diff --git a/molecule/lint/ansible_lint.py b/molecule/lint/ansible_lint.py
index b2852778d..1fc748fbd 100644
--- a/molecule/lint/ansible_lint.py
+++ b/molecule/lint/ansible_lint.py
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ def default_options(self):
 
     @property
     def default_env(self):
-        return self._config.merge_dicts(os.environ.copy(), self._config.env)
+        env = self._config.merge_dicts(os.environ.copy(), self._config.env)
+        env = self._config.merge_dicts(env, self._config.provisioner.env)
+
+        return env
 
     @property
     def default_ignore_paths(self):
diff --git a/molecule/provisioner/ansible.py b/molecule/provisioner/ansible.py
index d48f73e2d..9bd8e5fcc 100644
--- a/molecule/provisioner/ansible.py
+++ b/molecule/provisioner/ansible.py
@@ -216,13 +216,6 @@ def default_config_options(self):
                 False,
                 'nocows':
                 1,
-                'roles_path':
-                '../../../../:$ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH',
-                'library':
-                '{}:$ANSIBLE_LIBRARY'.format(self._get_libraries_directory()),
-                'filter_plugins':
-                '{}:$ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS'.format(
-                    self._get_filter_plugin_directory()),
             },
             'ssh_connection': {
                 'scp_if_ssh': True,
@@ -240,8 +233,16 @@ def default_options(self):
     @property
     def default_env(self):
         env = self._config.merge_dicts(os.environ.copy(), self._config.env)
-        env = self._config.merge_dicts(
-            env, {'ANSIBLE_CONFIG': self._config.provisioner.config_file})
+        env = self._config.merge_dicts(env, {
+            'ANSIBLE_CONFIG':
+            self._config.provisioner.config_file,
+            'ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH':
+            '../../../../',
+            'ANSIBLE_LIBRARY':
+            self._get_libraries_directory(),
+            'ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS':
+            self._get_filter_plugin_directory(),
+        })
         env = self._config.merge_dicts(env, self._config.env)
 
         return env
@@ -264,8 +265,34 @@ def options(self):
 
     @property
     def env(self):
-        return self._config.merge_dicts(
-            self.default_env, self._config.config['provisioner']['env'])
+        default_env = self.default_env
+        env = self._config.config['provisioner']['env'].copy()
+
+        roles_path = default_env['ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH']
+        library_path = default_env['ANSIBLE_LIBRARY']
+        filter_plugins_path = default_env['ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS']
+
+        try:
+            roles_path = '{}:{}'.format(roles_path, env['ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH'])
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            library_path = '{}:{}'.format(library_path, env['ANSIBLE_LIBRARY'])
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+
+        try:
+            filter_plugins_path = '{}:{}'.format(filter_plugins_path,
+                                                 env['ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS'])
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+
+        env['ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH'] = roles_path
+        env['ANSIBLE_LIBRARY'] = library_path
+        env['ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS'] = filter_plugins_path
+
+        return self._config.merge_dicts(default_env, env)
 
     @property
     def host_vars(self):
diff --git a/test/unit/lint/test_ansible_lint.py b/test/unit/lint/test_ansible_lint.py
index d529c09b9..b346497e6 100644
--- a/test/unit/lint/test_ansible_lint.py
+++ b/test/unit/lint/test_ansible_lint.py
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ def test_default_env_property(ansible_lint_instance):
 
 def test_env_property(ansible_lint_instance):
     assert 'bar' == ansible_lint_instance.env['foo']
+    assert 'ANSIBLE_CONFIG' in ansible_lint_instance.env
+    assert 'ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH' in ansible_lint_instance.env
+    assert 'ANSIBLE_LIBRARY' in ansible_lint_instance.env
+    assert 'ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS' in ansible_lint_instance.env
 
