diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c411ad..f686ac9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ require("toggleterm").setup{
   persist_mode = true, -- if set to true (default) the previous terminal mode will be remembered
   direction = 'vertical' | 'horizontal' | 'tab' | 'float',
   close_on_exit = true, -- close the terminal window when the process exits
+  clear_env = false, -- use only environmental variables from `env`, passed to jobstart()
    -- Change the default shell. Can be a string or a function returning a string
   shell = vim.o.shell,
   auto_scroll = true, -- automatically scroll to the bottom on terminal output
diff --git a/lua/toggleterm/config.lua b/lua/toggleterm/config.lua
index d6d15b2..9ae1ecf 100644
--- a/lua/toggleterm/config.lua
+++ b/lua/toggleterm/config.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ local function shade(color, factor) return colors.shade_color(color, factor) end
 --- @field persist_size boolean
 --- @field persist_mode boolean
 --- @field close_on_exit boolean
+--- @field clear_env boolean
 --- @field direction  '"horizontal"' | '"vertical"' | '"float"'
 --- @field shading_factor number
 --- @field shading_ratio number
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ local config = {
   persist_size = true,
   persist_mode = true,
   close_on_exit = true,
+  clear_env = false,
   direction = "horizontal",
   shading_factor = constants.shading_amount,
   shading_ratio = constants.shading_ratio,
diff --git a/lua/toggleterm/terminal.lua b/lua/toggleterm/terminal.lua
index 904eb34..9218749 100644
--- a/lua/toggleterm/terminal.lua
+++ b/lua/toggleterm/terminal.lua
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ function Terminal:new(term)
   term.id = id or next_id()
   term.display_name = term.display_name
   term.float_opts = vim.tbl_deep_extend("keep", term.float_opts or {}, conf.float_opts)
-  term.clear_env = term.clear_env
+  term.clear_env = vim.F.if_nil(term.clear_env, conf.clear_env)
   term.auto_scroll = vim.F.if_nil(term.auto_scroll, conf.auto_scroll)
   term.env = vim.F.if_nil(term.env, conf.env)
   term.hidden = vim.F.if_nil(term.hidden, false)