diff --git a/sjsonnet/src-jvm-native/sjsonnet/Config.scala b/sjsonnet/src-jvm-native/sjsonnet/Config.scala
index db699a44..f06f6dbb 100644
--- a/sjsonnet/src-jvm-native/sjsonnet/Config.scala
+++ b/sjsonnet/src-jvm-native/sjsonnet/Config.scala
@@ -164,21 +164,55 @@ final case class Config(
 ) {
 
   /**
-   * Returns the sequence of jpaths specified on the command line, ordered according to the flags.
+   * Returns the sequence of jpaths, combining command-line flags and the JSONNET_PATH environment
+   * variable.
    *
-   * Historically, sjsonnet evaluated jpaths in left-to-right order, which is also the order of
-   * evaluation in the core. However, in gojsonnet, the arguments are prioritized right to left, and
-   * the reverse-jpaths-priority flag was introduced for possible consistency across the two
+   * JSONNET_PATH directories always have lower priority than --jpath flags. Within JSONNET_PATH,
+   * the left-most entry has the highest priority, matching the behavior of the C++ and Go
    * implementations.
    *
+   * The --reverse-jpaths-priority flag only affects the ordering of --jpath flags (reversing them
+   * so that the rightmost wins, matching go-jsonnet behavior). JSONNET_PATH entries are always
+   * appended after the (possibly reversed) --jpath flags.
+   *
+   * For example, `JSONNET_PATH=a:b sjsonnet -J c -J d` results in search order: c, d, a, b (default
+   * mode). With --reverse-jpaths-priority, the order becomes: d, c, a, b.
+   *
    * See [[https://jsonnet-libs.github.io/jsonnet-training-course/lesson2.html#jsonnet_path]] for
    * details.
    */
-  def getOrderedJpaths: Seq[String] = {
-    if (reverseJpathsPriority.value) {
-      jpaths.reverse
-    } else {
-      jpaths
+  def getOrderedJpaths: Seq[String] = getOrderedJpaths(jsonnetPathEnv = None)
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the sequence of jpaths, combining command-line flags and the JSONNET_PATH environment
+   * variable.
+   *
+   * @param jsonnetPathEnv
+   *   If Some(value), use the given value instead of reading from the JSONNET_PATH environment
+   *   variable. If None, read from System.getenv("JSONNET_PATH").
+   */
+  def getOrderedJpaths(jsonnetPathEnv: Option[String]): Seq[String] = {
+    val envValue = jsonnetPathEnv.getOrElse(System.getenv("JSONNET_PATH"))
+    val envPaths = Config.jsonnetPathEntries(envValue)
+    val orderedJpaths = if (reverseJpathsPriority.value) jpaths.reverse else jpaths
+    orderedJpaths ++ envPaths
+  }
+}
+
+object Config {
+
+  /**
+   * Parses the JSONNET_PATH value into a sequence of directory paths. Entries are kept in their
+   * original order so that, with sjsonnet's default left-to-right search, the left-most entry in
+   * the environment variable has the highest priority among the JSONNET_PATH entries, matching the
+   * behavior of the C++ and Go implementations.
+   *
+   * The separator is colon on Unix and semicolon on Windows ({@code java.io.File.pathSeparator}).
+   */
+  private[sjsonnet] def jsonnetPathEntries(envValue: String): Seq[String] = {
+    if (envValue == null || envValue.isEmpty) Nil
+    else {
+      envValue.split(java.io.File.pathSeparator).filter(_.nonEmpty).toSeq
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/sjsonnet/src-jvm-native/sjsonnet/SjsonnetMainBase.scala b/sjsonnet/src-jvm-native/sjsonnet/SjsonnetMainBase.scala
index 2769b334..9b667dc6 100644
--- a/sjsonnet/src-jvm-native/sjsonnet/SjsonnetMainBase.scala
+++ b/sjsonnet/src-jvm-native/sjsonnet/SjsonnetMainBase.scala
@@ -64,6 +64,33 @@ object SjsonnetMainBase {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Java-compatible overload that omits `jsonnetPathEnv` (defaults to `None`). Keeps source
+   * compatibility for callers that were compiled against the pre-JSONNET_PATH signature.
