diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands.rs
index 9bebcccbf..bf02d3b81 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ pub(crate) mod length;
 pub(crate) mod let_;
 pub(crate) mod let_env;
 pub(crate) mod lines;
+pub(crate) mod load_env;
 pub(crate) mod ls;
 pub(crate) mod math;
 pub(crate) mod merge;
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ pub(crate) use length::Length;
 pub(crate) use let_::Let;
 pub(crate) use let_env::LetEnv;
 pub(crate) use lines::Lines;
+pub(crate) use load_env::LoadEnv;
 pub(crate) use ls::Ls;
 pub(crate) use math::{
     Math, MathAbs, MathAverage, MathCeil, MathEval, MathFloor, MathMaximum, MathMedian,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/default_context.rs
index 5b7d3cd79..cfe39a11f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/default_context.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context(interactive: bool) -> Result<EvaluationContext, Bo
             whole_stream_command(NuPlugin),
             whole_stream_command(Let),
             whole_stream_command(LetEnv),
+            whole_stream_command(LoadEnv),
             whole_stream_command(Def),
             whole_stream_command(Source),
             // System/file operations
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/load_env.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/load_env.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d991791c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/load_env.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
+
+use nu_errors::ShellError;
+use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape, Value};
+
+pub struct LoadEnv;
+
+impl WholeStreamCommand for LoadEnv {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "load-env"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("load-env").optional(
+            "environ",
+            SyntaxShape::Any,
+            "Optional environment table to load in. If not provided, will use the table provided on the input stream",
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Set environment variables using a table stream"
+    }
+
+    fn run_with_actions(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+        load_env(args)
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Load variables from an input stream",
+                example: r#"echo [[name, value]; ["NAME", "JT"] ["AGE", "UNKNOWN"]] | load-env; echo $nu.env.NAME"#,
+                result: Some(vec![Value::from("JT")]),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Load variables from an argument",
+                example: r#"load-env [[name, value]; ["NAME", "JT"] ["AGE", "UNKNOWN"]]; echo $nu.env.NAME"#,
+                result: Some(vec![Value::from("JT")]),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Load variables from an argument and an input stream",
+                example: r#"echo [[name, value]; ["NAME", "JT"]] | load-env [[name, value]; ["VALUE", "FOO"]]; echo $nu.env.NAME $nu.env.VALUE"#,
+                result: Some(vec![Value::from("JT"), Value::from("UNKNOWN")]),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn load_env_from_table(
+    values: impl IntoIterator<Item = Value>,
+    ctx: &EvaluationContext,
+) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+    for value in values {
+        let mut var_name = None;
+        let mut var_value = None;
+
+        let tag = value.tag();
+
+        for (key, value) in value.row_entries() {
+            if key == "name" {
+                var_name = Some(value.as_string()?);
+            } else if key == "value" {
+                var_value = Some(value.as_string()?);
+            }
+        }
+
+        match (var_name, var_value) {
+            (Some(name), Some(value)) => ctx.scope.add_env_var(name, value),
+            _ => {
+                return Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
+                    r#"Expected each row in the table to have a "name" and "value" field."#,
+                    r#"expected a "name" and "value" field"#,
+                    tag,
+                ))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn load_env(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<ActionStream, ShellError> {
+    let ctx = EvaluationContext::from_args(&args);
+    let args = args.evaluate_once()?;
+
+    if let Some(values) = args.opt::<Vec<Value>>(0)? {
+        load_env_from_table(values, &ctx)?;
+    }
+
+    load_env_from_table(args.input, &ctx)?;
+
+    Ok(ActionStream::empty())
+}
diff --git a/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/internal.rs b/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/internal.rs
index dd78059ad..197b8cdc0 100644
--- a/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/internal.rs
+++ b/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/internal.rs
@@ -368,6 +368,68 @@ fn proper_shadow_let_env_aliases() {
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "truefalsetrue");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn load_env_variable() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: ".",
+        r#"
+            echo [[name, value]; [TESTENVVAR, "hello world"]] | load-env
+            echo $nu.env.TESTENVVAR
+        "#
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "hello world");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn load_env_variable_arg() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: ".",
+        r#"
+            load-env [[name, value]; [TESTENVVAR, "hello world"]]
+            echo $nu.env.TESTENVVAR
+        "#
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "hello world");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn load_env_variable_arg_and_stream() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: ".",
+        r#"
+            echo [[name, value]; [TESTVARSTREAM, "true"]] | load-env [[name, value]; [TESTVARARG, "false"]]
+            echo $nu.env | format "{TESTVARSTREAM} {TESTVARARG}"
+        "#
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "true false");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn load_env_doesnt_leak() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: ".",
+        r#"
+        do { echo [[name, value]; [xyz, "my message"]] | load-env }; echo $nu.env.xyz
+        "#
+    );
+
+    assert!(actual.err.contains("did you mean"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn proper_shadow_load_env_aliases() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: ".",
+        r#"
+        let-env DEBUG = true; echo $nu.env.DEBUG | autoview; do { echo [[name, value]; [DEBUG, false]] | load-env; echo $nu.env.DEBUG } | autoview; echo $nu.env.DEBUG
+        "#
+    );
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "truefalsetrue");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn proper_shadow_let_aliases() {
     let actual = nu!(