diff --git a/lib/bundler/cli.rb b/lib/bundler/cli.rb
index 75cceee80da..6c6a150dbd0 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/cli.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ def self.start(*)
       raise e
     ensure
       Bundler::SharedHelpers.print_major_deprecations!
+      Bundler::SharedHelpers.check_home_dir_permissions
     end
 
     def self.dispatch(*)
diff --git a/lib/bundler/shared_helpers.rb b/lib/bundler/shared_helpers.rb
index 69543356a2e..86e6bc50436 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/shared_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/shared_helpers.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 require "pathname"
 require "rubygems"
+require "etc"
 
 require "bundler/constants"
 require "bundler/rubygems_integration"
@@ -136,6 +137,14 @@ def print_major_deprecations!
       major_deprecation("Bundler will only support rubygems >= 2.0, you are running #{Bundler.rubygems.version}")
     end
 
+    def check_home_dir_permissions
+      message = "There was error while trying to use your home path:"
+      home_path = File.expand_path(Dir.home(Etc.getlogin))
+      message += "\n * Your home directory #{home_path} is not writable" unless File.writable?(home_path)
+      message += "\n * Your home directory #{home_path} is not a directory" unless File.directory?(home_path)
+      raise PathError, message unless File.writable?(home_path) && File.directory?(home_path)
+    end
+
   private
 
     def find_gemfile
diff --git a/spec/bundler/shared_helpers_spec.rb b/spec/bundler/shared_helpers_spec.rb
index 4c0d61cf0a5..d98242a5e8b 100644
--- a/spec/bundler/shared_helpers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bundler/shared_helpers_spec.rb
@@ -412,4 +412,16 @@ module TargetNamespace
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#check_home_dir_permissions" do
+    it "raises a PathError when directory is not writable" do
+      allow(File).to receive(:writable?).with(File.expand_path(Dir.home(Etc.getlogin))).and_return(false)
+      expect { subject.check_home_dir_permissions }.to raise_error(Bundler::PathError, /is not writable/)
+    end
+
+    it "raise a PathError when directory doesn't exists" do
+      allow(File).to receive(:directory?).with(File.expand_path(Dir.home(Etc.getlogin))).and_return(false)
+      expect { subject.check_home_dir_permissions }.to raise_error(Bundler::PathError, /is not a directory/)
+    end
+  end
 end