+   */
+  def main0(
+      args: Array[String],
+      parseCache: ParseCache,
+      stdin: InputStream,
+      stdout: PrintStream,
+      stderr: PrintStream,
+      wd: os.Path,
+      allowedInputs: Option[Set[os.Path]],
+      importer: Option[Importer],
+      std: Val.Obj): Int =
+    main0(
+      args,
+      parseCache,
+      stdin,
+      stdout,
+      stderr,
+      wd,
+      allowedInputs,
+      importer,
+      std,
+      jsonnetPathEnv = None
+    )
+
   def main0(
       args: Array[String],
       parseCache: ParseCache,
@@ -73,7 +100,8 @@ object SjsonnetMainBase {
       wd: os.Path,
       allowedInputs: Option[Set[os.Path]] = None,
       importer: Option[Importer] = None,
-      std: Val.Obj = sjsonnet.stdlib.StdLibModule.Default.module): Int = {
+      std: Val.Obj = sjsonnet.stdlib.StdLibModule.Default.module,
+      jsonnetPathEnv: Option[String] = None): Int = {
 
     var hasWarnings = false
     def warn(isTrace: Boolean, msg: String): Unit = {
@@ -87,14 +115,27 @@ object SjsonnetMainBase {
     val parser = mainargs.ParserForClass[Config]
     val name = s"Sjsonnet ${sjsonnet.Version.version}"
     val doc = "usage: sjsonnet  [sjsonnet-options] script-file"
+    val envVarsDoc =
+      """
+        |Environment variables:
+        |  JSONNET_PATH is a colon (semicolon on Windows) separated list of directories
+        |  added in reverse order before the paths specified by --jpath (i.e. left-most
+        |  wins). E.g. these are equivalent:
+        |    JSONNET_PATH=a:b sjsonnet -J c -J d
+        |    JSONNET_PATH=d:c:a:b sjsonnet
+        |    sjsonnet -J b -J a -J c -J d""".stripMargin
+
     val result = for {
-      config <- parser.constructEither(
-        args.toIndexedSeq,
-        allowRepeats = true,
-        customName = name,
-        customDoc = doc,
-        autoPrintHelpAndExit = None
-      )
+      config <- parser
+        .constructEither(
+          args.toIndexedSeq,
+          allowRepeats = true,
+          customName = name,
+          customDoc = doc,
+          autoPrintHelpAndExit = None
+        )
+        .left
+        .map(_ + envVarsDoc)
       _ <- {
         if (config.noTrailingNewline.value && config.yamlStream.value)
           Left("error: cannot use --no-trailing-newline with --yaml-stream")
@@ -115,7 +156,7 @@ object SjsonnetMainBase {
         wd,
         importer.getOrElse {
           new SimpleImporter(
-            config.getOrderedJpaths.map(p => OsPath(os.Path(p, wd))),
+            config.getOrderedJpaths(jsonnetPathEnv).map(p => OsPath(os.Path(p, wd))),
             allowedInputs,
             debugImporter = config.debugImporter.value
           )
diff --git a/sjsonnet/test/src-jvm-native/sjsonnet/ConfigTests.scala b/sjsonnet/test/src-jvm-native/sjsonnet/ConfigTests.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50ffcb6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sjsonnet/test/src-jvm-native/sjsonnet/ConfigTests.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package sjsonnet
+
+import utest.*
+
+object ConfigTests extends TestSuite {
+  private val sep = java.io.File.pathSeparator
+
+  val tests: Tests = Tests {
+    test("jsonnetPathEntries") {
+      test("null") {
+        assert(Config.jsonnetPathEntries(null) == Nil)
+      }
+      test("empty") {
+        assert(Config.jsonnetPathEntries("") == Nil)
+      }
+      test("single") {
+        // Single path should be returned as-is
+        assert(Config.jsonnetPathEntries("/foo") == Seq("/foo"))
+      }
+      test("multiple") {
+        // JSONNET_PATH=a<sep>b should produce Seq("a", "b") (original order, left-most wins)
+        val result = Config.jsonnetPathEntries(s"/a${sep}/b${sep}/c")
+        assert(result == Seq("/a", "/b", "/c"))
+      }
+      test("emptyEntries") {
+        // Empty entries between separators should be filtered out
