diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a08e19669..7394a7a9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## [unreleased] Unreleased
 
+## Changed
+
+- Inherit environment variables while parsing configuration files in the `WPConfigFile` class.
+
 ## [4.3.8] 2024-11-27;
 
 ## Added
diff --git a/config/typos.toml b/config/typos.toml
index 6e1fc9967..66bfe12e2 100644
--- a/config/typos.toml
+++ b/config/typos.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extend-exclude = [
     ".git/",
     "includes/",
     "vendor/",
+    "tests/_data"
 ]
 ignore-hidden = false
 
diff --git a/src/Process/Loop.php b/src/Process/Loop.php
index edcd53c69..edaffa21a 100644
--- a/src/Process/Loop.php
+++ b/src/Process/Loop.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class Loop
 
     private bool $fastFailureFlagRaised = false;
     private bool $useFilePayloads = false;
+    private bool $inheritEnv = false;
 
     /**
      * @param array<int|string,Worker|callable> $workers
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ public function __construct(
      *     rethrow?: bool,
      *     requireFiles?: array<string>,
      *     cwd?: string,
-     *     use_file_payloads?: bool,
+     *     useFilePayloads?: bool,
+     *     inheritEnv?: bool
      * } $options
      *
      * @throws ProcessException
@@ -78,10 +80,14 @@ public static function executeClosure(Closure $closure, int $timeout = 30, array
     {
         $loop = new self([$closure], 1, true, $timeout, $options);
 
-        if (!empty($options['use_file_payloads'])) {
+        if (!empty($options['useFilePayloads'])) {
             $loop->setUseFilePayloads(true);
         }
 
+        if (!empty($options['inheritEnv'])) {
+            $loop->setInheritEnv(true);
+        }
+
         $loop->run();
         $results = $loop->getResults();
         $result = $results[0];
@@ -191,7 +197,7 @@ private function startWorker(): void
         }
 
         try {
-            $w = Running::fromWorker($runnableWorker, $this->useFilePayloads);
+            $w = Running::fromWorker($runnableWorker, $this->useFilePayloads, $this->inheritEnv);
             $this->started[$w->getId()] = $w;
             $this->running[$w->getId()] = $w;
             $this->peakParallelism = max((int)$this->peakParallelism, count($this->running));
@@ -382,4 +388,9 @@ private function buildWorker(string $id, callable $worker): Worker
     {
         return new Worker($id, $worker, [], []);
     }
+
+    public function setInheritEnv(bool $inheritEnv):void
+    {
+        $this->inheritEnv = $inheritEnv;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Process/Worker/Running.php b/src/Process/Worker/Running.php
index 3c8baca34..ac425de9a 100644
--- a/src/Process/Worker/Running.php
+++ b/src/Process/Worker/Running.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public function __construct(
     /**
      * @throws ConfigurationException|ProcessException
      */
-    public static function fromWorker(Worker $worker, bool $useFilePayloads = false): Running
+    public static function fromWorker(Worker $worker, bool $useFilePayloads = false, bool $inheritEnv = false): Running
     {
         $workerCallable = $worker->getCallable();
         $workerClosure = $workerCallable instanceof Closure ?
@@ -48,11 +48,17 @@ public static function fromWorker(Worker $worker, bool $useFilePayloads = false)
 
         $workerScriptPathname = __DIR__ . '/worker-script.php';
         $control = $worker->getControl();
+
+        if ($inheritEnv) {
+            $control['env'] = array_merge($control['env'] ?? [], getenv());
+        }
+
         $workerSerializableClosure = new SerializableClosure($workerClosure);
 
         $request = new Request($control, $workerSerializableClosure);
         $request->setUseFilePayloads($useFilePayloads);
 
+
         try {
             $workerProcess = new WorkerProcess([PHP_BINARY, $workerScriptPathname, $request->getPayload()]);
             $workerProcess->start();
diff --git a/src/WordPress/WPConfigFile.php b/src/WordPress/WPConfigFile.php
index 7972ea132..bd77bbc4e 100644
--- a/src/WordPress/WPConfigFile.php
+++ b/src/WordPress/WPConfigFile.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ private function includeFile(): void
         try {
             $result = Loop::executeClosure(function () use ($wpSettingsFile, $wpConfigFile): array {
                 return $this->toIncludeFile($wpConfigFile, $wpSettingsFile);
-            });
+            }, 30, ['inheritEnv' => true]);
 
             $returnValue = $result->getReturnValue();
 
