diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/debug/env.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/env.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b59b1f4a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/env.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+use nu_engine::{command_prelude::*, env_to_strings};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct DebugEnv;
+
+impl Command for DebugEnv {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "debug env"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::new(self.name())
+            .input_output_type(Type::Nothing, Type::record())
+            .category(Category::Debug)
+    }
+
+    fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        "Show environment variables as external commands would get it."
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        Ok(PipelineData::Value(
+            env_to_strings(engine_state, stack)?.into_value(call.head),
+            None,
+        ))
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Get PATH variable that externals see",
+                example: "debug env | get PATH!",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Create a .env file",
+                example: r#"debug env | transpose key value | each {$"($in.key)=($in.value | to json)"} | save .env"#,
+                result: None,
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/debug/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/mod.rs
index 521e8948c3..19f1c6da6d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/debug/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/debug/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod ast;
 mod debug_;
+mod env;
 mod explain;
 mod info;
 mod inspect;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ mod view_span;
 
 pub use ast::Ast;
 pub use debug_::Debug;
+pub use env::DebugEnv;
 pub use explain::Explain;
 pub use info::DebugInfo;
 pub use inspect::Inspect;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index f18e3eb369..28f2bde59d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ pub fn add_shell_command_context(mut engine_state: EngineState) -> EngineState {
         bind_command! {
             Ast,
             Debug,
+            DebugEnv,
             DebugInfo,
             DebugProfile,
             Explain,