diff --git a/test_module/__test__/env.spec.ts b/test_module/__test__/env.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..593bd823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_module/__test__/env.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import test from 'ava'
+
+const bindings = require('../index.node')
+
+test('should be able to access env variable from native', (t) => {
+  t.is(bindings.getEnvVariable(), 'napi-rs')
+})
diff --git a/test_module/src/env.rs b/test_module/src/env.rs
index 43dda012..504a8b3f 100644
--- a/test_module/src/env.rs
+++ b/test_module/src/env.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use napi::{CallContext, JsBoolean, JsObject, JsUnknown, Result};
+use napi::{CallContext, ContextlessResult, Env, JsBoolean, JsObject, JsString, JsUnknown, Result};
 
 #[js_function(2)]
 pub fn instanceof(ctx: CallContext) -> Result<JsBoolean> {
@@ -32,11 +32,19 @@ pub fn cast_unknown(ctx: CallContext) -> Result<JsObject> {
   Ok(unsafe { arg.cast::<JsObject>() })
 }
 
+#[contextless_function]
+fn get_env_variable(env: Env) -> ContextlessResult<JsString> {
+  env
+    .create_string_from_std(std::env::var("npm_package_name").unwrap())
+    .map(Some)
+}
+
 pub fn register_js(exports: &mut JsObject) -> Result<()> {
   exports.create_named_method("instanceof", instanceof)?;
   exports.create_named_method("isTypedarray", is_typedarray)?;
   exports.create_named_method("isDataview", is_dataview)?;
   exports.create_named_method("strictEquals", strict_equals)?;
   exports.create_named_method("castUnknown", cast_unknown)?;
+  exports.create_named_method("getEnvVariable", get_env_variable)?;
   Ok(())
 }