diff --git a/pkgs/misc/my-env/loadenv.sh b/pkgs/misc/my-env/loadenv.sh
index 6752d1c03b5..a162f8b853a 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/my-env/loadenv.sh
+++ b/pkgs/misc/my-env/loadenv.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ source @myenvpath@
 
 PATH="$PATH:$OLDPATH"
 export PS1="\n@name@:[\u@\h:\w]\$ "
+export NIX_MYENV_NAME="@name@"
 export buildInputs
 export NIX_STRIP_DEBUG=0
 export TZ="$OLDTZ"