 
 def test_default_ignore_paths_property(ansible_lint_instance):
diff --git a/test/unit/provisioner/test_ansible.py b/test/unit/provisioner/test_ansible.py
index 37a5e85ca..418ceafb5 100644
--- a/test/unit/provisioner/test_ansible.py
+++ b/test/unit/provisioner/test_ansible.py
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ def molecule_provisioner_section_data():
                 'foo': 'bar'
             },
             'env': {
-                'foo': 'bar'
+                'foo': 'bar',
+                'ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH': 'foo/bar',
+                'ANSIBLE_LIBRARY': 'foo/bar',
+                'ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS': 'foo/bar',
             },
             'host_vars': {
                 'instance-1': [{
@@ -84,24 +87,13 @@ def test_ns_private_member(ansible_instance):
 
 
 def test_default_config_options_property(ansible_instance):
-    libraries_directory = ansible_instance._get_libraries_directory()
-    filter_plugins_directory = ansible_instance._get_filter_plugin_directory()
     x = {
         'defaults': {
             'ansible_managed':
             'Ansible managed: Do NOT edit this file manually!',
-            'retry_files_enabled':
-            False,
-            'host_key_checking':
-            False,
-            'nocows':
-            1,
-            'roles_path':
-            '../../../../:$ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH',
-            'library':
-            '{}:$ANSIBLE_LIBRARY'.format(libraries_directory),
-            'filter_plugins':
-            '{}:$ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS'.format(filter_plugins_directory),
+            'retry_files_enabled': False,
+            'host_key_checking': False,
+            'nocows': 1,
         },
         'ssh_connection': {
             'scp_if_ssh': True,
@@ -123,6 +115,10 @@ def test_default_env_property(ansible_instance):
     assert 'MOLECULE_INVENTORY_FILE' in ansible_instance.default_env
     assert 'MOLECULE_SCENARIO_DIRECTORY' in ansible_instance.default_env
     assert 'MOLECULE_INSTANCE_CONFIG' in ansible_instance.default_env
+    assert 'ANSIBLE_CONFIG' in ansible_instance.env
+    assert 'ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH' in ansible_instance.env
+    assert 'ANSIBLE_LIBRARY' in ansible_instance.env
+    assert 'ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS' in ansible_instance.env
 
 
 def test_name_property(ansible_instance):
@@ -130,26 +126,14 @@ def test_name_property(ansible_instance):
 
 
 def test_config_options_property(ansible_instance):
-    libraries_directory = ansible_instance._get_libraries_directory()
-    filter_plugins_directory = ansible_instance._get_filter_plugin_directory()
     x = {
         'defaults': {
             'ansible_managed':
             'Ansible managed: Do NOT edit this file manually!',
-            'retry_files_enabled':
-            False,
-            'host_key_checking':
-            False,
-            'nocows':
-            1,
-            'roles_path':
-            '../../../../:$ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH',
-            'library':
-            '{}:$ANSIBLE_LIBRARY'.format(libraries_directory),
-            'filter_plugins':
-            '{}:$ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS'.format(filter_plugins_directory),
-            'foo':
-            'bar'
+            'retry_files_enabled': False,
+            'host_key_checking': False,
+            'nocows': 1,
+            'foo': 'bar'
         },
         'ssh_connection': {
             'scp_if_ssh': True,
@@ -178,6 +162,16 @@ def test_env_property(ansible_instance):
     assert 'bar' == ansible_instance.env['foo']
 
 
+def test_env_appends_env_property(ansible_instance):
+    assert '../../../../:foo/bar' == ansible_instance.env['ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH']
+
+    x = '{}:foo/bar'.format(ansible_instance._get_libraries_directory())
+    x == ansible_instance.env['ANSIBLE_LIBRARY']
+
+    x = '{}:foo/bar'.format(ansible_instance._get_filter_plugin_directory())
+    x == ansible_instance.env['ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS']
+
+
 def test_host_vars_property(ansible_instance):
     x = {'instance-1': [{'foo': 'bar'}], 'localhost': [{'foo': 'baz'}]}