diff --git a/lib/rscons/environment.rb b/lib/rscons/environment.rb
index 5babd64..6dfb085 100644
--- a/lib/rscons/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/rscons/environment.rb
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ module Rscons
     # @param short_desc [String] Message to print if the Environment's echo
     #   mode is set to :short
     # @param command [Array] The command to execute.
-    # @param options [Hash] Optional options to pass to Kernel#system.
+    # @param options [Hash] Optional options, possible keys:
+    #   - :env - environment Hash to pass to Kernel#system.
+    #   - :options - options Hash to pass to Kernel#system.
     def execute(short_desc, command, options = {})
       print_command = proc do
         puts command.map { |c| c =~ /\s/ ? "'#{c}'" : c }.join(' ')
@@ -234,7 +236,9 @@ module Rscons
       elsif @echo == :short
         puts short_desc
       end
-      system(*command, options).tap do |result|
+      env_args = options[:env] ? [options[:env]] : []
+      options_args = options[:options] ? [options[:options]] : []
+      system(*env_args, *command, *options_args).tap do |result|
         unless result or @echo == :command
           $stdout.write "Failed command was: "
           print_command.call
diff --git a/spec/rscons/environment_spec.rb b/spec/rscons/environment_spec.rb
index 47d7c23..eee9aed 100644
--- a/spec/rscons/environment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rscons/environment_spec.rb
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ module Rscons
           it "prints the short description and executes the command" do
             env = Environment.new(echo: :short)
             env.should_receive(:puts).with("short desc")
-            env.should_receive(:system).with("a", "command", {}).and_return(true)
+            env.should_receive(:system).with("a", "command").and_return(true)
             env.execute("short desc", ["a", "command"])
           end
         end
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ module Rscons
           it "prints the short description, executes the command, and prints the failed command line" do
             env = Environment.new(echo: :short)
             env.should_receive(:puts).with("short desc")
-            env.should_receive(:system).with("a", "command", {}).and_return(false)
+            env.should_receive(:system).with("a", "command").and_return(false)
             $stdout.should_receive(:write).with("Failed command was: ")
             env.should_receive(:puts).with("a command")
             env.execute("short desc", ["a", "command"])
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ module Rscons
         it "prints the command executed and executes the command" do
           env = Environment.new(echo: :command)
           env.should_receive(:puts).with("a command '--arg=val with spaces'")
-          env.should_receive(:system).with("a", "command", "--arg=val with spaces", opt: :val).and_return(false)
-          env.execute("short desc", ["a", "command", "--arg=val with spaces"], opt: :val)
+          env.should_receive(:system).with({modified: :environment}, "a", "command", "--arg=val with spaces", {opt: :val}).and_return(false)
+          env.execute("short desc", ["a", "command", "--arg=val with spaces"], env: {modified: :environment}, options: {opt: :val})
         end
       end
     end