diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 300ee1f9..de09cb54 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ task assets build
 If Bash is available (Linux and Windows while on Git Bash), the commands will
 run in Bash, otherwise will fallback to `cmd` (on Windows).
 
+
+### Environment
+You can specify environment variables that are added when running a command:
+
+```yml
+build:
+  cmds:
+  - echo $hallo
+  env:
+    hallo: welt
+```
+
 ### OS specific task support
 
 If you add a `Taskfile_{{GOOS}}` you can override or amend your taskfile based on the op;erating system.
diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index ec07617f..f0af7c8e 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package task
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ type Task struct {
 	Dir       string
 	Vars      map[string]string
 	Set       string
+	Env       map[string]string
 }
 
 // Run runs Task
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ func RunTask(name string) error {
 	}
 
 	for i := range t.Cmds {
-		if err = t.runCommand(i); err != nil {
+		if err = t.runCommand(i, t.Env); err != nil {
 			return &taskRunError{name, err}
 		}
 	}
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ func (t *Task) isUpToDate() bool {
 	return generatesMinTime.After(sourcesMaxTime)
 }
 
-func (t *Task) runCommand(i int) error {
+func (t *Task) runCommand(i int, envVariables map[string]string) error {
 	vars, err := t.handleVariables()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -148,6 +150,21 @@ func (t *Task) runCommand(i int) error {
 	if dir != "" {
 		cmd.Dir = dir
 	}
+	if nil != envVariables {
+		env := os.Environ()
+		for key, value := range envVariables {
+			replacedValue, err := ReplaceVariables(value, vars)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			replacedKey, err := ReplaceVariables(key, vars)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			env = append(env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", replacedKey, replacedValue))
+		}
+		cmd.Env = env
+	}
 	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	if t.Set != "" {