diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/common/terminal.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/common/terminal.ts
index 3148eb3aaaf..c8c22a1ccd2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/common/terminal.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/common/terminal.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ export interface ITerminalConfiguration {
 	commandsToSkipShell: string[];
 	cwd: string;
 	confirmOnExit: boolean;
+	env: {
+		linux: { [key: string]: string };
+		osx: { [key: string]: string };
+		windows: { [key: string]: string };
+	};
 }
 
 export interface ITerminalConfigHelper {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts
index 3995aacb60c..1759c679e1d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,21 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 				DeleteWordLeftTerminalAction.ID,
 				DeleteWordRightTerminalAction.ID
 			].sort()
+		},
+		'terminal.integrated.env.osx': {
+			'description': nls.localize('terminal.integrated.env.osx', "Object with environment variables that will be added to the VS Code process to be used by the terminal on OS X"),
+			'type': 'object',
+			'default': {}
+		},
+		'terminal.integrated.env.linux': {
+			'description': nls.localize('terminal.integrated.env.linux', "Object with environment variables that will be added to the VS Code process to be used by the terminal on Linux"),
+			'type': 'object',
+			'default': {}
+		},
+		'terminal.integrated.env.windows': {
+			'description': nls.localize('terminal.integrated.env.windows', "Object with environment variables that will be added to the VS Code process to be used by the terminal on Windows"),
+			'type': 'object',
+			'default': {}
 		}
 	}
 });
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts
index 2dcfd8726fa..023a152efb4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts
@@ -516,7 +516,9 @@ export class TerminalInstance implements ITerminalInstance {
 			this._configHelper.mergeDefaultShellPathAndArgs(shell);
 		}
 		this._initialCwd = this._getCwd(this._shellLaunchConfig, this._historyService.getLastActiveWorkspaceRoot());
-		const env = TerminalInstance.createTerminalEnv(process.env, shell, this._initialCwd, locale, this._cols, this._rows);
+		const platformKey = platform.isWindows ? 'windows' : platform.isMacintosh ? 'osx' : 'linux';
+		const envFromConfig = { ...process.env, ...this._configHelper.config.env[platformKey] };
+		const env = TerminalInstance.createTerminalEnv(envFromConfig, shell, this._initialCwd, locale, this._cols, this._rows);
 		this._title = shell.name || '';
 		this._process = cp.fork(Uri.parse(require.toUrl('bootstrap')).fsPath, ['--type=terminal'], {
 			env,