diff --git a/README.html b/README.html
index 1ed986fe..9ba601e8 100644
--- a/README.html
+++ b/README.html
@@ -976,6 +976,7 @@ Files are no longer hosted at LuaForge.
 <li>List keyeq() and keyindex() methods as abstract on LuaTable.Entry (issue #37).</li>
 <li>Fix return value for table.remove() and table.insert() (fixes issue #39)</li>
 <li>Fix aliasing issue for some multiple assignments from varargs return values (fixes issue #38)</li>
+<li>Let os.getenv() return System.getenv() values first for JSE, then fall back to properties (fixes issue #25)</li>
 
 </ul></td></tr>
 </table></td></tr></table>
diff --git a/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/lib/OsLib.java b/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/lib/OsLib.java
index 2ab21878..1a1ca40a 100644
--- a/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/lib/OsLib.java
+++ b/src/core/org/luaj/vm2/lib/OsLib.java
@@ -404,8 +404,19 @@ public class OsLib extends TwoArgFunction {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns the value of the process environment variable varname, 
-	 * or null if the variable is not defined. 
+	 * Returns the value of the process environment variable varname,
+	 * or the System property value for varname,
+	 * or null if the variable is not defined in either environment.
+	 * 
+	 * The default implementation, which is used by the JmePlatform,
+	 * only queryies System.getProperty(). 
+	 * 
+	 * The JsePlatform overrides this behavior and returns the
+	 * environment variable value using System.getenv() if it exists, 
+	 * or the System property value if it does not.
+	 * 
+	 * A SecurityException may be thrown if access is not allowed 
+	 * for 'varname'.
 	 * @param varname
 	 * @return String value, or null if not defined
 	 */
diff --git a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/JseOsLib.java b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/JseOsLib.java
index 5f62c51b..c4e54745 100644
--- a/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/JseOsLib.java
+++ b/src/jse/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/JseOsLib.java
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ public class JseOsLib extends org.luaj.vm2.lib.OsLib {
 	public JseOsLib() {
 	}
 
+	protected String getenv(String varname) {
+		String s = System.getenv(varname);
+		return s != null? s : System.getProperty(varname);
+	}
+
 	protected Varargs execute(String command) {
 		int exitValue;
 		try {
diff --git a/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/OsLibTest.java b/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/OsLibTest.java
index d8e19d09..6c698acc 100644
--- a/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/OsLibTest.java
+++ b/test/junit/org/luaj/vm2/lib/jse/OsLibTest.java
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 package org.luaj.vm2.lib.jse;
 
+import org.luaj.vm2.LuaValue;
 import org.luaj.vm2.lib.OsLib;
+import org.luaj.vm2.lib.jme.JmePlatform;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
 public class OsLibTest extends TestCase {
 
-	OsLib lib;
+	LuaValue jme_lib;
+	LuaValue jse_lib;
 	double time;
 	
 	public void setUp() {
-		lib = new OsLib();
+		jse_lib = JsePlatform.standardGlobals().get("os");;
+		jme_lib = JmePlatform.standardGlobals().get("os");;
 		time = new java.util.Date(2001-1900, 7, 23, 14, 55, 02).getTime() / 1000.0;
 	}
 
 	void t(String format, String expected) {
-		String actual = lib.date(format, time);
+		String actual = jme_lib.get("date").call(LuaValue.valueOf(format), LuaValue.valueOf(time)).tojstring();
 		assertEquals(expected, actual);
 	}
 	
@@ -52,4 +56,23 @@ public class OsLibTest extends TestCase {
 	public void testStringDate_UW_pos2() { time+=2*DAY; t("%c %U %W", "Sat Aug 25 14:55:02 2001 33 34"); } 
 	public void testStringDate_UW_pos3() { time+=3*DAY; t("%c %U %W", "Sun Aug 26 14:55:02 2001 34 34"); } 
 	public void testStringDate_UW_pos4() { time+=4*DAY; t("%c %U %W", "Mon Aug 27 14:55:02 2001 34 35"); } 
+	
+	public void testJseOsGetenvForEnvVariables() {
+		LuaValue USER = LuaValue.valueOf("USER");
+		LuaValue jse_user = jse_lib.get("getenv").call(USER);
+		LuaValue jme_user = jme_lib.get("getenv").call(USER);
+		assertFalse(jse_user.isnil());
+		assertTrue(jme_user.isnil());
+		System.out.println("User: " + jse_user);
+	}
+
+	public void testJseOsGetenvForSystemProperties() {
+		System.setProperty("test.key.foo", "test.value.bar");
+		LuaValue key = LuaValue.valueOf("test.key.foo");
+		LuaValue value = LuaValue.valueOf("test.value.bar");
+		LuaValue jse_value = jse_lib.get("getenv").call(key);
+		LuaValue jme_value = jme_lib.get("getenv").call(key);
+		assertEquals(value, jse_value);
+		assertEquals(value, jme_value);
+	}
 }