diff --git a/test/sandbox/assert.go b/test/sandbox/assert.go
index 3cf81ff..3a34c73 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/assert.go
+++ b/test/sandbox/assert.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func printf(format string, v ...any) { printfFunc(format, v...) }
 func fatalf(format string, v ...any) { fatalfFunc(format, v...) }
 
 type TestCase struct {
+	Env     []string          `json:"env"`
 	FS      *FS               `json:"fs"`
 	Mount   []*MountinfoEntry `json:"mount"`
 	Seccomp bool              `json:"seccomp"`
@@ -44,6 +45,36 @@ func (t *T) MustCheckFile(wantFilePath, markerPath string) {
 }
 
 func (t *T) MustCheck(want *TestCase) {
+	if want.Env != nil {
+		var (
+			fail bool
+			i    int
+			got  string
+		)
+		for i, got = range os.Environ() {
+			if i == len(want.Env) {
+				fatalf("got more than %d environment variables", len(want.Env))
+			}
+			if got != want.Env[i] {
+				fail = true
+				printf("[FAIL] %s", got)
+			} else {
+				printf("[ OK ] %s", got)
+			}
+		}
+
+		i++
+		if i != len(want.Env) {
+			fatalf("got %d environment variables, want %d", i, len(want.Env))
+		}
+
+		if fail {
+			fatalf("[FAIL] some environment variables did not match")
+		}
+	} else {
+		printf("[SKIP] skipping environ check")
+	}
+
 	if want.FS != nil && t.FS != nil {
 		if err := want.FS.Compare(".", t.FS); err != nil {
 			fatalf("%v", err)
diff --git a/test/sandbox/case/mapuid.nix b/test/sandbox/case/mapuid.nix
index eb042e8..bf9837d 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/case/mapuid.nix
+++ b/test/sandbox/case/mapuid.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@
   mapRealUid = true;
 
   want = {
+    env = [
+      "DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus"
+      "HOME=/var/lib/fortify/u0/a3"
+      "PULSE_SERVER=unix:/run/user/1000/pulse/native"
+      "SHELL=/run/current-system/sw/bin/bash"
+      "TERM=linux"
+      "USER=u0_a3"
+      "WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0"
+      "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000"
+      "XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user"
+      "XDG_SESSION_TYPE=tty"
+    ];
+
     fs = fs "dead" {
       ".fortify" = fs "800001ed" {
         etc = fs "800001ed" null null;
diff --git a/test/sandbox/case/preset.nix b/test/sandbox/case/preset.nix
index b31ec3d..cedd9d7 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/case/preset.nix
+++ b/test/sandbox/case/preset.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@
   mapRealUid = false;
 
   want = {
+    env = [
+      "DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/65534/bus"
+      "HOME=/var/lib/fortify/u0/a1"
+      "PULSE_SERVER=unix:/run/user/65534/pulse/native"
+      "SHELL=/run/current-system/sw/bin/bash"
+      "TERM=linux"
+      "USER=u0_a1"
+      "WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0"
+      "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/65534"
+      "XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user"
+      "XDG_SESSION_TYPE=tty"
+    ];
+
     fs = fs "dead" {
       ".fortify" = fs "800001ed" {
         etc = fs "800001ed" null null;
diff --git a/test/sandbox/case/tty.nix b/test/sandbox/case/tty.nix
index 2a3de55..f295b92 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/case/tty.nix
+++ b/test/sandbox/case/tty.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@
   mapRealUid = false;
 
   want = {
+    env = [
+      "DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/65534/bus"
+      "HOME=/var/lib/fortify/u0/a2"
+      "PULSE_SERVER=unix:/run/user/65534/pulse/native"
+      "SHELL=/run/current-system/sw/bin/bash"
+      "TERM=linux"
+      "USER=u0_a2"
+      "WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0"
+      "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/65534"
+      "XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user"
+      "XDG_SESSION_TYPE=tty"
+    ];
+
     fs = fs "dead" {
       ".fortify" = fs "800001ed" {
         etc = fs "800001ed" null null;