diff --git a/lib/contentful.js b/lib/contentful.js
index 270429fd9..9d8caf3b4 100644
--- a/lib/contentful.js
+++ b/lib/contentful.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import createGlobalOptions from './create-global-options'
  * @param {Object} params - Client initialization parameters
  * @prop {string} params.space - Space ID
  * @prop {string} params.accessToken - Contentful CDA Access Token
+ * @prop {string} [params.environment="master"] - Contentful Environment ID
  * @prop {boolean=} params.insecure - Requests will be made over http instead of the default https (default: true)
  * @prop {string=} params.host - API host (default: cdn.contentful.com). Also usable with preview.contentful.com.
  * @prop {string=} params.basePath - Path appended to the host to support gateways/proxies with custom urls.
@@ -50,26 +51,41 @@ export function createClient (params) {
     throw new TypeError('Expected parameter space')
   }
 
-  // Use resolveLinks param if specified, otherwise default to true
-  const resolveLinks = !!('resolveLinks' in params ? params.resolveLinks : true)
-  const removeUnresolved = !!params.removeUnresolved
+  const defaultConfig = {
+    resolveLinks: true,
+    removeUnresolved: false,
+    environment: 'master'
+  }
+
+  const config = {
+    ...defaultConfig,
+    ...params
+  }
+
+  config.defaultHostname = 'cdn.contentful.com'
+
+  const getGlobalOptions = createGlobalOptions({
+    resolveLinks: config.resolveLinks,
+    removeUnresolved: config.removeUnresolved
+  })
 
-  const getGlobalOptions = createGlobalOptions({resolveLinks, removeUnresolved})
   const userAgentHeader = getUserAgentHeader(`contentful.js/${__VERSION__}`,
-    params.application,
-    params.integration
+    config.application,
+    config.integration
   )
-  params.defaultHostname = 'cdn.contentful.com'
-  params.headers = {
-    ...params.headers,
+  config.headers = {
+    ...config.headers,
     'Content-Type': 'application/vnd.contentful.delivery.v1+json',
     'X-Contentful-User-Agent': userAgentHeader
   }
 
-  const http = createHttpClient(axios, params)
+  const http = createHttpClient(axios, config)
+
+  // Append environment to baseURL
+  http.defaults.baseURL = `${http.defaults.baseURL}/environments/${config.environment}`
 
   return createContentfulApi({
-    http: http,
-    getGlobalOptions: getGlobalOptions
+    http,
+    getGlobalOptions
   })
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/contentful-test.js b/test/unit/contentful-test.js
index b7591fabb..e25e2e1cc 100644
--- a/test/unit/contentful-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/contentful-test.js
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ test('Throws if no space is defined', (t) => {
 })
 test('Generate the correct User Agent Header', (t) => {
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('@contentful/axios', sinon.stub)
-  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub()
+  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub().returns({
+    defaults: {
+      baseURL: 'http://some-base-url.com'
+    }
+  })
   const rateLimitStub = sinon.stub()
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('createHttpClient', createHttpClientStub)
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('rateLimit', rateLimitStub)
@@ -40,7 +44,11 @@ test('Generate the correct User Agent Header', (t) => {
 test('Passes along HTTP client parameters', (t) => {
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('@contentful/axios', sinon.stub)
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('version', 'version')
-  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub()
+  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub().returns({
+    defaults: {
+      baseURL: 'http://some-base-url.com'
+    }
+  })
   const rateLimitStub = sinon.stub()
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('createHttpClient', createHttpClientStub)
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('rateLimit', rateLimitStub)
@@ -54,7 +62,11 @@ test('Passes along HTTP client parameters', (t) => {
 })
 
 test('Returns a client instance', (t) => {
-  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub()
+  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub().returns({
+    defaults: {
+      baseURL: 'http://some-base-url.com'
+    }
+  })
   const rateLimitStub = sinon.stub()
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('createHttpClient', createHttpClientStub)
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('rateLimit', rateLimitStub)
@@ -72,7 +84,11 @@ test('Returns a client instance', (t) => {
 })
 
 test('Initializes API with link resolution turned on by default', (t) => {
-  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub()
+  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub().returns({
+    defaults: {
+      baseURL: 'http://some-base-url.com'
+    }
+  })
   const rateLimitStub = sinon.stub()
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('createHttpClient', createHttpClientStub)
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('rateLimit', rateLimitStub)
@@ -87,7 +103,11 @@ test('Initializes API with link resolution turned on by default', (t) => {
 })
 
 test('Initializes API with link resolution turned on explicitly', (t) => {
-  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub()
+  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub().returns({
+    defaults: {
+      baseURL: 'http://some-base-url.com'
+    }
+  })
   const rateLimitStub = sinon.stub()
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('createHttpClient', createHttpClientStub)
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('rateLimit', rateLimitStub)
@@ -102,7 +122,11 @@ test('Initializes API with link resolution turned on explicitly', (t) => {
 })
 
 test('Initializes API with link resolution turned off explicitly', (t) => {
-  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub()
+  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub().returns({
+    defaults: {
+      baseURL: 'http://some-base-url.com'
+    }
+  })
   const rateLimitStub = sinon.stub()
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('createHttpClient', createHttpClientStub)
   createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('rateLimit', rateLimitStub)
@@ -114,3 +138,39 @@ test('Initializes API with link resolution turned off explicitly', (t) => {
   createClientRewireApi.__ResetDependency__('rateLimit')
   t.end()
 })
+
+test('Initializes API and attaches default environment', (t) => {
+  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub().returns({
+    defaults: {
+      baseURL: 'http://some-base-url.com'
+    }
+  })
+  const rateLimitStub = sinon.stub()
+  createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('createHttpClient', createHttpClientStub)
+  createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('rateLimit', rateLimitStub)
+  const apiStub = sinon.stub().returns({})
+  createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('createContentfulApi', apiStub)
+  createClient({accessToken: 'accesstoken', space: 'spaceid'})
+  t.is(apiStub.args[0][0].http.defaults.baseURL, 'http://some-base-url.com/environments/master')
+  createClientRewireApi.__ResetDependency__('createHttpClient')
+  createClientRewireApi.__ResetDependency__('rateLimit')
+  t.end()
+})
+
+test('Initializes API and attaches custom environment', (t) => {
+  const createHttpClientStub = sinon.stub().returns({
+    defaults: {
+      baseURL: 'http://some-base-url.com'
+    }
+  })
+  const rateLimitStub = sinon.stub()
+  createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('createHttpClient', createHttpClientStub)
+  createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('rateLimit', rateLimitStub)
+  const apiStub = sinon.stub().returns({})
+  createClientRewireApi.__Rewire__('createContentfulApi', apiStub)
+  createClient({accessToken: 'accesstoken', space: 'spaceid', environment: 'stage'})
+  t.is(apiStub.args[0][0].http.defaults.baseURL, 'http://some-base-url.com/environments/stage')
+  createClientRewireApi.__ResetDependency__('createHttpClient')
+  createClientRewireApi.__ResetDependency__('rateLimit')
+  t.end()
+})