diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f990ecd..30703ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ can help a lot :-)
 - [Customized Graphics](#customized-graphics)
 - [TPM Devices](#tpm-devices)
 - [Libvirt communication channels](#libvirt-communication-channels)
-- [Custom command line arguments](#custom-command-line-arguments)
+- [Custom command line arguments and environment variables](#custom-command-line-arguments-and-environment-variables)
 - [Box Format](#box-format)
 - [Create Box](#create-box)
 - [Package Box from VM](#package-box-from-vm)
@@ -1413,8 +1413,8 @@ Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
 end
 ```
 
-## Custom command line arguments
-You can also specify multiple qemuargs arguments for qemu-system
+## Custom command line arguments and environment variables
+You can also specify multiple qemuargs arguments or qemuenv environment variables for qemu-system
 
 * `value` - Value
 
@@ -1423,6 +1423,9 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
   config.vm.provider :libvirt do |libvirt|
     libvirt.qemuargs :value => "-device"
     libvirt.qemuargs :value => "intel-iommu"
+    libvirt.qemuenv QEMU_AUDIO_DRV: 'pa'
+    libvirt.qemuenv QEMU_AUDIO_TIMER_PERIOD: '150'
+    libvirt.qemuenv QEMU_PA_SAMPLES: '1024', QEMU_PA_SERVER: '/run/user/1000/pulse/native'
   end
 end
 ```
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/create_domain.rb b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/create_domain.rb
index 843ce39..e9e5f04 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/create_domain.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/create_domain.rb
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           @redirdevs = config.redirdevs
           @redirfilters = config.redirfilters
 
+          # Additional QEMU commandline arguments
+          @qemu_args = config.qemu_args
+
+          # Additional QEMU commandline environment variables
+          @qemu_env = config.qemu_env
+
           # smartcard device
           @smartcard_dev = config.smartcard_dev
 
@@ -322,15 +328,22 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             env[:ui].info(" -- smartcard device:  mode=#{@smartcard_dev[:mode]}, type=#{@smartcard_dev[:type]}")
           end
 
-          @qargs = config.qemu_args
-          if not @qargs.empty?
+          unless @qemu_args.empty?
             env[:ui].info(' -- Command line args: ')
-            @qargs.each do |arg|
+            @qemu_args.each do |arg|
               msg = "    -> value=#{arg[:value]}, "
               env[:ui].info(msg)
             end
           end
 
+          unless @qemu_env.empty?
+            env[:ui].info(' -- Command line environment variables: ')
+            @qemu_env.each do |env_var, env_value|
+              msg = "    -> #{env_var}=#{env_value}, "
+              env[:ui].info(msg)
+            end
+          end
+
           env[:ui].info(" -- Command line : #{@cmd_line}") unless @cmd_line.empty?
 
           # Create Libvirt domain.
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/config.rb b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/config.rb
index 8bd2294..b8c3f37 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/config.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/config.rb
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       # Additional qemuargs arguments
       attr_accessor :qemu_args
 
+      # Additional qemuenv arguments
+      attr_accessor :qemu_env
+
       # Use QEMU session instead of system
       attr_accessor :qemu_use_session
 
@@ -284,7 +287,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         # Attach mgmt network
         @mgmt_attach       = UNSET_VALUE
 
-        @qemu_args  = []
+        # Additional QEMU commandline arguments
+        @qemu_args         = UNSET_VALUE
+
+        # Additional QEMU commandline environment variables
+        @qemu_env          = UNSET_VALUE
+
         @qemu_use_session  = UNSET_VALUE
       end
 
@@ -599,9 +607,17 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       end
 
       def qemuargs(options = {})
+        @qemu_args = [] if @qemu_args == UNSET_VALUE
+
         @qemu_args << options if options[:value]
       end
 
+      def qemuenv(options = {})
+        @qemu_env = {} if @qemu_env == UNSET_VALUE
+
+        @qemu_env.merge!(options)
+      end
+
       # code to generate URI from a config moved out of the connect action
       def _generate_uri
         # builds the Libvirt connection URI from the given driver config
@@ -788,7 +804,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         # Attach mgmt network
         @mgmt_attach = true if @mgmt_attach == UNSET_VALUE
 
+        # Additional QEMU commandline arguments
         @qemu_args = [] if @qemu_args == UNSET_VALUE
+
+        # Additional QEMU commandline environment variables
+        @qemu_env = {} if @qemu_env == UNSET_VALUE
       end
 
       def validate(machine)
@@ -824,6 +844,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           c = cdroms.dup
           c += other.cdroms
           result.cdroms = c
+
+          c = qemu_env != UNSET_VALUE ? qemu_env.dup : {}
+          c.merge!(other.qemu_env) if other.qemu_env != UNSET_VALUE
+          result.qemu_env = c
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/templates/domain.xml.erb b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/templates/domain.xml.erb
index a4c7284..7118987 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/templates/domain.xml.erb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/templates/domain.xml.erb
@@ -266,11 +266,14 @@
     <% end %>
   </devices>
 
-  <% unless @qargs.empty? %>
+  <% if not @qemu_args.empty? or not @qemu_env.empty? %>
   <qemu:commandline>
-    <% @qargs.each do |arg| %>
+    <% @qemu_args.each do |arg| %>
     <qemu:arg value='<%= arg[:value] %>'/>
     <% end %>
+    <% @qemu_env.each do |env_var, env_value| %>
+    <qemu:env name='<%= env_var.to_s %>' value='<%= env_value %>'/>
+    <% end %>
   </qemu:commandline>
   <% end %>
 </domain>
diff --git a/spec/unit/templates/domain_all_settings.xml b/spec/unit/templates/domain_all_settings.xml
index fee8081..5344051 100644
--- a/spec/unit/templates/domain_all_settings.xml
+++ b/spec/unit/templates/domain_all_settings.xml
@@ -143,5 +143,9 @@
   <qemu:commandline>
     <qemu:arg value='-device'/>
     <qemu:arg value='dummy-device'/>
+    <qemu:env name='QEMU_AUDIO_DRV' value='pa'/>
+    <qemu:env name='QEMU_AUDIO_TIMER_PERIOD' value='150'/>
+    <qemu:env name='QEMU_PA_SAMPLES' value='1024'/>
+    <qemu:env name='QEMU_PA_SERVER' value='/run/user/1000/pulse/native'/>
   </qemu:commandline>
 </domain>
diff --git a/spec/unit/templates/domain_spec.rb b/spec/unit/templates/domain_spec.rb
index 0eb83fa..0bd647b 100644
--- a/spec/unit/templates/domain_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/templates/domain_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ describe 'templates/domain' do
 
     def finalize!
       super
-      @qargs = @qemu_args
     end
   end
 
@@ -76,6 +75,12 @@ describe 'templates/domain' do
 
       domain.qemuargs(value: '-device')
       domain.qemuargs(value: 'dummy-device')
+
+      domain.qemuenv(QEMU_AUDIO_DRV: 'pa')
+      domain.qemuenv(QEMU_AUDIO_TIMER_PERIOD: '150')
+      domain.qemuenv(QEMU_PA_SAMPLES: '1024')
+      domain.qemuenv(QEMU_PA_SERVER: '/run/user/1000/pulse/native')
+
       domain.shares = '1024'
       domain.cpuset = '1-4,^3,6'
       domain.nodeset = '1-4,^3,6'