+        val result = Config.jsonnetPathEntries(s"/a$sep$sep/b")
+        assert(result == Seq("/a", "/b"))
+      }
+      test("trailingSeparator") {
+        val result = Config.jsonnetPathEntries(s"/a$sep/b$sep")
+        assert(result == Seq("/a", "/b"))
+      }
+    }
+
+    test("getOrderedJpaths") {
+      test("jpathsOnlyDefaultOrder") {
+        // Without JSONNET_PATH env set, getOrderedJpaths should return jpaths in original order
+        val config = Config(jpaths = List("/x", "/y", "/z"), file = "test.jsonnet")
+        val result = config.getOrderedJpaths(jsonnetPathEnv = Some(""))
+        assert(result == Seq("/x", "/y", "/z"))
+      }
+      test("jpathsOnlyReversed") {
+        import mainargs.Flag
+        val config = Config(
+          jpaths = List("/x", "/y", "/z"),
+          reverseJpathsPriority = Flag(true),
+          file = "test.jsonnet"
+        )
+        val result = config.getOrderedJpaths(jsonnetPathEnv = Some(""))
+        assert(result == Seq("/z", "/y", "/x"))
+      }
+      test("envPathsAppendedAfterJpaths") {
+        val config = Config(jpaths = List("/c", "/d"), file = "test.jsonnet")
+        val result = config.getOrderedJpaths(jsonnetPathEnv = Some(s"/a$sep/b"))
+        // -J paths first, then JSONNET_PATH entries in original order
+        assert(result == Seq("/c", "/d", "/a", "/b"))
+      }
+      test("envPathsWithReverse") {
+        import mainargs.Flag
+        val config = Config(
+          jpaths = List("/c", "/d"),
+          reverseJpathsPriority = Flag(true),
+          file = "test.jsonnet"
+        )
+        val result = config.getOrderedJpaths(jsonnetPathEnv = Some(s"/a$sep/b"))
+        // reversed -J paths first, then JSONNET_PATH entries in original order
+        assert(result == Seq("/d", "/c", "/a", "/b"))
+      }
+      test("envPathsOnlyNoJpaths") {
+        val config = Config(file = "test.jsonnet")
+        val result = config.getOrderedJpaths(jsonnetPathEnv = Some(s"/a$sep/b"))
+        assert(result == Seq("/a", "/b"))
+      }
+      test("noArgsDefaultFallback") {
+        // Use the injected overload with an empty env string so the test is
+        // deterministic even when the real JSONNET_PATH env var is set.
+        val config = Config(jpaths = List("/x"), file = "test.jsonnet")
+        val result = config.getOrderedJpaths(jsonnetPathEnv = Some(""))
+        assert(result == Seq("/x"))
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sjsonnet/test/src-jvm/sjsonnet/Example.java b/sjsonnet/test/src-jvm/sjsonnet/Example.java
index 041b2383..6b21e8b3 100644
--- a/sjsonnet/test/src-jvm/sjsonnet/Example.java
+++ b/sjsonnet/test/src-jvm/sjsonnet/Example.java
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ public void example(){
             os.package$.MODULE$.pwd(),
             scala.None$.empty(),
             scala.None$.empty(),
-            new sjsonnet.stdlib.StdLibModule(Map$.MODULE$.empty(), Map$.MODULE$.empty()).module()
+            new sjsonnet.stdlib.StdLibModule(Map$.MODULE$.empty(), Map$.MODULE$.empty()).module(),
+            scala.None$.empty()
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/sjsonnet/test/src-jvm/sjsonnet/MainTests.scala b/sjsonnet/test/src-jvm/sjsonnet/MainTests.scala
index f492ee69..4fb52a9d 100644
--- a/sjsonnet/test/src-jvm/sjsonnet/MainTests.scala
+++ b/sjsonnet/test/src-jvm/sjsonnet/MainTests.scala
@@ -307,9 +307,102 @@ object MainTests extends TestSuite {
           |- 2""".stripMargin
       assert((res, out, err) == ((0, expectedYaml, "")))
     }
+
+    test("jsonnetPath") {
+      // Create temp directories with library files to test JSONNET_PATH resolution
+      val libDir = os.temp.dir()
+      os.write(libDir / "mylib.libsonnet", """{ x: 42 }""")
+
+      val mainFile = os.temp(suffix = ".jsonnet")
+      os.write.over(mainFile, """local lib = import 'mylib.libsonnet'; lib.x""")
