diff --git a/cmd/helm/env.go b/cmd/helm/env.go
index 3754b748d..487a904f5 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/env.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/env.go
@@ -19,18 +19,24 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"sort"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/cmd/helm/require"
+	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/cli/output"
 )
 
 var envHelp = `
 Env prints out all the environment information in use by Helm.
 `
 
+const envOutputFlag string = "output"
+
 func newEnvCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+	outfmtEnv := keyValueENV
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "env",
 		Short: "helm client environment information",
@@ -44,22 +50,20 @@ func newEnvCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 			return nil, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
 		},
-		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			envVars := settings.EnvVars()
 
 			if len(args) == 0 {
-				// Sort the variables by alphabetical order.
-				// This allows for a constant output across calls to 'helm env'.
-				keys := getSortedEnvVarKeys()
-
-				for _, k := range keys {
-					fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s=\"%s\"\n", k, envVars[k])
-				}
-			} else {
-				fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s\n", envVars[args[0]])
+				return outfmtEnv.WriteEnvs(out, envVars)
 			}
+
+			key := args[0]
+			return outfmtEnv.WriteSingleEnv(out, key, envVars[key])
 		},
 	}
+
+	bindEnvOutputFlag(cmd, &outfmtEnv)
+
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -74,3 +78,114 @@ func getSortedEnvVarKeys() []string {
 
