diff --git a/debugger/debugjob.h b/debugger/debugjob.h
--- a/debugger/debugjob.h
+++ b/debugger/debugjob.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     QString m_interpreter;
     QStringList m_args;
     QUrl m_workingDirectory;
+    QString m_envProfileName;
 
 private slots:
     void standardOutputReceived(QStringList lines);
diff --git a/debugger/debugjob.cpp b/debugger/debugjob.cpp
--- a/debugger/debugjob.cpp
+++ b/debugger/debugjob.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
     QStringList program;
     QString debuggerUrl = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "kdevpythonsupport/debugger", QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory) + "/kdevpdb.py";
     program << m_interpreter << "-u" << debuggerUrl << m_scriptUrl.toLocalFile() << m_args;
-    m_session = new DebugSession(program, m_workingDirectory);
+    // Inject environment
+    m_session = new DebugSession(program, m_workingDirectory, m_envProfileName);
     
     setStandardToolView(KDevelop::IOutputView::DebugView);
     setBehaviours(KDevelop::IOutputView::Behaviours(KDevelop::IOutputView::AllowUserClose) | KDevelop::IOutputView::AutoScroll);
diff --git a/debugger/debugsession.h b/debugger/debugsession.h
--- a/debugger/debugsession.h
+++ b/debugger/debugsession.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    DebugSession(QStringList program, const QUrl& workingDirectory);
+    DebugSession(QStringList program, const QUrl& workingDirectory,
+                 const QString& envProfileName);
     ~DebugSession() override;
 
     IBreakpointController* breakpointController() const override;
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@
     QStringList m_program;
     QList<PdbCommand*> m_commandQueue;
     const QUrl& m_workingDirectory;
+    const QString m_envProfileName;
 private:
     /// objects to notify next
     QPointer<QObject> m_nextNotifyObject;
diff --git a/debugger/debugsession.cpp b/debugger/debugsession.cpp
--- a/debugger/debugsession.cpp
+++ b/debugger/debugsession.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <debugger/framestack/framestackmodel.h>
 #include <interfaces/icore.h>
 #include <interfaces/idocumentcontroller.h>
+#include <util/environmentprofilelist.h>
 
 #include "debugsession.h"
 #include "pdbframestackmodel.h"
@@ -52,12 +53,14 @@
 
 namespace Python {
 
-DebugSession::DebugSession(QStringList program, const QUrl &workingDirectory) :
+DebugSession::DebugSession(QStringList program, const QUrl &workingDirectory,
+    const QString& envProfileName) :
     IDebugSession()
     , m_breakpointController(nullptr)
     , m_variableController(nullptr)
     , m_frameStackModel(nullptr)
     , m_workingDirectory(workingDirectory)
+    , m_envProfileName(envProfileName)
     , m_nextNotifyMethod(nullptr)
     , m_inDebuggerData(0)
 {
@@ -91,6 +94,17 @@
     m_debuggerProcess->setOutputChannelMode(KProcess::SeparateChannels);
     m_debuggerProcess->blockSignals(true);
     m_debuggerProcess->setWorkingDirectory(m_workingDirectory.path());
+
+    const KDevelop::EnvironmentProfileList environmentProfiles(KSharedConfig::openConfig());
+    const auto environment = environmentProfiles.variables(m_envProfileName);
+
+    QProcessEnvironment env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
+    for(auto i = environment.cbegin(); i != environment.cend(); i++ )
+    {
+        env.insert(i.key(), i.value());
+    }
+    m_debuggerProcess->setProcessEnvironment(env);
+
     connect(m_debuggerProcess, &QProcess::readyReadStandardOutput, this, &DebugSession::dataAvailable);
     connect(m_debuggerProcess, SIGNAL(finished(int)), this, SLOT(debuggerQuit(int)));
     connect(this, &DebugSession::debuggerReady, this, &DebugSession::checkCommandQueue);
diff --git a/debugger/pdblauncher.cpp b/debugger/pdblauncher.cpp
--- a/debugger/pdblauncher.cpp
+++ b/debugger/pdblauncher.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include "debuggerdebug.h"
+#include <util/environmentprofilelist.h>
 
 
 namespace Python {
@@ -115,6 +116,18 @@
         job->m_interpreter = interpreter;
         job->m_args = iface->arguments(cfg, err);
         job->m_workingDirectory = wd;
+
+        const KDevelop::EnvironmentProfileList environmentProfiles(KSharedConfig::openConfig());
+        QString envProfileName = iface->environmentProfileName(cfg);
+
+        if (envProfileName.isEmpty()) {
+            qCWarning(KDEV_PYTHON_DEBUGGER) << "No environment profile specified, looks like a broken "
+                                       "configuration, please check run configuration " << cfg->name() <<
+                                       ". Using default environment profile.";
+            envProfileName = environmentProfiles.defaultProfileName();
+        }
+        job->m_envProfileName = envProfileName;
+
         QList<KJob*> l;
         l << job;
         return new KDevelop::ExecuteCompositeJob( KDevelop::ICore::self()->runController(), l );