diff --git a/kitty/cli.py b/kitty/cli.py
index 46428e255..20e44cc5e 100644
--- a/kitty/cli.py
+++ b/kitty/cli.py
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ def env(x: str) -> str:
     return italic(x)
 
 
+envvar = env
+
+
 def file(x: str) -> str:
     return italic(x)