diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts
index 66b252be651..710a3dd1833 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export class ExtHostTerminalService extends BaseExtHostTerminalService {
 			this._defaultShell ?? getSystemShellSync(platform.OS, process.env as platform.IProcessEnvironment),
 			process.env.hasOwnProperty('PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432'),
 			process.env.windir,
-			terminalEnvironment.createVariableResolver(this._lastActiveWorkspace, this._variableResolver),
+			terminalEnvironment.createVariableResolver(this._lastActiveWorkspace, process.env, this._variableResolver),
 			this._logService,
 			useAutomationShell
 		);
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export class ExtHostTerminalService extends BaseExtHostTerminalService {
 				.get<string | string[]>(key.substr(key.lastIndexOf('.') + 1));
 		};
 
-		return terminalEnvironment.getDefaultShellArgs(fetchSetting, useAutomationShell, terminalEnvironment.createVariableResolver(this._lastActiveWorkspace, this._variableResolver), this._logService);
+		return terminalEnvironment.getDefaultShellArgs(fetchSetting, useAutomationShell, terminalEnvironment.createVariableResolver(this._lastActiveWorkspace, process.env, this._variableResolver), this._logService);
 	}
 
 	private _registerListeners(): void {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalProcessManager.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalProcessManager.ts
index 463b4ca43b5..7c692b5672c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalProcessManager.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalProcessManager.ts
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ export class TerminalProcessManager extends Disposable implements ITerminalProce
 		const baseEnv = await (this._configHelper.config.inheritEnv
 			? this._terminalProfileResolverService.getShellEnvironment(this.remoteAuthority)
 			: this._terminalInstanceService.getMainProcessParentEnv());
-		const variableResolver = terminalEnvironment.createVariableResolver(lastActiveWorkspace, this._configurationResolverService);
+		// TODO: getShellEnvironment is called twice in this file, plus again when the terminal is resolved
+		const variableResolver = terminalEnvironment.createVariableResolver(lastActiveWorkspace, await this._terminalProfileResolverService.getShellEnvironment(this.remoteAuthority), this._configurationResolverService);
 		const env = terminalEnvironment.createTerminalEnvironment(shellLaunchConfig, envFromConfigValue, variableResolver, this._productService.version, this._configHelper.config.detectLocale, baseEnv);
 
 		if (!shellLaunchConfig.strictEnv && !shellLaunchConfig.hideFromUser) {
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ export class TerminalProcessManager extends Disposable implements ITerminalProce
 		const initialCwd = terminalEnvironment.getCwd(
 			shellLaunchConfig,
 			userHome,
-			terminalEnvironment.createVariableResolver(lastActiveWorkspace, this._configurationResolverService),
+			terminalEnvironment.createVariableResolver(lastActiveWorkspace, await this._terminalProfileResolverService.getShellEnvironment(this.remoteAuthority), this._configurationResolverService),
 			activeWorkspaceRootUri,
 			this._configHelper.config.cwd,
 			this._logService
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalEnvironment.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalEnvironment.ts
index b99e05c00a1..d583a969712 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalEnvironment.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalEnvironment.ts
@@ -263,11 +263,11 @@ export type TerminalShellArgsSetting = (
 
 export type VariableResolver = (str: string) => string;
 
-export function createVariableResolver(lastActiveWorkspace: IWorkspaceFolder | undefined, configurationResolverService: IConfigurationResolverService | undefined): VariableResolver | undefined {
+export function createVariableResolver(lastActiveWorkspace: IWorkspaceFolder | undefined, env: IProcessEnvironment, configurationResolverService: IConfigurationResolverService | undefined): VariableResolver | undefined {
 	if (!configurationResolverService) {
 		return undefined;
 	}
-	return (str) => configurationResolverService.resolve(lastActiveWorkspace, str);
+	return (str) => configurationResolverService.resolveWithEnvironment(env, lastActiveWorkspace, str);
 }
 
 /**