diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c4924c7afb..6c776d3748 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -98,3 +98,7 @@ endif
 
 # Handle default script/config stuff
 meson.add_install_script('default_scripts_install.sh')
+
+devenv = environment()
+devenv.set('GAMESCOPE_SCRIPT_PATH', join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'scripts'))
+meson.add_devenv(devenv)
diff --git a/src/Script/Script.cpp b/src/Script/Script.cpp
index a104ee993b..fe4a4c08ee 100644
--- a/src/Script/Script.cpp
+++ b/src/Script/Script.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,16 @@ namespace gamescope
 
     void CScriptManager::RunDefaultScripts()
     {
+        const char *sScriptPathEnv = getenv("GAMESCOPE_SCRIPT_PATH");
+        if ( sScriptPathEnv )
+        {
+            std::vector<std::string_view> sScriptPaths = gamescope::Split( sScriptPathEnv, ":" );
+            for ( const auto &sScriptPath : sScriptPaths )
+            {
+                RunFolder( sScriptPath, true );
+            }
+        }
+
         if ( cv_script_use_local_scripts )
         {
             RunFolder( "../scripts", true );