 	return keys
 }
+
+type envs map[string]string
+type envFormat string
+
+const (
+	keyValueENV envFormat = "env"
+	jsonENV     envFormat = "json"
+	yamlENV     envFormat = "yaml"
+)
+
+func envFormats() []string {
+	return []string{keyValueENV.String(), jsonENV.String(), yamlENV.String()}
+}
+
+func envFormatWithDesc() map[string]string {
+	return map[string]string{
+		keyValueENV.String(): "Output result in KEY=VALUE format",
+		jsonENV.String():     "Output result in JSON format",
+		yamlENV.String():     "Output result in YAML format",
+	}
+}
+
+func (o envFormat) String() string {
+	return string(o)
+}
+
+func (o *envFormat) Set(s string) error {
+	outfmt, err := parseFormat(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*o = outfmt
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o envFormat) Type() string {
+	return "format"
+}
+
+func parseFormat(s string) (out envFormat, err error) {
+	switch s {
+	case keyValueENV.String():
+		out, err = keyValueENV, nil
+	case jsonENV.String():
+		out, err = jsonENV, nil
+	case yamlENV.String():
+		out, err = yamlENV, nil
+	default:
+		out, err = "", output.ErrInvalidFormatType
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func bindEnvOutputFlag(cmd *cobra.Command, varRef *envFormat) {
+	cmd.Flags().VarP(varRef, envOutputFlag, "o",
+		fmt.Sprintf("prints the output in the specified format. Allowed values: %s", strings.Join(envFormats(), ", ")))
+
+	err := cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(envOutputFlag, func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
+		var formatNames []string
+		for format, desc := range envFormatWithDesc() {
+			formatNames = append(formatNames, fmt.Sprintf("%s\t%s", format, desc))
+		}
+
+		// Sort the results to get a deterministic order for the tests
+		sort.Strings(formatNames)
+		return formatNames, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (o envFormat) WriteEnvs(out io.Writer, e envs) error {
+	switch o {
+	case keyValueENV:
+		return writeKeyValues(out, e)
+	case jsonENV:
+		return output.EncodeJSON(out, e)
+	case yamlENV:
+		return output.EncodeYAML(out, e)
+	default:
+		return output.ErrInvalidFormatType
+	}
+}
+
+func (o envFormat) WriteSingleEnv(out io.Writer, key, value string) error {
+	switch o {
+	case keyValueENV:
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s\n", value)
+		return nil
+	case jsonENV:
+		return output.EncodeJSON(out, map[string]string{key: value})
+	case yamlENV:
+		return output.EncodeYAML(out, map[string]string{key: value})
+	default:
+		return output.ErrInvalidFormatType
+	}
+}
+
+func writeKeyValues(out io.Writer, e envs) error {
+	keys := getSortedEnvVarKeys()
+
+	// Sort the variables by alphabetical order.
+	// This allows for a constant output across calls to 'helm env'.
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s=\"%s\"\n", k, e[k])
+	}
+	return nil
+
+}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/env_test.go b/cmd/helm/env_test.go
index 01ef25933..5bca62d1c 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/env_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/env_test.go
@@ -17,15 +17,87 @@ limitations under the License.
 package main
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestEnv(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []cmdTestCase{{
-		name:   "completion for env",
-		cmd:    "__complete env ''",
-		golden: "output/env-comp.txt",
-	}}
+	defer resetEnv()()
+	envFixture := map[string]string{
+		"HELM_BIN":                          "./bin/helm",
+		"HELM_BURST_LIMIT":                  "100",
+		"HELM_CACHE_HOME":                   "/home/user/.cache/helm",
+		"HELM_CONFIG_HOME":                  "/home/user/.config/helm",
+		"HELM_DATA_HOME":                    "/home/user/.local/share/helm",
+		"HELM_DEBUG":                        "false",
+		"HELM_KUBEAPISERVER":                "",
+		"HELM_KUBEASGROUPS":                 "",
+		"HELM_KUBEASUSER":                   "",
+		"HELM_KUBECAFILE":                   "",
+		"HELM_KUBECONTEXT":                  "",
+		"HELM_KUBEINSECURE_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY": "false",
+		"HELM_KUBETLS_SERVER_NAME":          "",
+		"HELM_KUBETOKEN":                    "",
+		"HELM_MAX_HISTORY":                  "10",
+		"HELM_NAMESPACE":                    "default",
+		"HELM_PLUGINS":                      "/home/user/.local/share/helm/plugins",
+		"HELM_REGISTRY_CONFIG":              "/home/user/.config/helm/registry/config.json",
+		"HELM_REPOSITORY_CACHE":             "/home/user/.cache/helm/repository",
+		"HELM_REPOSITORY_CONFIG":            "/home/user/.config/helm/repositories.yaml",
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range envFixture {
+		os.Setenv(k, v)
+	}
+
+	tests := []cmdTestCase{
+		{
+			name:   "completion for env",
+			cmd:    "__complete env ''",
+			golden: "output/env-comp.txt",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "completion for env output flag",
+			cmd:    "__complete env --output ''",
+			golden: "output/env-output-comp.txt",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "no args",
+			cmd:    "env",
+			golden: "output/env-no-args.txt",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "no args in json format",
+			cmd:    "env --output json",
+			golden: "output/env-no-args-json.txt",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "no args in yaml format",
+			cmd:    "env --output yaml",
+			golden: "output/env-no-args-yaml.txt",
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "no args in invalid format",
+			cmd:       "env --output table",
+			golden:    "output/env-no-args-invalid-format.txt",
+			wantError: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "with args",
+			cmd:    "env HELM_BIN",
+			golden: "output/env-with-args.txt",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "with args in json format",
+			cmd:    "env HELM_BIN --output json",
