diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdebdc73..dd80a01f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -140,6 +140,19 @@ To make VS Code map the files on the server to the right files on your local mac
 }
 ```
 
+### Environment Variables in Path Mappings
+
+You can use environment variables in `pathMappings` using the `${env:VARIABLE_NAME}` syntax. This is useful for dynamic paths that vary between environments or users:
+
+```json
+"pathMappings": {
+  "${env:DOCKER_WEB_ROOT}": "${workspaceFolder}",
+  "/app": "${env:PROJECT_PATH}"
+}
+```
+
+The environment variables are resolved when the debug session starts. If a variable is not defined, the literal string (e.g., `${env:UNDEFINED_VAR}`) will be kept as-is.
+
 Please also note that setting any of the CLI debugging options will not work with remote host debugging, because the script is always launched locally. If you want to debug a CLI script on a remote host, you need to launch it manually from the command line.
 
 ## Proxy support
diff --git a/src/envResolver.ts b/src/envResolver.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e4c70b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/envResolver.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * Resolves environment variables in a string
+ * Supports: ${env:VAR_NAME}
+ */
+export function resolveEnvVariables(value: string): string {
+    // Replace ${env:VAR_NAME} with environment variable values
+    return value.replace(/\$\{env:([^}]+)\}/g, (match, envVar: string) => {
+        const envValue = process.env[envVar]
+        return envValue !== undefined ? envValue : match
+    })
+}
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 0838b3b0..755dc97b 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { WorkspaceFolder, DebugConfiguration, CancellationToken } from 'vscode'
 import { EvaluateExtendedArguments, LaunchRequestArguments } from './phpDebug'
 import * as which from 'which'
 import * as path from 'path'
+import { resolveEnvVariables } from './envResolver'
 import { DebugProtocol } from '@vscode/debugprotocol'
 
 export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
@@ -72,29 +73,32 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                if (folder && folder.uri.scheme !== 'file') {
-                    // replace
-                    if (debugConfiguration.pathMappings) {
-                        for (const key in debugConfiguration.pathMappings) {
-                            debugConfiguration.pathMappings[key] = debugConfiguration.pathMappings[key].replace(
-                                '${workspaceFolder}',
-                                folder.uri.toString()
-                            )
+                if (debugConfiguration.pathMappings) {
+                    const resolvedMappings: { [index: string]: string } = {}
+                    for (const [serverPath, localPath] of Object.entries(debugConfiguration.pathMappings)) {
+                        const resolvedServerPath = resolveEnvVariables(serverPath)
+                        let resolvedLocalPath = resolveEnvVariables(localPath)
+
+                        if (folder && folder.uri.scheme !== 'file') {
+                            resolvedLocalPath = resolvedLocalPath.replace('${workspaceFolder}', folder.uri.toString())
                         }
+
+                        resolvedMappings[resolvedServerPath] = resolvedLocalPath
                     }
-                    // The following path are currently NOT mapped
-                    /*
-                    debugConfiguration.skipEntryPaths = debugConfiguration.skipEntryPaths?.map(v =>
-                        v.replace('${workspaceFolder}', folder.uri.toString())
-                    )
-                    debugConfiguration.skipFiles = debugConfiguration.skipFiles?.map(v =>
-                        v.replace('${workspaceFolder}', folder.uri.toString())
-                    )
-                    debugConfiguration.ignore = debugConfiguration.ignore?.map(v =>
-                        v.replace('${workspaceFolder}', folder.uri.toString())
-                    )
-                    */
+                    debugConfiguration.pathMappings = resolvedMappings
                 }
+                // The following path are currently NOT mapped
+                /*
+                debugConfiguration.skipEntryPaths = debugConfiguration.skipEntryPaths?.map(v =>
+                    v.replace('${workspaceFolder}', folder.uri.toString())
+                )
+                debugConfiguration.skipFiles = debugConfiguration.skipFiles?.map(v =>
+                    v.replace('${workspaceFolder}', folder.uri.toString())
+                )
+                debugConfiguration.ignore = debugConfiguration.ignore?.map(v =>
+                    v.replace('${workspaceFolder}', folder.uri.toString())
+                )
+                */
                 return debugConfiguration
             },
         })
diff --git a/src/test/envResolver.ts b/src/test/envResolver.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c3f47fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/envResolver.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { assert } from 'chai'
+import { describe, it, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'mocha'
+import { resolveEnvVariables } from '../envResolver'
+
+describe('Environment Variable Resolution', () => {
+    let originalEnv: NodeJS.ProcessEnv
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        originalEnv = { ...process.env }
+    })
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+        process.env = originalEnv
+    })
+
+    it('should resolve ${env:VAR_NAME} with existing environment variable', () => {
+        process.env.TEST_VAR = '/test/path'
+        const result = resolveEnvVariables('${env:TEST_VAR}/subdir')
+        assert.equal(result, '/test/path/subdir')
+    })
+
+    it('should keep ${env:VAR_NAME} if environment variable does not exist', () => {
+        delete process.env.NONEXISTENT_VAR
+        const result = resolveEnvVariables('${env:NONEXISTENT_VAR}/subdir')
+        assert.equal(result, '${env:NONEXISTENT_VAR}/subdir')
+    })
+
+    it('should resolve multiple environment variables', () => {
+        process.env.VAR1 = '/path1'
+        process.env.VAR2 = '/path2'
+        const result = resolveEnvVariables('${env:VAR1}/${env:VAR2}')
+        assert.equal(result, '/path1//path2')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle text without environment variables', () => {
+        const result = resolveEnvVariables('/var/www/html')
+        assert.equal(result, '/var/www/html')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle environment variables with underscores and numbers', () => {
+        process.env.MY_VAR_123 = '/custom/path'
+        const result = resolveEnvVariables('${env:MY_VAR_123}')
+        assert.equal(result, '/custom/path')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle empty environment variable value', () => {
+        process.env.EMPTY_VAR = ''
+        const result = resolveEnvVariables('${env:EMPTY_VAR}/test')
+        assert.equal(result, '/test')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle mixed content', () => {
+        process.env.DOCKER_ROOT = '/var/www/html'
+        const result = resolveEnvVariables('prefix/${env:DOCKER_ROOT}/suffix')
+        assert.equal(result, 'prefix//var/www/html/suffix')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle pathMapping use case', () => {
+        process.env.DOCKER_WEB_ROOT = '/var/www/html'
+        process.env.LOCAL_PROJECT = '/Users/developer/myproject'
+
+        const serverPath = '${env:DOCKER_WEB_ROOT}'
+        const localPath = '${env:LOCAL_PROJECT}'
+
+        assert.equal(resolveEnvVariables(serverPath), '/var/www/html')
+        assert.equal(resolveEnvVariables(localPath), '/Users/developer/myproject')
+    })
+})