diff --git a/editor/images/typedInput/env.png b/editor/images/typedInput/env.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ea51da00
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diff --git a/editor/js/ui/common/typedInput.js b/editor/js/ui/common/typedInput.js
index 3b5a0d62c..f5227fd68 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/common/typedInput.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/common/typedInput.js
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@
                     }
                 })
             }
+        },
+        env: {
+            value: "env",
+            label: "env variable",
+            icon: "red/images/typedInput/env.png"
         }
     };
     var nlsd = false;
diff --git a/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html b/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html
index 4090fdbbd..6f8ebcf69 100644
--- a/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html
+++ b/nodes/core/core/20-inject.html
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ If you want every 20 minutes from now - use the <i>"interval"</i> option.</p>
             $("#node-input-payload").typedInput({
                 default: 'str',
                 typeField: $("#node-input-payloadType"),
-                types:['flow','global','str','num','bool','json','bin','date']
+                types:['flow','global','str','num','bool','json','bin','date','env']
             });
 
             $("#inject-time-type-select").change(function() {
diff --git a/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.html b/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.html
index ffa5a48e5..f4ffc7dea 100644
--- a/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.html
+++ b/nodes/core/logic/10-switch.html
@@ -230,12 +230,12 @@
                             selectField.append($("<option></option>").val(operators[d].v).text(/^switch/.test(operators[d].t)?node._(operators[d].t):operators[d].t));
                         }
                     }
-                    var valueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','jsonata',previousValueType]});
-                    var numValueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-num-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'num',types:['flow','global','num','jsonata']});
+                    var valueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','jsonata','env',previousValueType]});
+                    var numValueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-num-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'num',types:['flow','global','num','jsonata','env']});
                     var expValueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-exp-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'jsonata',types:['jsonata']});
-                    var btwnValueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-btwn-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'num',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','jsonata',previousValueType]});
+                    var btwnValueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-btwn-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'num',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','jsonata','env',previousValueType]});
                     var btwnAndLabel = $('<span/>',{class:"node-input-rule-btwn-label"}).text(" "+andLabel+" ").appendTo(row3);
-                    var btwnValue2Field = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-btwn-value2",type:"text",style:"margin-left:2px;"}).appendTo(row3).typedInput({default:'num',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','jsonata',previousValueType]});
+                    var btwnValue2Field = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-btwn-value2",type:"text",style:"margin-left:2px;"}).appendTo(row3).typedInput({default:'num',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','jsonata','env',previousValueType]});
                     var typeValueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-type-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row)
                         .typedInput({default:'string',types:[
                             {value:"string",label:"string",hasValue:false},
diff --git a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.html b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.html
index 999c0ed71..83bdecf9e 100644
--- a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.html
+++ b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.html
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
                         .appendTo(row2);
                     var propertyValue = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-property-value",type:"text"})
                         .appendTo(row2)
-                        .typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','bool','json','bin','date','jsonata']});
+                        .typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','bool','json','bin','date','jsonata','env']});
 
                     var row3_1 = $('<div/>').appendTo(row3);
                     $('<div/>',{style:"display:inline-block;text-align:right; width:120px; padding-right:10px; box-sizing:border-box;"})
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
                         .appendTo(row3_1);
                     var fromValue = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-property-search-value",type:"text"})
                         .appendTo(row3_1)
-                        .typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','re','num','bool']});
+                        .typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','re','num','bool','env']});
 
                     var row3_2 = $('<div/>',{style:"margin-top:8px;"}).appendTo(row3);
                     $('<div/>',{style:"display:inline-block;text-align:right; width:120px; padding-right:10px; box-sizing:border-box;"})
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
                         .appendTo(row3_2);
                     var toValue = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-property-replace-value",type:"text"})
                         .appendTo(row3_2)
-                        .typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','bool','json','bin']});
+                        .typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','bool','json','bin','env']});
 
                     $('<div/>',{style:"display:inline-block;text-align:right; width:120px; padding-right:10px; box-sizing:border-box;"})
                         .text(to)
diff --git a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js
index ae50394ed..c7c05118e 100644
--- a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js
+++ b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     valid = false;
                     this.error(RED._("change.errors.invalid-expr",{error:e.message}));
                 }
+            } else if (rule.tot === 'env') {
+                rule.to = RED.util.evaluateNodeProperty(rule.to,'env');
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/red/runtime/util.js b/red/runtime/util.js
index 88c06a029..1480a841a 100644
--- a/red/runtime/util.js
+++ b/red/runtime/util.js
@@ -303,6 +303,23 @@ function setMessageProperty(msg,prop,value,createMissing) {
     }
 }
 
