diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
index 2412af0b6..e35c40882 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
@@ -1211,6 +1211,87 @@ pub fn parse_export_in_module(
     )
 }
 
+pub fn parse_export_env(
+    working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet,
+    spans: &[Span],
+    expand_aliases_denylist: &[usize],
+) -> (Pipeline, Option<ParseError>) {
+    // Just used to be allowed inside modules, otherwise does nothing in the parser.
+
+    if !spans.is_empty() && working_set.get_span_contents(spans[0]) != b"export-env" {
+        return (
+            garbage_pipeline(spans),
+            Some(ParseError::UnknownState(
+                "internal error: Wrong call name for 'export-env' command".into(),
+                span(spans),
+            )),
+        );
+    }
+
+    if spans.len() < 2 {
+        return (
+            garbage_pipeline(spans),
+            Some(ParseError::MissingPositional(
+                "block".into(),
+                span(spans),
+                "export-env <block>".into(),
+            )),
+        );
+    }
+
+    let call = match working_set.find_decl(b"export-env", &Type::Any) {
+        Some(decl_id) => {
+            let ParsedInternalCall {
+                call,
+                error: mut err,
+                output,
+            } = parse_internal_call(
+                working_set,
+                spans[0],
+                &[spans[1]],
+                decl_id,
+                expand_aliases_denylist,
+            );
+            let decl = working_set.get_decl(decl_id);
+
+            let call_span = span(spans);
+
+            err = check_call(call_span, &decl.signature(), &call).or(err);
+            if err.is_some() || call.has_flag("help") {
+                return (
+                    Pipeline::from_vec(vec![Expression {
+                        expr: Expr::Call(call),
+                        span: call_span,
+                        ty: output,
+                        custom_completion: None,
+                    }]),
+                    err,
+                );
+            }
+
+            call
+        }
+        None => {
+            return (
+                garbage_pipeline(spans),
+                Some(ParseError::UnknownState(
+                    "internal error: 'export-env' declaration not found".into(),
+                    span(spans),
+                )),
+            )
+        }
+    };
+
+    let pipeline = Pipeline::from_vec(vec![Expression {
+        expr: Expr::Call(call),
+        span: span(spans),
+        ty: Type::Any,
+        custom_completion: None,
+    }]);
+
+    (pipeline, None)
+}
+
 pub fn parse_module_block(
     working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet,
     span: Span,
@@ -1282,14 +1363,6 @@ pub fn parse_module_block(
 
                         (pipeline, err)
                     }
-                    // TODO: Currently, it is not possible to define a private env var.
-                    // TODO: Exported env vars are usable iside the module only if correctly
-                    // exported by the user. For example:
-                    //
-                    //   > module foo { export env a { "2" }; export def b [] { $env.a } }
-                    //
-                    // will work only if you call `use foo *; b` but not with `use foo; foo b`
-                    // since in the second case, the name of the env var would be $env."foo a".
                     b"export" => {
                         let (pipe, exportables, err) = parse_export_in_module(
                             working_set,
@@ -1315,6 +1388,11 @@ pub fn parse_module_block(
 
                         (pipe, err)
                     }
+                    b"export-env" => parse_export_env(
+                        working_set,
+                        &pipeline.commands[0].parts,
+                        expand_aliases_denylist,
+                    ),
                     _ => (
                         garbage_pipeline(&pipeline.commands[0].parts),
                         Some(ParseError::ExpectedKeyword(
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 26840917f..784454c53 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
     lex, lite_parse,
     lite_parse::LiteCommand,
-    parse_export_in_block,
-    parse_keywords::{parse_extern, parse_for, parse_source},
     type_check::{math_result_type, type_compatible},
     LiteBlock, ParseError, Token, TokenContents,
 };
@@ -19,8 +17,8 @@ use nu_protocol::{
 };
 
 use crate::parse_keywords::{
-    parse_alias, parse_def, parse_def_predecl, parse_hide, parse_let, parse_module, parse_overlay,
-    parse_use,
+    parse_alias, parse_def, parse_def_predecl, parse_export_in_block, parse_extern, parse_for,
+    parse_hide, parse_let, parse_module, parse_overlay, parse_source, parse_use,
 };
 
 use itertools::Itertools;
diff --git a/tests/modules/mod.rs b/tests/modules/mod.rs
index e65c07e98..b8d629ba6 100644
--- a/tests/modules/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/modules/mod.rs
@@ -345,3 +345,21 @@ fn module_nested_imports_in_dirs_prefixed() {
         assert_eq!(actual.out, "bar");
     })
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn module_eval_export_env() {
+    Playground::setup("module_eval_export_env", |dirs, sandbox| {
+        sandbox.with_files(vec![FileWithContentToBeTrimmed(
+            "spam.nu",
+            r#"
+                export-env { let-env FOO = 'foo' }
+            "#,
+        )]);
+
+        let inp = &[r#"source spam.nu"#, r#"$env.FOO"#];
+
+        let actual = nu!(cwd: dirs.test(), pipeline(&inp.join("; ")));
+
+        assert_eq!(actual.out, "foo");
+    })
+}
diff --git a/tests/parsing/mod.rs b/tests/parsing/mod.rs
index 474a3012b..0cafc1a6c 100644
--- a/tests/parsing/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/parsing/mod.rs
@@ -151,3 +151,23 @@ fn parse_file_relative_to_parsed_file_dont_use_cwd_2() {
         assert!(actual.err.contains("File not found"));
     })
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn parse_export_env_in_module() {
+    let actual = nu!(cwd: "tests/parsing/samples",
+        r#"
+            module spam { export-env { } }
+        "#);
+
+    assert!(actual.err.is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn parse_export_env_missing_block() {
+    let actual = nu!(cwd: "tests/parsing/samples",
+        r#"
+            module spam { export-env }
+        "#);
+
+    assert!(actual.err.contains("missing block"));
+}