diff --git a/command_run.go b/command_run.go
index 855eb97324..578683da4a 100644
--- a/command_run.go
+++ b/command_run.go
@@ -207,9 +207,14 @@ func (cmd *Command) run(ctx context.Context, osArgs []string) (_ context.Context
 	}
 
 	for _, flag := range cmd.allFlags() {
+		isSet := flag.IsSet()
 		if err := flag.PostParse(); err != nil {
 			return ctx, err
 		}
+		// add env set flags here
+		if !isSet && flag.IsSet() {
+			cmd.setFlags[flag] = struct{}{}
+		}
 	}
 
 	if cmd.After != nil && !cmd.Root().shellCompletion {
diff --git a/flag_test.go b/flag_test.go
index a509987211..4fd1890205 100644
--- a/flag_test.go
+++ b/flag_test.go
@@ -1727,6 +1727,28 @@ func TestParseGenericFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, cmd.Run(buildTestContext(t), []string{"run"}))
 }
 
+func TestFlagActionFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("X", "42")
+	x := 0
+
+	cmd := &Command{
+		Flags: []Flag{
+			&IntFlag{
+				Name:    "x",
+				Sources: EnvVars("X"),
+				Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *Command, v int) error {
+					x = v
+					return nil
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	assert.NoError(t, cmd.Run(buildTestContext(t), []string{"run"}))
+	assert.Equal(t, cmd.Int("x"), 42)
+	assert.Equal(t, x, 42)
+}
+
 func TestParseMultiString(t *testing.T) {
 	_ = (&Command{
 		Flags: []Flag{