diff --git a/docs/src/changelog.md b/docs/src/changelog.md
index 74c20cd..e5a0794 100644
--- a/docs/src/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/src/changelog.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ CurrentModule = LibSSH
 This documents notable changes in LibSSH.jl. The format is based on [Keep a
 Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com).
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Added
+
+- Implemented [`Base.readchomp(::Cmd)`](@ref) for remote commands ([#12]).
+- Add support for passing environment variables to remote commands with
+  [`Base.run(::Cmd)`](@ref) ([#12]).
+
 ## [v0.5.0] - 2024-08-10
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/docs/src/sessions_and_channels.md b/docs/src/sessions_and_channels.md
index eeabae4..34c27dc 100644
--- a/docs/src/sessions_and_channels.md
+++ b/docs/src/sessions_and_channels.md
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ Base.success(::SshProcess)
 Base.run(::Cmd, ::Session)
 Base.read(::Cmd, ::Session)
 Base.read(::Cmd, ::Session, ::Type{String})
+Base.readchomp(::Cmd, ::Session)
 Base.success(::Cmd, ::Session)
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/channel.jl b/src/channel.jl
index ca0a21b..3d2201c 100644
--- a/src/channel.jl
+++ b/src/channel.jl
@@ -484,6 +484,25 @@ function _exec_command(process::SshProcess)
         throw(LibSSHException("Failed to open a session channel: $(ret)"))
     end
 
+    # Set environment variables
+    if !isnothing(process.cmd.env)
+        for env_var in process.cmd.env
+            # We explicitly convert the SubString's returned from split() to
+            # String's so that they're each separate and null-terminated in
+            # memory, otherwise the entire 'name=value' string would be sent
+            # when we send `name`.
+            name, value = String.(split(env_var, "="))
+            ret = _session_trywait(session) do
+                lib.ssh_channel_request_env(sshchan.ptr, name, value)
+            end
+
+            if ret != SSH_OK
+                err = get_error(session)
+                throw(LibSSHException("Error from lib.ssh_channel_request_env(), could not set environment variable: '$(env_var)'"))
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
     # Make the request
     ret = _session_trywait(session) do
         GC.@preserve cmd_str begin
@@ -521,8 +540,6 @@ Run a command on the remote host over an SSH session. Things that aren't
 supported compared to `run()`:
 - Pipelined commands (use a regular pipe like `foo | bar` instead).
 - Setting the directory to execute the command in.
-- Setting environment variables (support is possible, it just hasn't been
-  implemented yet).
 
 # Throws
 - [`SshProcessFailedException`](@ref): if the command fails and `ignorestatus()`
@@ -625,6 +642,13 @@ Base.read(cmd::Cmd, session::Session, ::Type{String}) = String(read(cmd, session
 """
 $(TYPEDSIGNATURES)
 
+`readchomp()` for remote commands.
+"""
+Base.readchomp(cmd::Cmd, session::Session) = chomp(read(cmd, session, String))
+
+"""
+$(TYPEDSIGNATURES)
+
 Check the command succeeded.
 """
 Base.success(cmd::Cmd, session::Session) = success(run(cmd, session; print_out=false))
diff --git a/src/server.jl b/src/server.jl
index 31fc135..0f856e6 100644
--- a/src/server.jl
+++ b/src/server.jl
@@ -542,6 +542,9 @@ end
 
 function on_channel_env_request(session, sshchan, name, value, client)::Bool
     _add_log_event!(client, :channel_env_request, (name, value))
+
+    client.env[name] = value
+
     return true
 end
 
@@ -567,7 +570,7 @@ function on_channel_exec_request(session, sshchan, command, client)::Bool
     end
 
     owning_sshchan = popat!(client.unclaimed_channels, idx)
-    push!(client.channel_operations, CommandExecutor(command, owning_sshchan))
+    push!(client.channel_operations, CommandExecutor(command, owning_sshchan, client.env))
 
     return true
 end
@@ -679,6 +682,8 @@ end
     unclaimed_channels::Vector{ssh.SshChannel} = ssh.SshChannel[]
     channel_operations::Vector{Any} = []
 
+    env::Dict{String, String} = Dict{String, String}()
+
     task::Union{Task, Nothing} = nothing
     log_timeline::Vector = []
     log_lock::ReentrantLock = ReentrantLock()
@@ -933,8 +938,9 @@ function exec_command(executor)
     cmd_stderr = IOBuffer()
 
     # Start the process and wait for it
-    proc = run(pipeline(ignorestatus(`sh -c $(executor.command)`); stdout=cmd_stdout, stderr=cmd_stderr);
-               wait=false)
+    cmd_str = join(Base.shell_split(executor.command), " ")
+    cmd = setenv(ignorestatus(`sh -c $(cmd_str)`), executor.env)
+    proc = run(pipeline(cmd; stdout=cmd_stdout, stderr=cmd_stderr); wait=false)
     executor.process = proc
     notify(executor._started_event)
     wait(proc)
@@ -956,18 +962,19 @@ end
 @kwdef mutable struct CommandExecutor
     command::String
     sshchan::ssh.SshChannel
+    env::Dict{String, String}
     task::Union{Task, Nothing} = nothing
     process::Union{Base.Process, Nothing} = nothing
 
