diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 94267846..db9e5da0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1124,6 +1124,16 @@ mysetting: |
 
 The possibility is endless. Try importing values from your golang app, bash script, jsonnet, or anything!
 
+Then `execEnvs` same as `exec`, but it can receive a dict as the envs.  
+
+A usual usage of `execEnvs` would look like this:  
+
+```yaml
+mysetting: |
+{{ execEnvs (dict "envkey" "envValue") "./mycmd" (list "arg1" "arg2" "--flag1") | indent 2 }}
+```
+
+
 ## Hooks
 
 A Helmfile hook is a per-release extension point that is composed of:
diff --git a/pkg/tmpl/context_funcs.go b/pkg/tmpl/context_funcs.go
index 574be4d4..c2f00159 100644
--- a/pkg/tmpl/context_funcs.go
+++ b/pkg/tmpl/context_funcs.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type Values = map[string]interface{}
 
 func (c *Context) createFuncMap() template.FuncMap {
 	funcMap := template.FuncMap{
+		"execEnvs":         c.ExecEnvs,
 		"exec":             c.Exec,
 		"isFile":           c.IsFile,
 		"readFile":         c.ReadFile,
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ func (c *Context) createFuncMap() template.FuncMap {
 	return funcMap
 }
 
-func (c *Context) Exec(command string, args []interface{}, inputs ...string) (string, error) {
+// TODO: in the next major version, remove this function.
+func (c *Context) ExecEnvs(envs map[string]string, command string, args []interface{}, inputs ...string) (string, error) {
 	var input string
 	if len(inputs) > 0 {
 		input = inputs[0]
@@ -66,6 +68,12 @@ func (c *Context) Exec(command string, args []interface{}, inputs ...string) (st
 
 	cmd := exec.Command(command, strArgs...)
 	cmd.Dir = c.basePath
+	if envs != nil {
+		cmd.Env = os.Environ()
+		for k, v := range envs {
+			cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, v))
+		}
+	}
 
 	g := errgroup.Group{}
 
@@ -119,6 +127,10 @@ func (c *Context) Exec(command string, args []interface{}, inputs ...string) (st
 	return string(bytes), nil
 }
 
+func (c *Context) Exec(command string, args []interface{}, inputs ...string) (string, error) {
+	return c.ExecEnvs(nil, command, args, inputs...)
+}
+
 func (c *Context) IsFile(filename string) (bool, error) {
 	var path string
 	if filepath.IsAbs(filename) {
diff --git a/pkg/tmpl/context_funcs_test.go b/pkg/tmpl/context_funcs_test.go
index 83dd43d2..ed1a2116 100644
--- a/pkg/tmpl/context_funcs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tmpl/context_funcs_test.go
@@ -267,3 +267,35 @@ func TestExec(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = ctx.Exec("bash", []interface{}{"-c", "exit 1"}, "")
 	require.Error(t, err, "Expected error to be returned when executing command with non-zero exit code")
 }
+
+// TestExecEnvs tests that ExecEnvs returns the expected output.
+// TODO: in the next major version, this test should be removed.
+func TestExecEnvs(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := &Context{basePath: "."}
+
+	expected := "foo"
+
+	testKey := "testkey"
+
+	// test that the command is executed with environment variables
+	output, err := ctx.ExecEnvs(map[string]string{testKey: "foo"}, "bash", []interface{}{"-c", fmt.Sprintf("echo -n $%s", testKey)}, "")
+
+	require.Nilf(t, err, "Expected no error to be returned when executing command with environment variables")
+
+	require.Equalf(t, expected, output, "Expected %s to be returned when executing command with environment variables", expected)
+
+	// test that the command is executed with no environment variables
+	output, err = ctx.ExecEnvs(nil, "bash", []interface{}{"-c", fmt.Sprintf("echo -n $%s", testKey)}, "")
+	require.Nilf(t, err, "Expected no error to be returned when executing command with no environment variables")
+
+	require.Emptyf(t, output, "Expected empty string to be returned when executing command with no environment variables")
+
+	// test that the command is executed with os environment variables
+	os.Setenv(testKey, "foo")
+	defer os.Unsetenv(testKey)
+	output, err = ctx.ExecEnvs(nil, "bash", []interface{}{"-c", fmt.Sprintf("echo -n $%s", testKey)}, "")
+
+	require.Nilf(t, err, "Expected no error to be returned when executing command with environment variables")
+
+	require.Equalf(t, expected, output, "Expected %s to be returned when executing command with environment variables", expected)
+}