diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/intershop/gradle/icm/docker/utils/Configuration.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/intershop/gradle/icm/docker/utils/Configuration.kt
index baa481a..5106845 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/intershop/gradle/icm/docker/utils/Configuration.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/intershop/gradle/icm/docker/utils/Configuration.kt
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ object Configuration {
     const val WS_SERVER_CERT = "webserver.cert.server"
     const val WS_SERVER_PRIVAT = "webserver.cert.privatekey"
 
+    const val WS_ENVIRONMENT = "environment"
     const val WS_SERVER_HTTP2 = "webserver.use.http2"
 
     const val WS_URL = "intershop.WebServerURL"
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/intershop/gradle/icm/docker/utils/webserver/WATaskPreparer.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/intershop/gradle/icm/docker/utils/webserver/WATaskPreparer.kt
index 0826486..68465be 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/intershop/gradle/icm/docker/utils/webserver/WATaskPreparer.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/intershop/gradle/icm/docker/utils/webserver/WATaskPreparer.kt
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ class WATaskPreparer(
         val env = with(dockerExtension.developmentConfig) {
             val env = ContainerEnvironment()
 
+            val environment = getConfigProperty(Configuration.WS_ENVIRONMENT, "development")
+            env.add("ENVIRONMENT", environment)
+
             val serverCertName = getConfigProperty(Configuration.WS_SERVER_CERT, "")
             if (serverCertName.isNotBlank()) {
                 env.add("ICM_SERVERCERT", serverCertName)