diff --git a/vlib/os/process_test.v b/vlib/os/process_test.v
index 8459d301d5..dc9edee4ff 100644
--- a/vlib/os/process_test.v
+++ b/vlib/os/process_test.v
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// vtest flaky: true
-// vtest retry: 3
 import os
 import time
 
@@ -63,8 +61,22 @@ fn test_set_work_folder() {
 	assert new_parent_work_folder != child_work_folder
 }
 
-fn test_done() {
-	exit(0)
+fn test_set_environment() {
+	mut p := os.new_process(test_os_process)
+	p.set_args(['-show_env', '-target', 'stdout'])
+	p.set_environment({
+		'V_OS_TEST_PORT': '1234567890'
+	})
+	p.set_redirect_stdio()
+	p.wait()
+	assert p.code == 0
+	output := p.stdout_slurp().trim_space()
+	p.close()
+	$if trace_process_output ? {
+		eprintln('p output: "${output}"')
+	}
+	dump(output)
+	assert output.contains('V_OS_TEST_PORT=1234567890')
 }
 
 fn test_run() {
diff --git a/vlib/os/process_windows.c.v b/vlib/os/process_windows.c.v
index e2adc79a64..ab3895a78f 100644
--- a/vlib/os/process_windows.c.v
+++ b/vlib/os/process_windows.c.v
@@ -124,8 +124,38 @@ fn (mut p Process) win_spawn_process() int {
 		to_be_freed << work_folder_ptr
 	}
 
+	mut env_block := []u16{}
+	if p.env.len > 0 {
+		mut env_ptr := &u16(unsafe { nil })
+
+		for e in p.env {
+			// e should in `ABC=123` format
+			env_ptr = e.to_wide()
+			if isnil(env_ptr) {
+				continue
+			}
+			mut i := 0
+			for {
+				character := unsafe { env_ptr[i] }
+				if character == 0 {
+					break
+				}
+				env_block << character
+				i++
+			}
+			env_block << u16(0)
+			to_be_freed << env_ptr
+		}
+		env_block << u16(0)
+		creation_flags |= C.CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT
+		defer {
+			unsafe { env_block.free() }
+		}
+	}
+
 	create_process_ok := C.CreateProcessW(0, voidptr(&wdata.command_line[0]), 0, 0, C.TRUE,
-		creation_flags, 0, work_folder_ptr, voidptr(&start_info), voidptr(&wdata.proc_info))
+		creation_flags, if env_block.len > 0 { env_block.data } else { 0 }, work_folder_ptr,
+		voidptr(&start_info), voidptr(&wdata.proc_info))
 	failed_cfn_report_error(create_process_ok, 'CreateProcess')
 	if p.use_stdio_ctl {
 		close_valid_handle(&wdata.child_stdout_write)