diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.cpp
index adaede9ac56..099e1eb35ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ Utils::Environment EnvironmentAspect::environment() const
     return env;
 }
 
+Environment EnvironmentAspect::expandedEnvironment(const Utils::MacroExpander &expander) const
+{
+    Environment expandedEnv;
+    environment().forEachEntry([&](const QString &key, const QString &value, bool) {
+        expandedEnv.set(key, expander.expand(value));
+    });
+    return expandedEnv;
+}
+
 Environment EnvironmentAspect::modifiedBaseEnvironment() const
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(m_base >= 0 && m_base < m_baseEnvironments.size(), return Environment());
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.h
index 62dd24de276..99c31f5bcba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/environmentaspect.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public:
 
     // The environment including the user's modifications.
     Utils::Environment environment() const;
+    Utils::Environment expandedEnvironment(const Utils::MacroExpander &expander) const;
 
     // Environment including modifiers, but without explicit user changes.
     Utils::Environment modifiedBaseEnvironment() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index ad259008f59..64d33e44011 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ ProcessRunData RunConfiguration::runnable() const
     if (auto workingDirectoryAspect = aspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>())
         r.workingDirectory = r.command.executable().withNewMappedPath(workingDirectoryAspect->workingDirectory());
     if (auto environmentAspect = aspect<EnvironmentAspect>())
-        r.environment = environmentAspect->environment();
+        r.environment = environmentAspect->expandedEnvironment(*macroExpander());
     if (m_runnableModifier)
         m_runnableModifier(r);