diff --git a/mobly/controllers/android_device_lib/snippet_client_v2.py b/mobly/controllers/android_device_lib/snippet_client_v2.py
index 33826092..ec3adab6 100644
--- a/mobly/controllers/android_device_lib/snippet_client_v2.py
+++ b/mobly/controllers/android_device_lib/snippet_client_v2.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 # The command template to start the snippet server
 _LAUNCH_CMD = (
-    '{shell_cmd} am instrument {user} -w -e action start'
+    '{shell_cmd} {env_str} am instrument {user} -w -e action start'
     ' {instrument_options}'
     f' {{snippet_package}}/{_INSTRUMENTATION_RUNNER_PACKAGE}'
 )
@@ -111,12 +111,15 @@ class Config:
       other purposes may not take effect and you should use snippet RPCs. This
       is because Mobly snippet runner changes the subsequent instrumentation
       process.
+    env: A string of prefix options (e.g., environment variables or command
+      wrappers) prepended before the `am instrument` command.
     user_id: The user id under which to launch the snippet process.
   """
 
   am_instrument_options: Dict[str, str] = dataclasses.field(
       default_factory=dict
   )
+  env: str = ''
   user_id: Union[int, None] = None
 
 
@@ -308,8 +311,10 @@ def start_server(self):
         _PROTOCOL_MINOR_VERSION,
     )
     option_str = self._get_instrument_options_str()
+    env_str = self._config.env.strip()
     cmd = _LAUNCH_CMD.format(
         shell_cmd=persists_shell_cmd,
+        env_str=env_str,
         user=self._get_user_command_string(),
         snippet_package=self.package,
         instrument_options=option_str,
diff --git a/tests/mobly/controllers/android_device_lib/snippet_client_v2_test.py b/tests/mobly/controllers/android_device_lib/snippet_client_v2_test.py
index 7dc8a976..97cd8cef 100644
--- a/tests/mobly/controllers/android_device_lib/snippet_client_v2_test.py
+++ b/tests/mobly/controllers/android_device_lib/snippet_client_v2_test.py
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ def test_start_server_with_user_id(self, mock_adb, mock_start_subprocess):
         'adb',
         'shell',
         (
-            f'setsid am instrument --user {MOCK_USER_ID} -w -e action start  '
+            f'setsid  am instrument --user {MOCK_USER_ID} -w -e action start  '
             f'{MOCK_SERVER_PATH}'
         ),
     ]
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ def test_start_server_with_config_specific_user_id(
         'adb',
         'shell',
         (
-            'setsid am instrument --user 42 -w -e action start  '
+            'setsid  am instrument --user 42 -w -e action start  '
             f'{MOCK_SERVER_PATH}'
         ),
     ]
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ def test_start_server_without_user_id(self, mock_adb, mock_start_subprocess):
     start_cmd_list = [
         'adb',
         'shell',
-        f'setsid am instrument  -w -e action start  {MOCK_SERVER_PATH}',
+        f'setsid  am instrument  -w -e action start  {MOCK_SERVER_PATH}',
     ]
     self.assertListEqual(
         mock_start_subprocess.call_args_list,
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ def test_start_server_without_persisting_commands(
         'adb',
         'shell',
         (
-            f' am instrument --user {MOCK_USER_ID} -w -e action start  '
+            f'  am instrument --user {MOCK_USER_ID} -w -e action start  '
             f'{MOCK_SERVER_PATH}'
         ),
     ]
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ def _mocked_shell(arg):
         'adb',
         'shell',
         (
-            f'nohup am instrument --user {MOCK_USER_ID} -w -e action start  '
+            f'nohup  am instrument --user {MOCK_USER_ID} -w -e action start  '
             f'{MOCK_SERVER_PATH}'
         ),
     ]
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ def _mocked_shell(arg):
         'adb',
         'shell',
         (
-            f'setsid am instrument --user {MOCK_USER_ID} -w -e action start  '
+            f'setsid  am instrument --user {MOCK_USER_ID} -w -e action start  '
             f'{MOCK_SERVER_PATH}'
         ),
     ]
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ def test_start_server_with_instrument_options(self, mock_start_subprocess):
         'adb',
         'shell',
         (
-            f' am instrument --user {MOCK_USER_ID} -w -e action start '
+            f'  am instrument --user {MOCK_USER_ID} -w -e action start '
             f'{instrument_options_str} {MOCK_SERVER_PATH}'
         ),
     ]
@@ -696,6 +696,34 @@ def test_start_server_with_instrument_options(self, mock_start_subprocess):
     )
     self.assertEqual(self.client.device_port, 1234)
 
+  @mock.patch(
+    'mobly.controllers.android_device_lib.snippet_client_v2.'
+    'utils.start_standing_subprocess'
+  )
+  def test_start_server_with_env(self, mock_start_subprocess):
+    """Checks the starting server command with env options."""
+    config = snippet_client_v2.Config(
+        env='env CLASSPATH=foo',
+    )
+    self._make_client(config=config)
+    self._mock_server_process_starting_response(mock_start_subprocess)
+
+    self.client.start_server()
+
+    start_cmd_list = [
+        'adb',
+        'shell',
+        (
+            f' env CLASSPATH=foo am instrument --user {MOCK_USER_ID} -w -e'
+            f' action start  {MOCK_SERVER_PATH}'
+        ),
+    ]
+    self.assertListEqual(
+        mock_start_subprocess.call_args_list,
+        [mock.call(start_cmd_list, shell=False)],
+    )
+    self.assertEqual(self.client.device_port, 1234)
+
   @mock.patch(
       'mobly.controllers.android_device_lib.snippet_client_v2.'
       'utils.start_standing_subprocess'