     _started_event::Base.Event = Base.Event()
 end
 
-function CommandExecutor(command::String, sshchan::ssh.SshChannel)
+function CommandExecutor(command::String, sshchan::ssh.SshChannel, env)
     if !sshchan.owning
         throw(ArgumentError("The passed SshChannel is non-owning, CommandExecutor requires an owning SshChannel"))
     end
 
-    executor = CommandExecutor(; command, sshchan)
+    executor = CommandExecutor(; command, sshchan, env)
 
     executor.task = Threads.@spawn try
         exec_command(executor)
diff --git a/test/LibSSHTests.jl b/test/LibSSHTests.jl
index db624ce..011a3a1 100644
--- a/test/LibSSHTests.jl
+++ b/test/LibSSHTests.jl
@@ -91,13 +91,29 @@ end
     # https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/39282
     # Also note that we set `-F none` to disabling reading user config files.
     openssh_cmd = OpenSSH_jll.ssh()
-    ssh_cmd(cmd::Cmd) = ignorestatus(Cmd(`sshpass -p bar $(openssh_cmd.exec) -F none -o NoHostAuthenticationForLocalhost=yes $cmd`; env=openssh_cmd.env))
+    ssh_cmd(cmd::Cmd) = ignorestatus(Cmd(`sshpass -p bar $(openssh_cmd.exec) -F none -o NoHostAuthenticationForLocalhost=yes -p 2222 $cmd`; env=openssh_cmd.env))
+
+    @testset "Command execution" begin
+        demo_server = DemoServer(2222; password="bar") do
+            # Test exitcodes
+            @test run(ssh_cmd(`foo@localhost exit 0`)).exitcode == 0
+            @test run(ssh_cmd(`foo@localhost exit 42`)).exitcode == 42
+
+            # Test passing environment variables
+            cmd_out = IOBuffer()
+            cmd = ssh_cmd(`foo@localhost -o SendEnv=foo echo \$foo`)
+            cmd = addenv(cmd, "foo" => "bar")
+            cmd_result = run(pipeline(cmd; stdout=cmd_out))
+
+            @test strip(String(take!(cmd_out))) == "bar"
+        end
+    end
 
     @testset "Password authentication and session channels" begin
         # More complicated test, where we run a command and check the output
         demo_server = DemoServer(2222; password="bar") do
             cmd_out = IOBuffer()
-            cmd = ssh_cmd(`-p 2222 foo@localhost whoami`)
+            cmd = ssh_cmd(`foo@localhost whoami`)
             cmd_result = run(pipeline(cmd; stdout=cmd_out))
 
             @test cmd_result.exitcode == 0
@@ -117,7 +133,7 @@ end
 
         # Make sure that it can handle errors too
         DemoServer(2222; password="bar") do
-            cmd = ssh_cmd(`-p 2222 foo@localhost exit 42`)
+            cmd = ssh_cmd(`foo@localhost exit 42`)
             cmd_result = run(pipeline(ignorestatus(cmd)))
             @test cmd_result.exitcode == 42
         end
@@ -135,7 +151,7 @@ end
                 tmpfile = joinpath(tmpdir, "foo")
 
                 # Start a client and wait for it
-                cmd = ssh_cmd(`-p 2222 -L 8080:localhost:9090 foo@localhost "touch $tmpfile; while [ -f $tmpfile ]; do sleep 0.1; done"`)
+                cmd = ssh_cmd(`-L 8080:localhost:9090 foo@localhost "touch $tmpfile; while [ -f $tmpfile ]; do sleep 0.1; done"`)
                 ssh_process = run(cmd; wait=false)
                 if timedwait(() -> isfile(tmpfile), 5) == :timed_out
                     error("Timeout waiting for sentinel file $tmpfile to be created")
@@ -180,8 +196,8 @@ end
 
     @testset "Multiple connections" begin
         demo_server = DemoServer(2222; password="bar") do
-            run(ssh_cmd(`-p 2222 foo@localhost exit 0`))
-            run(ssh_cmd(`-p 2222 foo@localhost exit 0`))
+            run(ssh_cmd(`foo@localhost exit 0`))
+            run(ssh_cmd(`foo@localhost exit 0`))
         end
         @test length(demo_server.clients) == 2
     end
@@ -408,7 +424,7 @@ end
         end
     end
 
-    @testset "Executing commands" begin
+    @testset "Command execution" begin
         demo_server_with_session(2222) do session
             # Smoke test
             process = run(`whoami`, session; print_out=false)
@@ -421,11 +437,15 @@ end
             @test !isempty(String(process.out))
 
             # Test Base methods
-            @test read(`echo foo`, session, String) == "foo\n"
+            @test readchomp(`echo foo`, session) == "foo"
             @test success(`whoami`, session)
 
             # Check that commands with quotes are properly escaped
-            @test read(`echo 'foo bar'`, session, String) == "foo bar\n"
+            @test readchomp(`echo 'foo bar'`, session) == "foo bar"
+
+            # Test setting environment variables
+            cmd = setenv(`echo \$foo`, "foo" => "bar")
+            @test readchomp(cmd, session) == "bar"
         end
     end