diff --git a/src/bun.js/node/node_util_binding.zig b/src/bun.js/node/node_util_binding.zig
index c2fe3a7288..97ac1b2207 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/node/node_util_binding.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/node/node_util_binding.zig
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const string = bun.string;
 const Output = bun.Output;
 const ZigString = JSC.ZigString;
 const uv = bun.windows.libuv;
+const validators = @import("./util/validators.zig");
+const envloader = @import("./../../env_loader.zig");
 
 pub fn internalErrorName(globalThis: *JSC.JSGlobalObject, callframe: *JSC.CallFrame) bun.JSError!JSC.JSValue {
     const arguments = callframe.arguments_old(1).slice();
@@ -212,3 +214,24 @@ pub fn normalizeEncoding(globalThis: *JSC.JSGlobalObject, callframe: *JSC.CallFr
     if (str.inMapCaseInsensitive(JSC.Node.Encoding.map)) |enc| return enc.toJS(globalThis);
     return JSC.JSValue.jsUndefined();
 }
+
+pub fn parseEnv(globalThis: *JSC.JSGlobalObject, callframe: *JSC.CallFrame) bun.JSError!JSC.JSValue {
+    const content = callframe.argument(0);
+    try validators.validateString(globalThis, content, "content", .{});
+
+    var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(bun.default_allocator);
+    defer arena.deinit();
+    const allocator = arena.allocator();
+
+    const str = content.asString().toSlice(globalThis, allocator);
+
+    var map = envloader.Map.init(allocator);
+    var p = envloader.Loader.init(&map, allocator);
+    p.loadFromString(str.slice(), true, false);
+
+    var obj = JSC.JSValue.createEmptyObject(globalThis, map.map.count());
+    for (map.map.keys(), map.map.values()) |k, v| {
+        obj.put(globalThis, JSC.ZigString.initUTF8(k), bun.String.createUTF8ForJS(globalThis, v.value));
+    }
+    return obj;
+}
diff --git a/src/env_loader.zig b/src/env_loader.zig
index 954f9164d9..a8e224b49e 100644
--- a/src/env_loader.zig
+++ b/src/env_loader.zig
@@ -538,9 +538,9 @@ pub const Loader = struct {
     }
 
     // mostly for tests
-    pub fn loadFromString(this: *Loader, str: string, comptime overwrite: bool) void {
+    pub fn loadFromString(this: *Loader, str: string, comptime overwrite: bool, comptime expand: bool) void {
         var source = logger.Source.initPathString("test", str);
-        Parser.parse(&source, this.allocator, this.map, overwrite, false);
+        Parser.parse(&source, this.allocator, this.map, overwrite, false, expand);
         std.mem.doNotOptimizeAway(&source);
     }
 
@@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ pub const Loader = struct {
             this.map,
             override,
             false,
+            true,
         );
 
         @field(this, base) = source;
@@ -873,6 +874,7 @@ pub const Loader = struct {
             this.map,
             override,
             false,
+            true,
         );
 
         try this.custom_files_loaded.put(file_path, source);
@@ -1097,6 +1099,7 @@ const Parser = struct {
         map: *Map,
         comptime override: bool,
         comptime is_process: bool,
+        comptime expand: bool,
     ) void {
         var count = map.map.count();
         while (this.pos < this.src.len) {
@@ -1120,7 +1123,7 @@ const Parser = struct {
                 .conditional = false,
             };
         }
-        if (comptime !is_process) {
+        if (comptime !is_process and expand) {
             var it = map.iterator();
             while (it.next()) |entry| {
                 if (count > 0) {
@@ -1142,9 +1145,10 @@ const Parser = struct {
         map: *Map,
         comptime override: bool,
         comptime is_process: bool,
+        comptime expand: bool,
     ) void {
         var parser = Parser{ .src = source.contents };
-        parser._parse(allocator, map, override, is_process);
+        parser._parse(allocator, map, override, is_process, expand);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/js/node/util.ts b/src/js/node/util.ts
index 16eb2479ab..3b66a6bb71 100644
--- a/src/js/node/util.ts
+++ b/src/js/node/util.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const { promisify } = require("internal/promisify");
 const { validateString, validateOneOf } = require("internal/validators");
 
 const internalErrorName = $newZigFunction("node_util_binding.zig", "internalErrorName", 1);
+const parseEnv = $newZigFunction("node_util_binding.zig", "parseEnv", 1);
 
 const NumberIsSafeInteger = Number.isSafeInteger;
 const ObjectKeys = Object.keys;
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ cjs_exports = {
   // transferableAbortController,
   aborted,
   types,
-  // parseEnv,
+  parseEnv,
   parseArgs,
   TextDecoder,
   TextEncoder,
diff --git a/test/js/node/test/fixtures/dotenv/valid.env b/test/js/node/test/fixtures/dotenv/valid.env
index 963c4c848a..120488d579 100644
--- a/test/js/node/test/fixtures/dotenv/valid.env
+++ b/test/js/node/test/fixtures/dotenv/valid.env
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ RETAIN_INNER_QUOTES={"foo": "bar"}
 RETAIN_INNER_QUOTES_AS_STRING='{"foo": "bar"}'
 RETAIN_INNER_QUOTES_AS_BACKTICKS=`{"foo": "bar's"}`
 TRIM_SPACE_FROM_UNQUOTED=    some spaced out string
+SPACE_BEFORE_DOUBLE_QUOTES=   "space before double quotes"
 EMAIL=therealnerdybeast@example.tld
     SPACED_KEY = parsed
 EDGE_CASE_INLINE_COMMENTS="VALUE1" # or "VALUE2" or "VALUE3"
diff --git a/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-util-parse-env.js b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-util-parse-env.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13d2fda37a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/js/node/test/parallel/test-util-parse-env.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+'use strict';
+
+require('../common');
+const fixtures = require('../../test/common/fixtures');
+const assert = require('node:assert');
+const util = require('node:util');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+
+{
+  const validEnvFilePath = fixtures.path('dotenv/valid.env');
+  const validContent = fs.readFileSync(validEnvFilePath, 'utf8');
+
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(util.parseEnv(validContent), {
+    AFTER_LINE: 'after_line',
+    BACKTICKS: 'backticks',
+    BACKTICKS_INSIDE_DOUBLE: '`backticks` work inside double quotes',
+    BACKTICKS_INSIDE_SINGLE: '`backticks` work inside single quotes',
+    BACKTICKS_SPACED: '    backticks    ',
+    BASIC: 'basic',
+    DONT_EXPAND_SQUOTED: 'dontexpand\\nnewlines',
+    DONT_EXPAND_UNQUOTED: 'dontexpand\\nnewlines',
+    DOUBLE_AND_SINGLE_QUOTES_INSIDE_BACKTICKS: "double \"quotes\" and single 'quotes' work inside backticks",
+    DOUBLE_QUOTES: 'double_quotes',
+    DOUBLE_QUOTES_INSIDE_BACKTICKS: 'double "quotes" work inside backticks',
+    DOUBLE_QUOTES_INSIDE_SINGLE: 'double "quotes" work inside single quotes',
+    DOUBLE_QUOTES_SPACED: '    double quotes    ',
+    DOUBLE_QUOTES_WITH_NO_SPACE_BRACKET: '{ port: $MONGOLAB_PORT}',
+    EDGE_CASE_INLINE_COMMENTS: 'VALUE1',
+    EMAIL: 'therealnerdybeast@example.tld',
+    EMPTY: '',
+    EMPTY_BACKTICKS: '',
+    EMPTY_DOUBLE_QUOTES: '',
+    EMPTY_SINGLE_QUOTES: '',
+    EQUAL_SIGNS: 'equals==',
+    EXPORT_EXAMPLE: 'ignore export',
+    EXPAND_NEWLINES: 'expand\nnew\nlines',
+    INLINE_COMMENTS: 'inline comments',
+    INLINE_COMMENTS_BACKTICKS: 'inline comments outside of #backticks',
+    INLINE_COMMENTS_DOUBLE_QUOTES: 'inline comments outside of #doublequotes',
+    INLINE_COMMENTS_SINGLE_QUOTES: 'inline comments outside of #singlequotes',
+    INLINE_COMMENTS_SPACE: 'inline comments start with a',
+    MULTI_BACKTICKED: 'THIS\nIS\nA\n"MULTILINE\'S"\nSTRING',
+    MULTI_DOUBLE_QUOTED: 'THIS\nIS\nA\nMULTILINE\nSTRING',
+    MULTI_NOT_VALID: 'THIS',
+    MULTI_NOT_VALID_QUOTE: '"',
+    MULTI_SINGLE_QUOTED: 'THIS\nIS\nA\nMULTILINE\nSTRING',
+    RETAIN_INNER_QUOTES: '{"foo": "bar"}',
+    RETAIN_INNER_QUOTES_AS_BACKTICKS: '{"foo": "bar\'s"}',
+    RETAIN_INNER_QUOTES_AS_STRING: '{"foo": "bar"}',
+    SINGLE_QUOTES: 'single_quotes',
+    SINGLE_QUOTES_INSIDE_BACKTICKS: "single 'quotes' work inside backticks",
+    SINGLE_QUOTES_INSIDE_DOUBLE: "single 'quotes' work inside double quotes",
+    SINGLE_QUOTES_SPACED: '    single quotes    ',
+    SPACED_KEY: 'parsed',
+    SPACE_BEFORE_DOUBLE_QUOTES: 'space before double quotes',
+    TRIM_SPACE_FROM_UNQUOTED: 'some spaced out string',
+  });
+}
+
+assert.deepStrictEqual(util.parseEnv(''), {});
+assert.deepStrictEqual(util.parseEnv('FOO=bar\nFOO=baz\n'), { FOO: 'baz' });
+
+// Test for invalid input.
+assert.throws(() => {
+  for (const value of [null, undefined, {}, []]) {
+    util.parseEnv(value);
+  }
+}, {
+  code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+});