diff --git a/rqd/rqd/rqconstants.py b/rqd/rqd/rqconstants.py
index fe793970e..bb0a074e2 100644
--- a/rqd/rqd/rqconstants.py
+++ b/rqd/rqd/rqconstants.py
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
 # Use the PATH environment variable from the RQD host.
 RQD_USE_PATH_ENV_VAR = False
 
+# Use the environment variables from the RQD host.
+RQD_USE_HOST_ENV_VARS = False
+
 RQD_BECOME_JOB_USER = True
 RQD_CREATE_USER_IF_NOT_EXISTS = True
 RQD_TAGS = ''
@@ -184,6 +187,8 @@
             RQD_USE_IPV6_AS_HOSTNAME = config.getboolean(__section, "RQD_USE_IPV6_AS_HOSTNAME")
         if config.has_option(__section, "RQD_USE_PATH_ENV_VAR"):
             RQD_USE_PATH_ENV_VAR = config.getboolean(__section, "RQD_USE_PATH_ENV_VAR")
+        if config.has_option(__section, "RQD_USE_HOST_ENV_VARS"):
+            RQD_USE_HOST_ENV_VARS = config.getboolean(__section, "RQD_USE_HOST_ENV_VARS")
         if config.has_option(__section, "RQD_BECOME_JOB_USER"):
             RQD_BECOME_JOB_USER = config.getboolean(__section, "RQD_BECOME_JOB_USER")
         if config.has_option(__section, "RQD_TAGS"):
diff --git a/rqd/rqd/rqcore.py b/rqd/rqd/rqcore.py
index 842028732..1dbd0fc3e 100644
--- a/rqd/rqd/rqcore.py
+++ b/rqd/rqd/rqcore.py
@@ -122,13 +122,22 @@ def __createEnvVariables(self):
         if 'GPU_LIST' in self.runFrame.attributes:
             self.frameEnv['CUE_GPU_CORES'] = self.runFrame.attributes['GPU_LIST']
 
+        # Add host environment variables
+        if rqd.rqconstants.RQD_USE_HOST_ENV_VARS:
+            for key, value in os.environ.items():
+                if "PATH" in key and key in self.frameEnv:
+                    self.frameEnv[key] += os.pathsep + value
+
+                self.frameEnv[key] = value
+
+
     def _createCommandFile(self, command):
         """Creates a file that subprocess. Popen then executes.
         @type  command: string
         @param command: The command specified in the runFrame request
         @rtype:  string
         @return: Command file location"""
-        # TODO: this should use tempfile to create the files and clean them up afterwards
+        # TODO: this should use tempfile to create the files and clean them up afterwards        
         try:
             if platform.system() == "Windows":
                 rqd_tmp_dir = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), 'rqd')