diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/lldbvscode_testcase.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/lldbvscode_testcase.py
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/lldbvscode_testcase.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/lldbvscode_testcase.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
                disableSTDIO=False, shellExpandArguments=False,
                trace=False, initCommands=None, preRunCommands=None,
                stopCommands=None, exitCommands=None,sourcePath= None,
-               debuggerRoot=None, launchCommands=None):
+               debuggerRoot=None, launchCommands=None, inheritEnvironment=False):
         '''Sending launch request to vscode
         '''
 
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@
             exitCommands=exitCommands,
             sourcePath=sourcePath,
             debuggerRoot=debuggerRoot,
-            launchCommands=launchCommands)
+            launchCommands=launchCommands,
+            inheritEnvironment=inheritEnvironment)
         if not (response and response['success']):
             self.assertTrue(response['success'],
                             'launch failed (%s)' % (response['message']))
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@
                          disableSTDIO=False, shellExpandArguments=False,
                          trace=False, initCommands=None, preRunCommands=None,
                          stopCommands=None, exitCommands=None,
-                         sourcePath=None, debuggerRoot=None):
+                         sourcePath=None, debuggerRoot=None, inheritEnvironment=False):
         '''Build the default Makefile target, create the VSCode debug adaptor,
            and launch the process.
         '''
@@ -318,4 +319,4 @@
         self.launch(program, args, cwd, env, stopOnEntry, disableASLR,
                     disableSTDIO, shellExpandArguments, trace,
                     initCommands, preRunCommands, stopCommands, exitCommands,
-                    sourcePath, debuggerRoot)
+                    sourcePath, debuggerRoot, inheritEnvironment=inheritEnvironment)
diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/vscode.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/vscode.py
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/vscode.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-vscode/vscode.py
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@
                        disableSTDIO=False, shellExpandArguments=False,
                        trace=False, initCommands=None, preRunCommands=None,
                        stopCommands=None, exitCommands=None, sourcePath=None,
-                       debuggerRoot=None, launchCommands=None):
+                       debuggerRoot=None, launchCommands=None, inheritEnvironment=False):
         args_dict = {
             'program': program
         }
@@ -605,6 +605,8 @@
             args_dict['debuggerRoot'] = debuggerRoot
         if launchCommands:
             args_dict['launchCommands'] = launchCommands
+        if inheritEnvironment:
+            args_dict['inheritEnvironment'] = inheritEnvironment
         command_dict = {
             'command': 'launch',
             'type': 'request',
@@ -912,7 +914,8 @@
                                       initCommands=options.initCmds,
                                       preRunCommands=options.preRunCmds,
                                       stopCommands=options.stopCmds,
-                                      exitCommands=options.exitCmds)
+                                      exitCommands=options.exitCmds,
+                                      inheritEnvironment=options.inheritEnvironment)
 
     if response['success']:
         if options.sourceBreakpoints:
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/environmentVariables/TestVSCode_environmentVariables.py b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/environmentVariables/TestVSCode_environmentVariables.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/environmentVariables/TestVSCode_environmentVariables.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+"""
+Test lldb-vscode completions request
+"""
+
+
+import lldbvscode_testcase
+import unittest2
+import vscode
+from lldbsuite.test import lldbutil
+from lldbsuite.test.decorators import *
+from lldbsuite.test.lldbtest import *
+
+class TestVSCode_variables(lldbvscode_testcase.VSCodeTestCaseBase):
+
+    @skipIfWindows
+    @skipIfDarwin # Skip this test for now until we can figure out why tings aren't working on build bots
+    def test_environment_variable(self):
+        """
+            Tests the environment variables
+        """
+        program = self.getBuildArtifact("a.out")
+        path_env_variable = 'PATH='+os.environ['PATH']
+        self.build_and_launch(program, inheritEnvironment=False)
+        self.continue_to_exit()
+        output = self.get_stdout().encode('utf-8')
+        lines = output.splitlines()
+        found = False
+        for line in lines:
+            if line.startswith('PATH='):
+                found = True
+                self.assertTrue(path_env_variable == line, "PATH environment variable not the same")
+        self.assertTrue(found, 'PATH environment variable not found')
+
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/environmentVariables/main.cpp b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/environmentVariables/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/test/API/tools/lldb-vscode/environmentVariables/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+extern char **environ;
+
+int main(int argc, char const *argv[], char const *envp[]) {
+    char** env_var_pointer = environ;
+    for (char* env_variable = *env_var_pointer; env_variable; env_variable=*++env_var_pointer) {
+        printf("%s\n", env_variable);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/package.json b/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/package.json
--- a/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/package.json
+++ b/lldb/tools/lldb-vscode/package.json
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
 								"description": "Additional environment variables.",
 								"default": []
 							},
+							"inheritEnvironment": {
+								"type": "boolean",
+								"description": "Inherit the VSCode Environment Variables",
+								"default": false
+							},
 							"stopOnEntry": {
 								"type": "boolean",
 								"description": "Automatically stop after launch.",