diff --git a/ast/walk.go b/ast/walk.go
index 4ce089fff..0cea28fe9 100644
--- a/ast/walk.go
+++ b/ast/walk.go
@@ -456,6 +456,9 @@ func Walk(v Visitor, node Node) {
 		Walk(v, n.Name)
 		walkExprList(v, n.Funcs)
 
+	case *EnvExpr:
+		Walk(v, n.Name)
+
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("ast.Walk: unexpected node type %T", n))
 	}
diff --git a/cl/compile_spx_test.go b/cl/compile_spx_test.go
index bca913462..bb284bc7c 100644
--- a/cl/compile_spx_test.go
+++ b/cl/compile_spx_test.go
@@ -259,6 +259,36 @@ func (this *bar) Classfname() string {
 `)
 }
 
+func TestEnvOp(t *testing.T) {
+	gopSpxTest(t, `
+echo ${PATH}, $id
+`, ``, `package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/goplus/gop/cl/internal/spx"
+)
+
+type bar struct {
+	spx.Sprite
+	*index
+}
+type index struct {
+	*spx.MyGame
+}
+
+func (this *index) MainEntry() {
+	fmt.Println(this.Gop_Env("PATH"), this.Gop_Env("id"))
+}
+func main() {
+	spx.Gopt_MyGame_Main(new(index))
+}
+func (this *bar) Classfname() string {
+	return "bar"
+}
+`)
+}
+
 func TestSpxGopEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	gopSpxTest(t, `
 echo "${PATH}"
diff --git a/cl/error_msg_test.go b/cl/error_msg_test.go
index cc27271a3..5c268cd92 100644
--- a/cl/error_msg_test.go
+++ b/cl/error_msg_test.go
@@ -509,6 +509,15 @@ func (p *[]byte) foo() {
 `)
 }
 
+func TestErrEnvOp(t *testing.T) {
+	codeErrorTest(t, `bar.gop:2:6: operator $name undefined`, `
+echo ${name}
+`)
+	codeErrorTest(t, `bar.gop:2:1: operator $id undefined`, `
+$id
+`)
+}
+
 func TestErrStringLit(t *testing.T) {
 	codeErrorTest(t, `bar.gop:2:9: [].string undefined (type []interface{} has no field or method string)`, `
 echo "${[]}"
diff --git a/cl/expr.go b/cl/expr.go
index 7a49b06ca..b261dcf73 100644
--- a/cl/expr.go
+++ b/cl/expr.go
@@ -188,6 +188,21 @@ find:
 	return
 }
 
+func compileEnvExpr(ctx *blockCtx, v *ast.EnvExpr) {
+	cb := ctx.cb
+	if ctx.isClass { // in a Go+ class file
+		if recv := classRecv(cb); recv != nil {
+			if gopMember(cb, recv, "Gop_Env", v) == nil {
+				name := v.Name
+				cb.Val(name.Name, name).CallWith(1, 0, v)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	invalidVal(cb)
+	ctx.handleErrorf(v.Pos(), "operator $%v undefined", v.Name)
+}
+
 func classRecv(cb *gogen.CodeBuilder) *types.Var {
 	if fn := cb.Func(); fn != nil {
 		sig := fn.Ancestor().Type().(*types.Signature)
@@ -346,6 +361,8 @@ func compileExpr(ctx *blockCtx, expr ast.Expr, inFlags ...int) {
 		compileErrWrapExpr(ctx, v, 0)
 	case *ast.FuncType:
 		ctx.cb.Typ(toFuncType(ctx, v, nil, nil), v)
+	case *ast.EnvExpr:
+		compileEnvExpr(ctx, v)
 	default:
 		log.Panicf("compileExpr failed: unknown - %T\n", v)
 	}
@@ -938,6 +955,10 @@ func compileBasicLit(ctx *blockCtx, v *ast.BasicLit) {
 	}
 }
 
+func invalidVal(cb *gogen.CodeBuilder) {
+	cb.Val(&gogen.Element{Type: types.Typ[types.Invalid]})
+}
+
 func basicLit(cb *gogen.CodeBuilder, v *ast.BasicLit) {
 	cb.Val(&goast.BasicLit{Kind: gotoken.Token(v.Kind), Value: v.Value}, v)
 }