diff --git a/cron/config/file.sls b/cron/config/file.sls
index 2da2ae1..56fc6b8 100644
--- a/cron/config/file.sls
+++ b/cron/config/file.sls
@@ -23,3 +23,16 @@ cron.{{ task }}:
     {%- endif %}
 
 {%- endfor %}
+
+{%- for env, env_options in cron.get('env', {}). items() %}
+{%- set env_type = env_options.type|d('present') %}
+
+cron.{{ env }}:
+  cron.env_{{ env_type }}:
+    - name: {{ env_options.name }}
+    {%- if env_type == 'present' %}
+    - value: {{ env_options.value }}
+    {%- endif %}
+    - user: {{ env_options.user|d('root') }}
+
+{%- endfor %}
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 780bebd..465c298 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -35,3 +35,19 @@ cron:
       minute: '*/5'
       hour: '*'
       comment: comment4
+  env:
+    env1:
+      type: present  # Default
+      name: PATH
+      value: /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games
+      user: root  # Default
+    env2:
+      type: absent
+      name: MAILTO
+      value: example@example.com  # not needed
+      user: root  # Default
+    env3:
+      type: absent
+      name: LANG
+      value: en_GB.UTF-8
+      user: root