diff --git a/actions-languageservice/src/complete.expressions.test.ts b/actions-languageservice/src/complete.expressions.test.ts
index df93c72..e646353 100644
--- a/actions-languageservice/src/complete.expressions.test.ts
+++ b/actions-languageservice/src/complete.expressions.test.ts
@@ -311,6 +311,35 @@ jobs:
     expect(result.map(x => x.label)).toEqual(["build_id"]);
   });
 
+  it("env steps context only for current step and job", async () => {
+    const input = `
+on: push
+env:
+  envwf: workflow_env
+jobs:
+  a:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env: 
+      envjoba: job_a_env
+  b:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env: 
+      envjobb: job_b_env
+    steps:
+    - name: step a
+      run: echo "hello"
+      env:
+        envstepa: step_a_env
+    - name: step b
+      run: echo "hello \${{ env.|
+      env:
+        envstepb: step_b_env
+`;
+    const result = await complete(...getPositionFromCursor(input), undefined, contextProviderConfig);
+
+    expect(result.map(x => x.label)).toEqual(["envjobb", "envstepb", "envwf"]);
+  });
+
   it("inputs", async () => {
     const input = `
 on:
diff --git a/actions-languageservice/src/context-providers/default.ts b/actions-languageservice/src/context-providers/default.ts
index 6762985..f554bb8 100644
--- a/actions-languageservice/src/context-providers/default.ts
+++ b/actions-languageservice/src/context-providers/default.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {data} from "@github/actions-expressions";
 import {Kind} from "@github/actions-expressions/data/expressiondata";
 import {WorkflowContext} from "../context/workflow-context";
 import {ContextProviderConfig} from "./config";
+import {getEnvContext} from "./env";
 import {getGithubContext} from "./github";
 import {getInputsContext} from "./inputs";
 import {getJobContext} from "./job";
@@ -78,6 +79,9 @@ function getDefaultContext(name: string, workflowContext: WorkflowContext, mode:
 
     case "job":
       return getJobContext(workflowContext);
+
+    case "env":
+      return getEnvContext(workflowContext);
   }
 
   return undefined;
diff --git a/actions-languageservice/src/context-providers/env.ts b/actions-languageservice/src/context-providers/env.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41eda1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions-languageservice/src/context-providers/env.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import {data} from "@github/actions-expressions";
+import {isScalar, isString} from "@github/actions-workflow-parser";
+import {WorkflowContext} from "../context/workflow-context";
+import {MappingToken} from "@github/actions-workflow-parser/templates/tokens/mapping-token";
+
+export function getEnvContext(workflowContext: WorkflowContext): data.Dictionary {
+  const d = new data.Dictionary();
+
+  //step env
+  if (workflowContext.step?.env) {
+    envContext(workflowContext.step.env, d);
+  }
+
+  //job env
+  if (workflowContext.job && workflowContext.job.env) {
+    envContext(workflowContext.job.env, d);
+  }
+
+  //workflow env
+  if (workflowContext.template && workflowContext.template.env) {
+    const wfEnv = workflowContext.template.env.assertMapping("workflow env");
+    envContext(wfEnv, d);
+  }
+
+  return d;
+}
+
+function envContext(envMap: MappingToken, d: data.Dictionary) {
+  for (const env of envMap) {
+    if (!isString(env.key)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const value = isScalar(env.value) ? new data.StringData(env.value.toDisplayString()) : new data.Null();
+    d.add(env.key.value, value);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/actions-languageservice/src/validate.expressions.test.ts b/actions-languageservice/src/validate.expressions.test.ts
index f9777f7..7d7c84c 100644
--- a/actions-languageservice/src/validate.expressions.test.ts
+++ b/actions-languageservice/src/validate.expressions.test.ts
@@ -317,6 +317,82 @@ jobs:
     });
   });
 
+  describe("env context", () => {
+    it("references env within scope", async () => {
+      const input = `
+on: push
+jobs:
+  a:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: step a
+      env: 
+        step_env: job_a_env
+      run: echo "hello \${{ env.step_env }}
+`;
+      const result = await validate(createDocument("wf.yaml", input));
+
+      expect(result).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    it("inherits parent env", async () => {
+      const input = `
+on: push
+env:
+  envwf: workflow_env
+jobs:
+  a:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env: 
+      envjoba: job_a_env
+    steps:
+    - name: step a
+      run: echo "hello \${{ env.envwf }}
+`;
+      const result = await validate(createDocument("wf.yaml", input));
+
+      expect(result).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    it("references env outside of scope", async () => {
+      const input = `
+on: push
+env:
+  envwf: workflow_env
+jobs:
+  a:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env: 
+      envjoba: job_a_env
+    steps:
+    - name: step a
+      run: echo "hello"
+      env:
+        envstepa: step_a_env
+    - name: step b
+      run: echo "hello \${{ env.envstepa }}
+`;
+      const result = await validate(createDocument("wf.yaml", input));
+
+      expect(result).toEqual([
+        {
+          message: "Context access might be invalid: envstepa",
+          range: {
+            end: {
+              character: 42,
+              line: 15
+            },
+            start: {
+              character: 23,
+              line: 15
+            }
+          },
+          severity: DiagnosticSeverity.Warning
+        }
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("strategy context", () => {
     it("reference within a matrix job", async () => {
       const input = `
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a734710..68c1c58 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -702,9 +702,9 @@
       "link": true
     },
     "node_modules/@github/actions-workflow-parser": {
-      "version": "0.0.37",
-      "resolved": "https://npm.pkg.github.com/download/@github/actions-workflow-parser/0.0.37/4211d8ace6c443c5af3c0d3e5da031384242142c",
-      "integrity": "sha512-LW8Axm1Rus6sedifxDlXWfSPcgrDmYJW7jdTO27qSbwv13vu20xd3VTdlshMMV4g6IcC0u6Zw7NaV3qT2C77GQ==",
+      "version": "0.0.38",
+      "resolved": "https://npm.pkg.github.com/download/@github/actions-workflow-parser/0.0.38/e696d29d18f20c008147bc09c0d2c9b5777ba7ba",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FfFUS8CJOwodvmw2b/0K7W9sEd2uwuCzmO8cyjp+Ew4uzDRtjX7Q7TkMras7/U4LrpvDhpYZ2TucF3yY+seSkA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@github/actions-expressions": "*",
@@ -13565,9 +13565,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@github/actions-workflow-parser": {
-      "version": "0.0.37",
-      "resolved": "https://npm.pkg.github.com/download/@github/actions-workflow-parser/0.0.37/4211d8ace6c443c5af3c0d3e5da031384242142c",
-      "integrity": "sha512-LW8Axm1Rus6sedifxDlXWfSPcgrDmYJW7jdTO27qSbwv13vu20xd3VTdlshMMV4g6IcC0u6Zw7NaV3qT2C77GQ==",
+      "version": "0.0.38",
+      "resolved": "https://npm.pkg.github.com/download/@github/actions-workflow-parser/0.0.38/e696d29d18f20c008147bc09c0d2c9b5777ba7ba",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FfFUS8CJOwodvmw2b/0K7W9sEd2uwuCzmO8cyjp+Ew4uzDRtjX7Q7TkMras7/U4LrpvDhpYZ2TucF3yY+seSkA==",
       "requires": {
         "@github/actions-expressions": "*",
         "yaml": "^2.0.0-8"