+function evaluteEnvProperty(value) {
+    if (/^\${[^}]+}$/.test(value)) {
+        // ${ENV_VAR}
+        value = value.substring(2,value.length-1);
+        value = process.env.hasOwnProperty(value)?process.env[value]:""
+    } else if (!/\${\S+}/.test(value)) {
+        // ENV_VAR
+        value = process.env.hasOwnProperty(value)?process.env[value]:""
+    } else {
+        // FOO${ENV_VAR}BAR
+        value = value.replace(/\${([^}]+)}/g, function(match, v) {
+            return process.env.hasOwnProperty(v)?process.env[v]:""
+        });
+    }
+    return value;
+}
+
 function evaluateNodeProperty(value, type, node, msg) {
     if (type === 'str') {
         return ""+value;
@@ -328,6 +345,8 @@ function evaluateNodeProperty(value, type, node, msg) {
     } else if (type === 'jsonata') {
         var expr = prepareJSONataExpression(value,node);
         return evaluateJSONataExpression(expr,msg);
+    } else if (type === 'env') {
+        return evaluteEnvProperty(value);
     }
     return value;
 }
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/logic/15-change_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/logic/15-change_spec.js
index f5ca0f3d2..e444b2663 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/logic/15-change_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/logic/15-change_spec.js
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
                 changeNode1.receive({payload:""});
             });
         });
- 
+
         it('sets the value of the message property to the current timestamp', function(done) {
             var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1","type":"change","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"ts","pt":"msg","to":"","tot":"date"}],"name":"changeNode","wires":[["helperNode1"]]},
                         {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
@@ -409,6 +409,33 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
             });
         });
 
+        describe('env var', function() {
+            before(function() {
+                process.env.NR_TEST_A = 'foo';
+            })
+            after(function() {
+                delete process.env.NR_TEST_A;
+            })
+            it('sets the value using env property', function(done) {
+                var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1","type":"change",rules:[{"t":"set","p":"payload","pt":"msg","to":"NR_TEST_A","tot":"env"}],"name":"changeNode","wires":[["helperNode1"]]},
+                {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
+                helper.load(changeNode, flow, function() {
+                    var changeNode1 = helper.getNode("changeNode1");
+                    var helperNode1 = helper.getNode("helperNode1");
+                    helperNode1.on("input", function(msg) {
+                        try {
+                            msg.payload.should.equal("foo");
+                            done();
+                        } catch(err) {
+                            done(err);
+                        }
+                    });
+                    changeNode1.receive({payload:"123",topic:"ABC"});
+                });
+            });
+        });
+
+
         it('changes the value using jsonata', function(done) {
             var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1","type":"change",rules:[{"t":"set","p":"payload","to":"$length(payload)","tot":"jsonata"}],"name":"changeNode","wires":[["helperNode1"]]},
                         {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
@@ -872,6 +899,33 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
                 changeNode1.receive({payload:""});
             });
         });
+
+        describe('env var', function() {
+            before(function() {
+                process.env.NR_TEST_A = 'foo';
+            })
+            after(function() {
+                delete process.env.NR_TEST_A;
+            })
+            it('changes the value using env property', function(done) {
+                var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1","type":"change",rules:[{"t":"change","p":"payload","from":"topic","to":"NR_TEST_A","fromt":"msg","tot":"env"}],"name":"changeNode","wires":[["helperNode1"]]},
+                {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
+                helper.load(changeNode, flow, function() {
+                    var changeNode1 = helper.getNode("changeNode1");
+                    var helperNode1 = helper.getNode("helperNode1");
+                    helperNode1.on("input", function(msg) {
+                        try {
+                            msg.payload.should.equal("abcfooabc");
+                            done();
+                        } catch(err) {
+                            done(err);
+                        }
+                    });
+                    changeNode1.receive({payload:"abcABCabc",topic:"ABC"});
+                });
+            });
+        });
+
     });
 
     describe("#delete", function() {
diff --git a/test/red/runtime/util_spec.js b/test/red/runtime/util_spec.js
index f542228a2..1b7438efd 100644
--- a/test/red/runtime/util_spec.js
+++ b/test/red/runtime/util_spec.js
@@ -307,6 +307,38 @@ describe("red/util", function() {
             },{});
             result.should.eql("123");
         });
+        describe('environment variable', function() {
+            before(function() {
+                process.env.NR_TEST_A = "foo";
+                process.env.NR_TEST_B = "${NR_TEST_A}";
+            })
+            after(function() {
+                delete process.env.NR_TEST_A;
+                delete process.env.NR_TEST_B;
+            })
+
+            it('returns an environment variable - NR_TEST_A', function() {
+                var result = util.evaluateNodeProperty('NR_TEST_A','env');
+                result.should.eql('foo');
+            });
+            it('returns an environment variable - ${NR_TEST_A}', function() {
+                var result = util.evaluateNodeProperty('${NR_TEST_A}','env');
+                result.should.eql('foo');
+            });
+            it('returns an environment variable - ${NR_TEST_A', function() {
+                var result = util.evaluateNodeProperty('${NR_TEST_A','env');
+                result.should.eql('');
+            });
+            it('returns an environment variable - foo${NR_TEST_A}bar', function() {
+                var result = util.evaluateNodeProperty('123${NR_TEST_A}456','env');
+                result.should.eql('123foo456');
+            });
+            it('returns an environment variable - foo${NR_TEST_B}bar', function() {
+                var result = util.evaluateNodeProperty('123${NR_TEST_B}456','env');
+                result.should.eql('123${NR_TEST_A}456');
+            });
+
+        });
     });
 
     describe('normalisePropertyExpression', function() {