await client.installChaincode(request);
@@ -1723,7 +1726,8 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 				version: '0.0.1',
 				path: 'mycc',
 				type: 'java',
-				metadataPath: 'mycc/META-INF'
+				metadataPath: 'mycc/META-INF',
+				goPath: undefined
 			}).resolves(smartContractPackage);
 			getTargetPeersStub.withArgs(['peer']).returns(['peer']);
 			const request = {
@@ -1732,7 +1736,8 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 				chaincodePath: 'mycc',
 				chaincodeType: 'java',
 				metadataPath: 'mycc/META-INF',
-				targets: ['peer']
+				targets: ['peer'],
+				goPath: undefined
 			};
 			const response = await client.installChaincode(request);
 			sinon.assert.calledWith(getTargetPeersStub, ['peer']);
@@ -1755,7 +1760,7 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 			client.setDevMode(true);
 			const fromDirectoryStub = sinon.stub(Package, 'fromDirectory').rejects(new Error('such error'));
 			getTargetPeersStub.withArgs(['peer']).returns(['peer']);
-			const request = {chaincodeId: 'mycc', chaincodeVersion: '0.0.1', chaincodePath: 'mycc', targets: ['peer']};
+			const request = {chaincodeId: 'mycc', chaincodeVersion: '0.0.1', chaincodePath: 'mycc', targets: ['peer'], goPath: undefined};
 			const response = await client.installChaincode(request);
 			sinon.assert.calledWith(getTargetPeersStub, ['peer']);
 			sinon.assert.notCalled(fromDirectoryStub);
@@ -1776,7 +1781,7 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 		it('should install using a chaincode package', async () => {
 			const fromDirectoryStub = sinon.stub(Package, 'fromDirectory').rejects(new Error('such error'));
 			getTargetPeersStub.withArgs(['peer']).returns(['peer']);
-			const request = {chaincodePackage: smartContractPackageBytes, targets: ['peer']};
+			const request = {chaincodePackage: smartContractPackageBytes, targets: ['peer'], goPath: undefined};
 			const response = await client.installChaincode(request);
 			sinon.assert.calledWith(getTargetPeersStub, ['peer']);
 			sinon.assert.notCalled(fromDirectoryStub);
@@ -1800,7 +1805,8 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 				version: '0.0.1',
 				path: 'mycc',
 				type: undefined,
-				metadataPath: undefined
+				metadataPath: undefined,
+				goPath: undefined
 			}).resolves(smartContractPackage);
 			getTargetPeersStub.returns(['peer']);
 			const request = {
@@ -1809,7 +1815,8 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 				chaincodePath: 'mycc',
 				targets: [],
 				channelNames: [],
-				txId: {isAdmin: isAdminStub, getNonce: getNonceStub, getTransactionID: getTransactionIDStub}
+				txId: {isAdmin: isAdminStub, getNonce: getNonceStub, getTransactionID: getTransactionIDStub,
+					goPath: undefined}
 			};
 			const response = await client.installChaincode(request);
 			sinon.assert.calledWith(getTargetPeersStub, []);
@@ -1833,7 +1840,8 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 				version: '0.0.1',
 				path: 'mycc',
 				type: undefined,
-				metadataPath: undefined
+				metadataPath: undefined,
+				goPath: undefined
 			}).resolves(smartContractPackage);
 			getTargetPeersStub.returns(['peer']);
 			const request = {
@@ -1842,7 +1850,8 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 				chaincodePath: 'mycc',
 				targets: [],
 				channelNames: [],
-				txId: {isAdmin: isAdminStub, getNonce: getNonceStub, getTransactionID: getTransactionIDStub}
+				txId: {isAdmin: isAdminStub, getNonce: getNonceStub, getTransactionID: getTransactionIDStub},
+				goPath: undefined
 			};
 			const response = await client.installChaincode(request);
 			sinon.assert.calledWith(getTargetPeersStub, []);
@@ -1866,7 +1875,8 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 				version: '0.0.1',
 				path: 'mycc',
 				type: undefined,
-				metadataPath: undefined
+				metadataPath: undefined,
+				goPath: undefined
 			}).resolves(smartContractPackage);
 			getTargetPeersStub.returns();
 			getPeersForOrgOnChannelStub.withArgs(['mychannel']).returns(['peer']);
@@ -1874,7 +1884,8 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 				chaincodeId: 'mycc',
 				chaincodeVersion: '0.0.1',
 				chaincodePath: 'mycc',
-				channelNames: ['mychannel']
+				channelNames: ['mychannel'],
+				goPath: undefined
 			};
 			const response = await client.installChaincode(request);
 			sinon.assert.calledWith(getTargetPeersStub, undefined);