diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/gcb/kaniko.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/gcb/kaniko.go
index 6576c81639d..00bfbbbbac9 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/gcb/kaniko.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/gcb/kaniko.go
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"google.golang.org/api/cloudbuild/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko"
+	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/build/misc"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/docker"
 	latestV1 "github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest/v1"
 )
@@ -40,10 +42,24 @@ func (b *Builder) kanikoBuildSpec(a *latestV1.Artifact, tag string) (cloudbuild.
 		return cloudbuild.Build{}, err
 	}
 
+	env, err := misc.EvaluateEnv(envFromVars(k.Env))
+	if err != nil {
+		return cloudbuild.Build{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to evaluate env variables: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return cloudbuild.Build{
 		Steps: []*cloudbuild.BuildStep{{
 			Name: b.KanikoImage,
 			Args: kanikoArgs,
+			Env:  env,
 		}},
 	}, nil
 }
+
+func envFromVars(env []v1.EnvVar) []string {
+	s := make([]string, 0, len(env))
+	for _, envVar := range env {
+		s = append(s, envVar.Name+"="+envVar.Value)
+	}
+	return s
+}
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/gcb/kaniko_test.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/gcb/kaniko_test.go
index ee5c611f2a1..3be57595826 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/gcb/kaniko_test.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/gcb/kaniko_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"google.golang.org/api/cloudbuild/v1"
+	kv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/build/kaniko"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/pkg/skaffold/config"
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func TestKanikoBuildSpec(t *testing.T) {
 		description  string
 		artifact     *latestV1.KanikoArtifact
 		expectedArgs []string
+		expectedEnv  []string
 	}{
 		{
 			description: "simple build",
@@ -57,6 +59,14 @@ func TestKanikoBuildSpec(t *testing.T) {
 				kaniko.BuildArgsFlag, "arg2",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			description: "with Env",
+			artifact: &latestV1.KanikoArtifact{
+				DockerfilePath: "Dockerfile",
+				Env:            []kv1.EnvVar{{Name: "KEY1", Value: "VALUE1"}, {Name: "KEY2", Value: "VALUE2"}},
+			},
+			expectedEnv: []string{"KEY1=VALUE1", "KEY2=VALUE2"},
+		},
 		{
 			description: "with Cache",
 			artifact: &latestV1.KanikoArtifact{
@@ -409,6 +419,7 @@ func TestKanikoBuildSpec(t *testing.T) {
 				Steps: []*cloudbuild.BuildStep{{
 					Name: "gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor",
 					Args: append(append(defaultExpectedArgs, imageArgs...), test.expectedArgs...),
+					Env:  test.expectedEnv,
 				}},
 				Options: &cloudbuild.BuildOptions{
 					DiskSizeGb:  100,