diff --git a/pkg/bindings/images/build.go b/pkg/bindings/images/build.go
index fa220d9b16..92745e0590 100644
--- a/pkg/bindings/images/build.go
+++ b/pkg/bindings/images/build.go
@@ -626,7 +626,8 @@ func prepareSecrets(secrets []string, contextDir string, tempManager *remote_bui
 		for _, token := range secretOpt {
 			opt, val, hasVal := strings.Cut(token, "=")
 			if hasVal {
-				if opt == "src" {
+				switch opt {
+				case "src":
 					// read specified secret into a tmp file
 					// move tmp file to tar and change secret source to relative tmp file
 					tmpSecretFilePath, err := tempManager.CreateTempSecret(val, contextDir)
@@ -639,7 +640,21 @@ func prepareSecrets(secrets []string, contextDir string, tempManager *remote_bui
 
 					modifiedSrc := fmt.Sprintf("src=%s", filepath.Base(tmpSecretFilePath))
 					modifiedOpt = append(modifiedOpt, modifiedSrc)
-				} else {
+				case "env":
+					// read specified env into a tmp file
+					// move tmp file to tar and change secret source to relative tmp file
+					secretVal := os.Getenv(val)
+					tmpSecretFilePath, err := tempManager.CreateTempFileFromReader(contextDir, "podman-build-secret-*", strings.NewReader(secretVal))
+					if err != nil {
+						return nil, nil, err
+					}
+
+					// add tmp file to context dir
+					tarContent = append(tarContent, tmpSecretFilePath)
+
+					modifiedSrc := fmt.Sprintf("src=%s", filepath.Base(tmpSecretFilePath))
+					modifiedOpt = append(modifiedOpt, modifiedSrc)
+				default:
 					modifiedOpt = append(modifiedOpt, token)
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/test/e2e/build_test.go b/test/e2e/build_test.go
index 1040fc5400..36a8585c43 100644
--- a/test/e2e/build_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/build_test.go
@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman build", func() {
 		Expect(session).Should(ExitCleanly())
 	})
 
+	It("podman build with a secret from env", func() {
+		os.Setenv("MYSECRET", "somesecret")
+		defer os.Unsetenv("MYSECRET")
+		session := podmanTest.PodmanExitCleanly("build", "-f", "build/Containerfile.with-secret", "-t", "secret-test", "--secret", "id=mysecret,env=MYSECRET", "build/")
+		Expect(session.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring("somesecret"))
+
+		podmanTest.PodmanExitCleanly("rmi", "secret-test")
+	})
+
 	It("podman build with multiple secrets from files", func() {
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"build", "-f", "build/Containerfile.with-multiple-secret", "-t", "multiple-secret-test", "--secret", "id=mysecret,src=build/secret.txt", "--secret", "id=mysecret2,src=build/anothersecret.txt", "build/"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()