+			golden: "output/env-with-args-json.txt",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "with args in yaml format",
+			cmd:    "env HELM_BIN --output yaml",
+			golden: "output/env-with-args-yaml.txt",
+		},
+	}
 	runTestCmd(t, tests)
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-no-args-invalid-format.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-no-args-invalid-format.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e57d55e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-no-args-invalid-format.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Error: invalid argument "table" for "-o, --output" flag: invalid format type
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-no-args-json.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-no-args-json.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cee0fc9b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-no-args-json.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"HELM_BIN":"./bin/helm","HELM_BURST_LIMIT":"100","HELM_CACHE_HOME":"/home/user/.cache/helm","HELM_CONFIG_HOME":"/home/user/.config/helm","HELM_DATA_HOME":"/home/user/.local/share/helm","HELM_DEBUG":"false","HELM_KUBEAPISERVER":"","HELM_KUBEASGROUPS":"","HELM_KUBEASUSER":"","HELM_KUBECAFILE":"","HELM_KUBECONTEXT":"","HELM_KUBEINSECURE_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY":"false","HELM_KUBETLS_SERVER_NAME":"","HELM_KUBETOKEN":"","HELM_MAX_HISTORY":"10","HELM_NAMESPACE":"default","HELM_PLUGINS":"/home/user/.local/share/helm/plugins","HELM_REGISTRY_CONFIG":"/home/user/.config/helm/registry/config.json","HELM_REPOSITORY_CACHE":"/home/user/.cache/helm/repository","HELM_REPOSITORY_CONFIG":"/home/user/.config/helm/repositories.yaml"}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-no-args-yaml.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-no-args-yaml.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a8dcdeef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-no-args-yaml.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+HELM_BIN: ./bin/helm
+HELM_BURST_LIMIT: "100"
+HELM_CACHE_HOME: /home/user/.cache/helm
+HELM_CONFIG_HOME: /home/user/.config/helm
+HELM_DATA_HOME: /home/user/.local/share/helm
+HELM_DEBUG: "false"
+HELM_KUBEAPISERVER: ""
+HELM_KUBEASGROUPS: ""
+HELM_KUBEASUSER: ""
+HELM_KUBECAFILE: ""
+HELM_KUBECONTEXT: ""
+HELM_KUBEINSECURE_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY: "false"
+HELM_KUBETLS_SERVER_NAME: ""
+HELM_KUBETOKEN: ""
+HELM_MAX_HISTORY: "10"
+HELM_NAMESPACE: default
+HELM_PLUGINS: /home/user/.local/share/helm/plugins
+HELM_REGISTRY_CONFIG: /home/user/.config/helm/registry/config.json
+HELM_REPOSITORY_CACHE: /home/user/.cache/helm/repository
+HELM_REPOSITORY_CONFIG: /home/user/.config/helm/repositories.yaml
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-no-args.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-no-args.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57600352a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-no-args.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+HELM_BIN="./bin/helm"
+HELM_BURST_LIMIT="100"
+HELM_CACHE_HOME="/home/user/.cache/helm"
+HELM_CONFIG_HOME="/home/user/.config/helm"
+HELM_DATA_HOME="/home/user/.local/share/helm"
+HELM_DEBUG="false"
+HELM_KUBEAPISERVER=""
+HELM_KUBEASGROUPS=""
+HELM_KUBEASUSER=""
+HELM_KUBECAFILE=""
+HELM_KUBECONTEXT=""
+HELM_KUBEINSECURE_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY="false"
+HELM_KUBETLS_SERVER_NAME=""
+HELM_KUBETOKEN=""
+HELM_MAX_HISTORY="10"
+HELM_NAMESPACE="default"
+HELM_PLUGINS="/home/user/.local/share/helm/plugins"
+HELM_REGISTRY_CONFIG="/home/user/.config/helm/registry/config.json"
+HELM_REPOSITORY_CACHE="/home/user/.cache/helm/repository"
+HELM_REPOSITORY_CONFIG="/home/user/.config/helm/repositories.yaml"
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-output-comp.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-output-comp.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..173e202a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-output-comp.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+env	Output result in KEY=VALUE format
+json	Output result in JSON format
+yaml	Output result in YAML format
+:4
+Completion ended with directive: ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-with-args-json.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-with-args-json.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f04ffdc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-with-args-json.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"HELM_BIN":"./bin/helm"}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-with-args-yaml.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-with-args-yaml.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1ca11b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-with-args-yaml.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+HELM_BIN: ./bin/helm
diff --git a/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-with-args.txt b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-with-args.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0e9a7e6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/helm/testdata/output/env-with-args.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+./bin/helm
diff --git a/pkg/cli/environment.go b/pkg/cli/environment.go
index 4f74f2642..4d06e4086 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/environment.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/environment.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func envCSV(name string) (ls []string) {
 
 func (s *EnvSettings) EnvVars() map[string]string {
 	envvars := map[string]string{
-		"HELM_BIN":               os.Args[0],
+		"HELM_BIN":               envOr("HELM_BIN", os.Args[0]),
 		"HELM_CACHE_HOME":        helmpath.CachePath(""),
 		"HELM_CONFIG_HOME":       helmpath.ConfigPath(""),
 		"HELM_DATA_HOME":         helmpath.DataPath(""),