+
+      // Without JSONNET_PATH or -J, the import should fail
+      val (res1, _, err1) = runMain(mainFile)
+      assert(res1 == 1)
+      assert(err1.contains("Couldn't import"))
+
+      // With -J pointing to the lib directory, the import should succeed
+      val (res2, out2, _) = runMain("-J", libDir, mainFile)
+      assert(res2 == 0)
+      assert(out2.trim == "42")
+
+      // With JSONNET_PATH pointing to the lib directory, the import should succeed
+      val (res3, out3, _) =
+        runMainWithEnv(jsonnetPathEnv = libDir.toString, mainFile)
+      assert(res3 == 0)
+      assert(out3.trim == "42")
+    }
+
+    test("jsonnetPathMultipleDirs") {
+      // Test that JSONNET_PATH=a:b results in left-most winning (a has priority over b)
+      val libDirA = os.temp.dir()
+      val libDirB = os.temp.dir()
+
+      // Both dirs have mylib.libsonnet but with different values
+      os.write(libDirA / "mylib.libsonnet", """{ x: "from_a" }""")
+      os.write(libDirB / "mylib.libsonnet", """{ x: "from_b" }""")
+
+      val mainFile = os.temp(suffix = ".jsonnet")
+      os.write.over(mainFile, """local lib = import 'mylib.libsonnet'; lib.x""")
+
+      // JSONNET_PATH=a:b → left-most (a) wins
+      val sep = java.io.File.pathSeparator
+      val (res, out, _) =
+        runMainWithEnv(jsonnetPathEnv = s"$libDirA$sep$libDirB", mainFile)
+      assert(res == 0)
+      assert(out.trim == "\"from_a\"")
+    }
+
+    test("jsonnetPathJpathPriority") {
+      // -J flags should take priority over JSONNET_PATH
+      val libDirEnv = os.temp.dir()
+      val libDirJ = os.temp.dir()
+
+      os.write(libDirEnv / "mylib.libsonnet", """{ x: "from_env" }""")
+      os.write(libDirJ / "mylib.libsonnet", """{ x: "from_jflag" }""")
+
+      val mainFile = os.temp(suffix = ".jsonnet")
+      os.write.over(mainFile, """local lib = import 'mylib.libsonnet'; lib.x""")
+
+      // -J flag should win over JSONNET_PATH
+      val (res, out, _) =
+        runMainWithEnv(jsonnetPathEnv = libDirEnv.toString, "-J", libDirJ, mainFile)
+      assert(res == 0)
+      assert(out.trim == "\"from_jflag\"")
+    }
+
+    test("jsonnetPathReverseJpathsPriority") {
+      // With --reverse-jpaths-priority, rightmost -J wins, but -J still beats JSONNET_PATH
+      val libDirEnv = os.temp.dir()
+      val libDirC = os.temp.dir()
+      val libDirD = os.temp.dir()
+
+      os.write(libDirEnv / "mylib.libsonnet", """{ x: "from_env" }""")
+      os.write(libDirC / "mylib.libsonnet", """{ x: "from_c" }""")
+      os.write(libDirD / "mylib.libsonnet", """{ x: "from_d" }""")
+
+      val mainFile = os.temp(suffix = ".jsonnet")
+      os.write.over(mainFile, """local lib = import 'mylib.libsonnet'; lib.x""")
+
+      // With --reverse-jpaths-priority, -J d (rightmost) should win over -J c and JSONNET_PATH
+      val (res, out, _) = runMainWithEnv(
+        jsonnetPathEnv = libDirEnv.toString,
+        "--reverse-jpaths-priority",
+        "-J",
+        libDirC,
+        "-J",
+        libDirD,
+        mainFile
+      )
+      assert(res == 0)
+      assert(out.trim == "\"from_d\"")
+    }
   }
 
-  def runMain(args: os.Shellable*): (Int, String, String) = {
+  def runMain(args: os.Shellable*): (Int, String, String) =
+    runMainWithEnv(jsonnetPathEnv = "", args*)
+
+  def runMainWithEnv(jsonnetPathEnv: String, args: os.Shellable*): (Int, String, String) = {
     val err = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
     val perr = new PrintStream(err, true, "UTF-8")
     val out = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
@@ -321,7 +414,8 @@ object MainTests extends TestSuite {
       pout,
       perr,
       workspaceRoot,
-      None
+      None,
+      jsonnetPathEnv = Some(jsonnetPathEnv)
     )
     (res, new String(out.toByteArray, "UTF-8"), new String(err.toByteArray, "UTF-8"))
   }