diff --git a/tests/_data/wp-config-files/ddev/wp-config-ddev.php b/tests/_data/wp-config-files/ddev/wp-config-ddev.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b1b0a701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/wp-config-files/ddev/wp-config-ddev.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * #ddev-generated: Automatically generated WordPress settings file.
+ * ddev manages this file and may delete or overwrite the file unless this comment is removed.
+ *
+ * @package ddevapp
+ */
+
+if ( getenv( 'IS_DDEV_PROJECT' ) == 'true' ) {
+    /** The name of the database for WordPress */
+    defined( 'DB_NAME' ) || define( 'DB_NAME', 'db' );
+
+    /** MySQL database username */
+    defined( 'DB_USER' ) || define( 'DB_USER', 'db' );
+
+    /** MySQL database password */
+    defined( 'DB_PASSWORD' ) || define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'db' );
+
+    /** MySQL hostname */
+    defined( 'DB_HOST' ) || define( 'DB_HOST', 'ddev-ddev-project-db' );
+
+    /** WP_HOME URL */
+    defined( 'WP_HOME' ) || define( 'WP_HOME', 'https://ddev-project.ddev.site:33001' );
+
+    /** WP_SITEURL location */
+    defined( 'WP_SITEURL' ) || define( 'WP_SITEURL', WP_HOME . '/' );
+
+    /** Enable debug */
+    defined( 'WP_DEBUG' ) || define( 'WP_DEBUG', true );
+
+    /**
+     * Set WordPress Database Table prefix if not already set.
+     *
+     * @global string $table_prefix
+     */
+    if ( ! isset( $table_prefix ) || empty( $table_prefix ) ) {
+        // phpcs:disable WordPress.WP.GlobalVariablesOverride.Prohibited
+        $table_prefix = 'wp_';
+        // phpcs:enable
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/_data/wp-config-files/ddev/wp-config.php b/tests/_data/wp-config-files/ddev/wp-config.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c83e64d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/wp-config-files/ddev/wp-config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * #ddev-generated: Automatically generated WordPress settings file.
+ * ddev manages this file and may delete or overwrite the file unless this comment is removed.
+ * It is recommended that you leave this file alone.
+ *
+ * @package ddevapp
+ */
+
+/** Database charset to use in creating database tables. */
+define( 'DB_CHARSET', 'utf8' );
+
+/** The database collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */
+define( 'DB_COLLATE', '' );
+
+/** Authentication Unique Keys and Salts. */
+define( 'AUTH_KEY', 'tCGZUeKbIdopaFexrGoPqNNlLNsfaJPrHlXPBoPwhGZFvguTIpelFEFsNwCgyQWP' );
+define( 'SECURE_AUTH_KEY', 'EdTQtDpfrFpzuwMOIFljwQcyusSTVPtqMfpGhBfKEAJwFxDmFaBdOKiNGPwJsDWA' );
+define( 'LOGGED_IN_KEY', 'oWUgUNaIPqTZAeTAAyPALbLWwnRHFVSPYSJooRBpuRlphdjogVDIYLYRRqhwZXIm' );
+define( 'NONCE_KEY', 'kHzVnpmLOgkzfNyESZslNHZNzxsatEAJVVnmxJqbKjnooSmdSoVJHzxcWxAxNUwA' );
+define( 'AUTH_SALT', 'kGENEUGicWfvwDvjjMtncIOmLQAJztohoqSMRumqjlmhexnRLocvZCjfXGnftfTL' );
+define( 'SECURE_AUTH_SALT', 'WLPqqvorXIIPCnPOBPLopTADMtDVGYpvJDSMHOvpgaIpTADVZYNNWakSKtiXhJKg' );
+define( 'LOGGED_IN_SALT', 'KZTqsQCEnJMPaYMGHOkpSEBsjnMznCPdzKVxFCHWldfnlNSYpdRaWzXFsBxiTcsk' );
+define( 'NONCE_SALT', 'jeBUcIcVAFQjsWbOpomcvjIBARyiEQWwHWSGDzUyLIBixJnHJPtZTdjNUkIgDFow' );
+
+/* Add any custom values between this line and the "stop editing" line. */
+
+
+
+/* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. */
+
+/** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */
+defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || define( 'ABSPATH', dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/' );
+
+// Include for settings managed by ddev.
+$ddev_settings = __DIR__ . '/wp-config-ddev.php';
+if ( ! defined( 'DB_USER' ) && getenv( 'IS_DDEV_PROJECT' ) == 'true' && is_readable( $ddev_settings ) ) {
+    require_once( $ddev_settings );
+}
+
+/** Include wp-settings.php */
+if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . '/wp-settings.php' ) ) {
+    require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-settings.php';
+}
diff --git a/tests/_data/wp-config-files/ddev/wp-settings.php b/tests/_data/wp-config-files/ddev/wp-settings.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d80612c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/_data/wp-config-files/ddev/wp-settings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?php
+// Nothing to see here.
diff --git a/tests/_support/Traits/LoopIsolation.php b/tests/_support/Traits/LoopIsolation.php
index 0f9ce0874..8f55ab1f8 100644
--- a/tests/_support/Traits/LoopIsolation.php
+++ b/tests/_support/Traits/LoopIsolation.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ protected function assertInIsolation(
         }
 
         $options['cwd'] = !empty($options['cwd']) ? $options['cwd'] : getcwd();
-        $options['use_file_payloads'] = true;
+        $options['useFilePayloads'] = true;
 
         $timeout = Debug::isEnabled() ? PHP_INT_MAX : 30;
         $result = Loop::executeClosure($runAssertions, $timeout, $options);
diff --git a/tests/unit/lucatume/WPBrowser/WordPress/WPConfigFileTest.php b/tests/unit/lucatume/WPBrowser/WordPress/WPConfigFileTest.php
index d35618e5a..e12f63370 100644
--- a/tests/unit/lucatume/WPBrowser/WordPress/WPConfigFileTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/lucatume/WPBrowser/WordPress/WPConfigFileTest.php
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@
 
 class WPConfigFileTest extends Unit
 {
+    private string|null $isDdevProjectEnvVar = null;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->isDdevProjectEnvVar = (string)getenv('IS_DDEV_PROJECT');
+    }
+
+    protected function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        parent::tearDown();
+        putenv('IS_DDEV_PROJECT=' . (string)$this->isDdevProjectEnvVar);
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * It should throw if building on non existing root directory
      *
@@ -225,4 +240,13 @@ public function should_detect_use_of_sq_lite_database(): void
         $this->assertFalse($wpConfigFile->usesMySQL());
         $this->assertTrue($wpConfigFile->usesSQLite());
     }
+
+    public function test_it_inherits_env():void{
+        $configFile = codecept_data_dir('wp-config-files/ddev/wp-config.php');
+        putenv('IS_DDEV_PROJECT=true');
+
+        $wpConfigFile = new WPConfigFile(dirname($configFile), $configFile);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($wpConfigFile->getConstant('DB_NAME'),'db');
+    }
 }