diff --git a/parse.go b/parse.go
index 2bed8bf..d48a1ef 100644
--- a/parse.go
+++ b/parse.go
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// subcommand
 	StrictSubcommands bool
 
+	// EnvPrefix instructs the library to use a name prefix when reading environment variables.
+	EnvPrefix string
+
 	// Exit is called to terminate the process with an error code (defaults to os.Exit)
 	Exit func(int)
 
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ func NewParser(config Config, dests ...interface{}) (*Parser, error) {
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf("%s is not a pointer (did you forget an ampersand?)", t))
 		}
 
-		cmd, err := cmdFromStruct(name, path{root: i}, t)
+		cmd, err := cmdFromStruct(name, path{root: i}, t, config.EnvPrefix)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ func NewParser(config Config, dests ...interface{}) (*Parser, error) {
 	return &p, nil
 }
 
-func cmdFromStruct(name string, dest path, t reflect.Type) (*command, error) {
+func cmdFromStruct(name string, dest path, t reflect.Type, envPrefix string) (*command, error) {
 	// commands can only be created from pointers to structs
 	if t.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("subcommands must be pointers to structs but %s is a %s",
@@ -372,9 +375,9 @@ func cmdFromStruct(name string, dest path, t reflect.Type) (*command, error) {
 			case key == "env":
 				// Use override name if provided
 				if value != "" {
-					spec.env = value
+					spec.env = envPrefix + value
 				} else {
-					spec.env = strings.ToUpper(field.Name)
+					spec.env = envPrefix + strings.ToUpper(field.Name)
 				}
 			case key == "subcommand":
 				// decide on a name for the subcommand
@@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ func cmdFromStruct(name string, dest path, t reflect.Type) (*command, error) {
 				}
 
 				// parse the subcommand recursively
-				subcmd, err := cmdFromStruct(cmdnames[0], subdest, field.Type)
+				subcmd, err := cmdFromStruct(cmdnames[0], subdest, field.Type, envPrefix)
 				if err != nil {
 					errs = append(errs, err.Error())
 					return false
diff --git a/parse_test.go b/parse_test.go
index 5bc781c..a932c22 100644
--- a/parse_test.go
+++ b/parse_test.go
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ func parse(cmdline string, dest interface{}) error {
 }
 
 func pparse(cmdline string, dest interface{}) (*Parser, error) {
-	return parseWithEnv(cmdline, nil, dest)
+	return parseWithEnv(Config{}, cmdline, nil, dest)
 }
 
-func parseWithEnv(cmdline string, env []string, dest interface{}) (*Parser, error) {
-	p, err := NewParser(Config{}, dest)
+func parseWithEnv(config Config, cmdline string, env []string, dest interface{}) (*Parser, error) {
+	p, err := NewParser(config, dest)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func TestRequiredWithEnvOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo string `arg:"required,--,-,env:FOO"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{}, &args)
 	require.Error(t, err, "environment variable FOO is required")
 }
 
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariable(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo string `arg:"env"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{"FOO=bar"}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{"FOO=bar"}, &args)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "bar", args.Foo)
 }
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableNotPresent(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		NotPresent string `arg:"env"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", nil, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", nil, &args)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "", args.NotPresent)
 }
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableOverrideName(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo string `arg:"env:BAZ"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{"BAZ=bar"}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{"BAZ=bar"}, &args)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "bar", args.Foo)
 }
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableOverrideArgument(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo string `arg:"env"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("--foo zzz", []string{"FOO=bar"}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "--foo zzz", []string{"FOO=bar"}, &args)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "zzz", args.Foo)
 }
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableError(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo int `arg:"env"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{"FOO=bar"}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{"FOO=bar"}, &args)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableRequired(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo string `arg:"env,required"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{"FOO=bar"}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{"FOO=bar"}, &args)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "bar", args.Foo)
 }
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableSliceArgumentString(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo []string `arg:"env"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{`FOO=bar,"baz, qux"`}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{`FOO=bar,"baz, qux"`}, &args)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"bar", "baz, qux"}, args.Foo)
 }
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableSliceEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo []string `arg:"env"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{`FOO=`}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{`FOO=`}, &args)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, args.Foo, 0)
 }
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableSliceArgumentInteger(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo []int `arg:"env"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{`FOO=1,99`}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{`FOO=1,99`}, &args)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, []int{1, 99}, args.Foo)
 }
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableSliceArgumentFloat(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo []float32 `arg:"env"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{`FOO=1.1,99.9`}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{`FOO=1.1,99.9`}, &args)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, []float32{1.1, 99.9}, args.Foo)
 }
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableSliceArgumentBool(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo []bool `arg:"env"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{`FOO=true,false,0,1`}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{`FOO=true,false,0,1`}, &args)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, []bool{true, false, false, true}, args.Foo)
 }
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableSliceArgumentWrongCsv(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo []int `arg:"env"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{`FOO=1,99\"`}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{`FOO=1,99\"`}, &args)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableSliceArgumentWrongType(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo []bool `arg:"env"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{`FOO=one,two`}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{`FOO=one,two`}, &args)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableMap(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo map[int]string `arg:"env"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{`FOO=1=one,99=ninetynine`}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{`FOO=1=one,99=ninetynine`}, &args)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, args.Foo, 2)
 	assert.Equal(t, "one", args.Foo[1])
@@ -836,11 +836,21 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableEmptyMap(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo map[int]string `arg:"env"`
 	}
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{`FOO=`}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{`FOO=`}, &args)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, args.Foo, 0)
 }
 
+func TestEnvironmentVariableWithPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	var args struct {
+		Foo string `arg:"env"`
+	}
+
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{EnvPrefix: "MYAPP_"}, "", []string{"MYAPP_FOO=bar"}, &args)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "bar", args.Foo)
+}
+
 func TestEnvironmentVariableIgnored(t *testing.T) {
 	var args struct {
 		Foo string `arg:"env"`
@@ -873,7 +883,7 @@ func TestRequiredEnvironmentOnlyVariableIsMissing(t *testing.T) {
 		Foo string `arg:"required,--,env:FOO"`
 	}
 
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{""}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{""}, &args)
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -882,7 +892,7 @@ func TestOptionalEnvironmentOnlyVariable(t *testing.T) {
 		Foo string `arg:"env:FOO"`
 	}
 
-	_, err := parseWithEnv("", []string{}, &args)
+	_, err := parseWithEnv(Config{}, "", []string{}, &args)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }