diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a27684f..e1ffac0d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -151,7 +151,16 @@ The following settings are stored in `template_config.yml`.
 
   pulp_settings_<scenario>
                         A dictionary of settings that the plugin <scenario> tests can set
-                        additionally. `<scenario>` is one of "azure", "s3", "stream".
+                        additionally. `<scenario>` is one of "azure", "s3", "gcp".
+
+  pulp_env              A dictionary of ENV variables used globally by all runners. The variables
+                        are translated to separate ENV layers in Containerfile configuring the base
+                        Pulp image.
+
+  pulp_env_<scenario>
+                        A dictionary of ENV variables that will be translated to separate ENV
+                        layers in Containerfile configuring the base Pulp image. `<scenario>` is one
+                        of "azure", "s3", "gcp".
 
   pydocstyle            Boolean, whether to have flake8 use pydocstyle to check for compliance with
                         Python docstring conventions.
diff --git a/plugin-template b/plugin-template
index a8e83e08..b8264e8c 100755
--- a/plugin-template
+++ b/plugin-template
@@ -62,12 +62,15 @@ DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
     "pre_job_template": None,
     "publish_docs_to_pulpprojectdotorg": False,
     "pulpprojectdotorg_key_id": None,
+    "pulp_env": {},
+    "pulp_env_azure": {},
+    "pulp_env_gcp": {},
+    "pulp_env_s3": {},
     "pulp_scheme": "https",
     "pulp_settings_azure": None,
     "pulp_settings_gcp": None,
     "pulp_settings": None,
     "pulp_settings_s3": None,
-    "pulp_settings_stream": None,
     "pydocstyle": True,
     "pypi_username": None,
     "python_version": "3.8",
diff --git a/templates/github/.ci/ansible/Containerfile.j2.copy b/templates/github/.ci/ansible/Containerfile.j2.copy
index 66f15a72..482ee277 100644
--- a/templates/github/.ci/ansible/Containerfile.j2.copy
+++ b/templates/github/.ci/ansible/Containerfile.j2.copy
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ RUN pip3 install
 {%- endif -%}
 {%- endfor %}
 
+{% if pulp_env is defined and pulp_env %}
+{% for key, value in pulp_env.items() %}
+ENV {{ key | upper }}={{ value }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if pulp_scenario_env is defined and pulp_scenario_env %}
+{% for key, value in pulp_scenario_env.items() %}
+ENV {{ key | upper }}={{ value }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+
 USER pulp:pulp
 RUN PULP_STATIC_ROOT=/var/lib/operator/static/ PULP_CONTENT_ORIGIN=localhost \
        /usr/local/bin/pulpcore-manager collectstatic --clear --noinput --link
diff --git a/templates/github/.github/workflows/scripts/install.sh.j2 b/templates/github/.github/workflows/scripts/install.sh.j2
index 1900eccb..a53d147f 100755
--- a/templates/github/.github/workflows/scripts/install.sh.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.github/workflows/scripts/install.sh.j2
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ services:
 VARSYAML
 
 cat >> vars/main.yaml << VARSYAML
+pulp_env: {{ pulp_env | tojson }}
 pulp_settings: {{ pulp_settings | tojson }}
 pulp_scheme: {{ pulp_scheme }}
 {% if python_version == "3.6" %}
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ if [ "$TEST" = "s3" ]; then
 minio_access_key: "'$MINIO_ACCESS_KEY'"\
 minio_secret_key: "'$MINIO_SECRET_KEY'"\
 pulp_scenario_settings: {{ pulp_settings_s3 | tojson }}\
+pulp_scenario_env: {{ pulp_env_s3 | tojson }}\
 ' vars/main.yaml
 
   {%- if test_reroute %}
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ if [ "$TEST" = "azure" ]; then
     command: "azurite-blob --blobHost 0.0.0.0{% if pulp_scheme == "https" %} --cert /etc/pulp/azcert.pem --key /etc/pulp/azkey.pem{% endif %}"' vars/main.yaml
   sed -i -e '$a azure_test: true\
 pulp_scenario_settings: {{ pulp_settings_azure | tojson }}\
+pulp_scenario_env: {{ pulp_env_azure | tojson }}\
 ' vars/main.yaml
 fi
 {%- endif %}
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ if [ "$TEST" = "gcp" ]; then
     command: "{% if pulp_scheme == "https" %} -cert-location /etc/pulp/gcpcert.pem {% else %} -scheme http{% endif %}"' vars/main.yaml
   sed -i -e '$a gcp_test: true\
 pulp_scenario_settings: {{ pulp_settings_gcp | tojson }}\
+pulp_scenario_env: {{ pulp_env_gcp | tojson }}\
 ' vars/main.yaml
 fi
 {%- endif %}