diff --git a/core/os_interface/windows/debug_registry_reader.cpp b/core/os_interface/windows/debug_registry_reader.cpp
index 2528b7a3c4..94497aace8 100644
--- a/core/os_interface/windows/debug_registry_reader.cpp
+++ b/core/os_interface/windows/debug_registry_reader.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ int32_t RegistryReader::getSetting(const char *settingName, int32_t defaultValue
                                    &size);
         RegCloseKey(Key);
         value = ERROR_SUCCESS == success ? value : defaultValue;
+    } else { // Check environment variables
+        char *envValue = getenv(settingName);
+        if (envValue) {
+            value = atoi(envValue);
+        }
     }
 
     return value;
@@ -118,6 +123,11 @@ std::string RegistryReader::getSetting(const char *settingName, const std::strin
         }
 
         RegCloseKey(Key);
+    } else { // Check environment variables
+        char *envValue = getenv(settingName);
+        if (envValue) {
+            keyValue.assign(envValue);
+        }
     }
     return keyValue;
 }
diff --git a/core/utilities/debug_settings_reader.h b/core/utilities/debug_settings_reader.h
index 50751168a4..d29c87bda1 100644
--- a/core/utilities/debug_settings_reader.h
+++ b/core/utilities/debug_settings_reader.h
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ class SettingsReader {
     virtual std::string getSetting(const char *settingName, const std::string &value) = 0;
     virtual const char *appSpecificLocation(const std::string &name) = 0;
     static const char *settingsFileName;
+    MOCKABLE_VIRTUAL char *getenv(const char *settingName) { return ::getenv(settingName); };
 };
 }; // namespace NEO
diff --git a/unit_tests/os_interface/windows/registry_reader_tests.cpp b/unit_tests/os_interface/windows/registry_reader_tests.cpp
index 89e6255be3..8fe7006cde 100644
--- a/unit_tests/os_interface/windows/registry_reader_tests.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/os_interface/windows/registry_reader_tests.cpp
@@ -47,3 +47,10 @@ TEST_F(RegistryReaderTest, givenRegistryReaderWhenItIsCreatedWithRegKeySpecified
     TestedRegistryReader registryReader(regKey);
     EXPECT_STREQ(regKey.c_str(), registryReader.getRegKey());
 }
+
+TEST_F(RegistryReaderTest, givenRegistryReaderWhenEnvironmentVariableExistsThenReturnCorrectValue) {
+    char *envVar = "TestedEnvironmentVariable";
+    std::string value = "defaultValue";
+    TestedRegistryReader registryReader("");
+    EXPECT_EQ("TestedEnvironmentVariableValue", registryReader.getSetting(envVar, value));
+}
diff --git a/unit_tests/os_interface/windows/registry_reader_tests.h b/unit_tests/os_interface/windows/registry_reader_tests.h
index 23d2587f87..044c6fbde6 100644
--- a/unit_tests/os_interface/windows/registry_reader_tests.h
+++ b/unit_tests/os_interface/windows/registry_reader_tests.h
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ class TestedRegistryReader : public RegistryReader {
         return igdrclHkeyType;
     }
     using RegistryReader::getSetting;
+    char *getenv(const char *envVar) override {
+        if (strcmp(envVar, "TestedEnvironmentVariable") == 0) {
+            return "TestedEnvironmentVariableValue";
+        } else {
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+    }
     const char *getRegKey() const {
         return registryReadRootKey.c_str();
     }