diff --git a/salt/states/cmd.py b/salt/states/cmd.py
index 79a69592ef..86e006c3c9 100644
--- a/salt/states/cmd.py
+++ b/salt/states/cmd.py
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ def wait(name,
          user=None,
          group=None,
          shell=None,
+         env=(),
          stateful=False,
          umask=None,
          **kwargs):
@@ -310,6 +311,10 @@ def wait(name,
     shell
         The shell to use for execution, defaults to /bin/sh
 
+    env
+        Pass in a list or dict of environment variables to be applied to the
+        command upon execution
+
     umask
          The umask (in octal) to use when running the command.