diff --git a/crates/wasi-c2/cap-std-sync/src/lib.rs b/crates/wasi-c2/cap-std-sync/src/lib.rs
index 495d9ed35e..33642fcae0 100644
--- a/crates/wasi-c2/cap-std-sync/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/wasi-c2/cap-std-sync/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ impl WasiCtxBuilder {
             Rc::new(RefCell::new(Table::new())),
         ))
     }
+    pub fn env(self, var: &str, value: &str) -> Result<Self, wasi_c2::StringArrayError> {
+        let s = self.0.env(var, value)?;
+        Ok(WasiCtxBuilder(s))
+    }
     pub fn arg(self, arg: &str) -> Result<Self, wasi_c2::StringArrayError> {
         let s = self.0.arg(arg)?;
         Ok(WasiCtxBuilder(s))
diff --git a/crates/wasi-c2/src/ctx.rs b/crates/wasi-c2/src/ctx.rs
index d1ee783b1c..5f3c798fa1 100644
--- a/crates/wasi-c2/src/ctx.rs
+++ b/crates/wasi-c2/src/ctx.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ impl WasiCtxBuilder {
         Ok(self)
     }
 
+    pub fn env(mut self, var: &str, value: &str) -> Result<Self, StringArrayError> {
+        self.0.env.push(format!("{}={}", var, value))?;
+        Ok(self)
+    }
+
     pub fn stdin(self, f: Box<dyn WasiFile>) -> Self {
         self.0.insert_file(
             0,