diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f073cde7764e..3c5af59d3f07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -236,10 +236,13 @@ environment variable:
   execution with a "permission denied" error being returned to the program.
   `warn` prints a full backtrace when that happen; `warn-nobacktrace` is less
   verbose. `hide` hides the warning entirely.
-* `-Zmiri-env-exclude=<var>` keeps the `var` environment variable isolated from
-  the host so that it cannot be accessed by the program.  Can be used multiple
-  times to exclude several variables.  On Windows, the `TERM` environment
-  variable is excluded by default.
+* `-Zmiri-env-exclude=<var>` keeps the `var` environment variable isolated from the host so that it
+  cannot be accessed by the program. Can be used multiple times to exclude several variables. On
+  Windows, the `TERM` environment variable is excluded by default. This has no effect unless
+  `-Zmiri-disable-validation` is also set.
+* `-Zmiri-env-forward=<var>` forwards the `var` environment variable to the interpreted program. Can
+  be used multiple times to forward several variables. This has no effect if
+  `-Zmiri-disable-validation` is set.
 * `-Zmiri-ignore-leaks` disables the memory leak checker, and also allows some
   remaining threads to exist when the main thread exits.
 * `-Zmiri-measureme=<name>` enables `measureme` profiling for the interpreted program.
diff --git a/src/bin/miri.rs b/src/bin/miri.rs
index 333ff6af889f..dd7b0b54f488 100644
--- a/src/bin/miri.rs
+++ b/src/bin/miri.rs
@@ -399,6 +399,11 @@ fn main() {
                         .excluded_env_vars
                         .push(arg.strip_prefix("-Zmiri-env-exclude=").unwrap().to_owned());
                 }
+                arg if arg.starts_with("-Zmiri-env-forward=") => {
+                    miri_config
+                        .forwarded_env_vars
+                        .push(arg.strip_prefix("-Zmiri-env-forward=").unwrap().to_owned());
+                }
                 arg if arg.starts_with("-Zmiri-track-pointer-tag=") => {
                     let id: u64 =
                         match arg.strip_prefix("-Zmiri-track-pointer-tag=").unwrap().parse() {
diff --git a/src/eval.rs b/src/eval.rs
index e2e85e3e7572..97856d92020b 100644
--- a/src/eval.rs
+++ b/src/eval.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ pub struct MiriConfig {
     pub ignore_leaks: bool,
     /// Environment variables that should always be isolated from the host.
     pub excluded_env_vars: Vec<String>,
+    /// Environment variables that should always be forwarded from the host.
+    pub forwarded_env_vars: Vec<String>,
     /// Command-line arguments passed to the interpreted program.
     pub args: Vec<String>,
     /// The seed to use when non-determinism or randomness are required (e.g. ptr-to-int cast, `getrandom()`).
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ impl Default for MiriConfig {
             isolated_op: IsolatedOp::Reject(RejectOpWith::Abort),
             ignore_leaks: false,
             excluded_env_vars: vec![],
+            forwarded_env_vars: vec![],
             args: vec![],
             seed: None,
             tracked_pointer_tag: None,
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ pub fn create_ecx<'mir, 'tcx: 'mir>(
         MemoryExtra::new(&config),
     );
     // Complete initialization.
-    EnvVars::init(&mut ecx, config.excluded_env_vars)?;
+    EnvVars::init(&mut ecx, config.excluded_env_vars, config.forwarded_env_vars)?;
     MemoryExtra::init_extern_statics(&mut ecx)?;
 
     // Make sure we have MIR. We check MIR for some stable monomorphic function in libcore.
diff --git a/src/shims/env.rs b/src/shims/env.rs
index 4d297fd935d5..dfd1ef207d96 100644
--- a/src/shims/env.rs
+++ b/src/shims/env.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ impl<'tcx> EnvVars<'tcx> {
     pub(crate) fn init<'mir>(
         ecx: &mut InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, Evaluator<'mir, 'tcx>>,
         mut excluded_env_vars: Vec<String>,
+        forwarded_env_vars: Vec<String>,
     ) -> InterpResult<'tcx> {
         let target_os = ecx.tcx.sess.target.os.as_str();
         if target_os == "windows" {
@@ -47,9 +48,14 @@ impl<'tcx> EnvVars<'tcx> {
             excluded_env_vars.push("TERM".to_owned());
         }
 
-        if ecx.machine.communicate() {
-            for (name, value) in env::vars() {
-                if !excluded_env_vars.contains(&name) {
+        // Skip the loop entirely if we don't want to forward anything.
+        if ecx.machine.communicate() || !forwarded_env_vars.is_empty() {
+            for (name, value) in env::vars_os() {
+                let forward = match ecx.machine.communicate() {
+                    true => !excluded_env_vars.iter().any(|v| v.as_str() == &name),
+                    false => forwarded_env_vars.iter().any(|v| v.as_str() == &name),
+                };
+                if forward {
                     let var_ptr = match target_os {
                         "linux" | "macos" =>
                             alloc_env_var_as_c_str(name.as_ref(), value.as_ref(), ecx)?,
diff --git a/tests/run-pass/env-forward.rs b/tests/run-pass/env-forward.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8eebc45f55a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-pass/env-forward.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// compile-flags: -Zmiri-env-forward=MIRI_ENV_VAR_TEST
+
+fn main() {
+    assert_eq!(std::env::var("MIRI_ENV_VAR_TEST"), Ok("0".to_owned()));
+}