diff --git a/include/ntapi/nt_argv.h b/include/ntapi/nt_argv.h
index db52e95..de149dc 100644
--- a/include/ntapi/nt_argv.h
+++ b/include/ntapi/nt_argv.h
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
 
 #include "nt_abi.h"
 
-/* ntapi_tt_get_argv_envp_utf16 flag bits */
+/* ntapi_tt_get_argv_envp flag bits */
 #define NT_GET_ARGV_ENVP_USE_INTERNAL_BUFFER	(0x0000)
 #define NT_GET_ARGV_ENVP_USE_CALLER_BUFFER	(0x0001)
 #define NT_GET_ARGV_ENVP_COPY_ENVIRONMENT	(0x0002)
-#define NT_GET_ARGV_ENVP_VALIDATE_UTF16		(0x0004)
+#define NT_GET_ARGV_ENVP_VALIDATE_UTF8		(0x0004)
+#define NT_GET_ARGV_ENVP_VALIDATE_UTF16		(0x0008)
 
 /* ntapi_tt_program_option flag bits */
 #define NT_OPTION_SHORT			(0x0001)
@@ -44,6 +45,14 @@ typedef struct _nt_program_options_meta {
 } nt_program_options_meta;
 
 
+typedef struct _nt_env_var_meta_utf8 {
+	char *		name;
+	char *		value;
+	int		envp_index;
+	uint32_t	flags;
+} nt_env_var_meta_utf8;
+
+
 typedef struct _nt_env_var_meta_utf16 {
 	wchar16_t *	name;
 	wchar16_t *	value;
@@ -133,6 +142,12 @@ typedef int32_t __stdcall 	ntapi_tt_get_argv_envp_utf16(
 	__out	void *		reserved	__optional);
 
 
+typedef int32_t __stdcall 	ntapi_tt_get_env_var_meta_utf8(
+	__in	char *			env_var_name,
+	__in	char **			envp,
+	__out	nt_env_var_meta_utf8 *	env_var_meta);
+
+
 typedef int32_t __stdcall 	ntapi_tt_get_env_var_meta_utf16(
 	__in	wchar16_t *		env_var_name,
 	__in	wchar16_t **		envp,
diff --git a/include/ntapi/ntapi.h b/include/ntapi/ntapi.h
index 8d2b26a..528ab69 100644
--- a/include/ntapi/ntapi.h
+++ b/include/ntapi/ntapi.h
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ typedef struct _ntapi_vtbl {
 	ntapi_tt_parse_cmd_line_args_utf16 *		tt_parse_cmd_line_args_utf16;
 	ntapi_tt_get_argv_envp_utf8 *			tt_get_argv_envp_utf8;
 	ntapi_tt_get_argv_envp_utf16 *			tt_get_argv_envp_utf16;
+	ntapi_tt_get_env_var_meta_utf8 *		tt_get_env_var_meta_utf8;
 	ntapi_tt_get_env_var_meta_utf16 *		tt_get_env_var_meta_utf16;
 	ntapi_tt_array_copy_utf8 *			tt_array_copy_utf8;
 	ntapi_tt_array_copy_utf16 *			tt_array_copy_utf16;
diff --git a/src/argv/ntapi_tt_env_vars.c b/src/argv/ntapi_tt_env_vars.c
index 9c62eb5..9b671b6 100644
--- a/src/argv/ntapi_tt_env_vars.c
+++ b/src/argv/ntapi_tt_env_vars.c
@@ -8,6 +8,40 @@
 #include <ntapi/ntapi.h>
 #include "ntapi_impl.h"
 
+int32_t __stdcall __ntapi_tt_get_env_var_meta_utf8(
+	__in	char *			env_var_name,
+	__in	char **			envp,
+	__out	nt_env_var_meta_utf8 *	env_var_meta)
+{
+	char **		penv;
+	char *		ch;
+
+	/* lookup */
+	for (penv=envp; *penv; penv++) {
+		for (ch=penv[0]; *ch && (*ch != '='); )
+			ch++;
+
+		if (*ch != '=')
+			return NT_STATUS_INVALID_USER_BUFFER;
+
+		if ((ch > *penv) && !(__ntapi->tt_strncmp_multibyte(
+				*penv,
+				env_var_name,
+				ch - *penv))) {
+			/* match */
+			env_var_meta->name       = *penv;
+			env_var_meta->value      = ++ch;
+			env_var_meta->envp_index = penv - envp;
+			env_var_meta->flags      = 0;
+
+			return NT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NT_STATUS_NOT_FOUND;
+}
+
+
 int32_t __stdcall __ntapi_tt_get_env_var_meta_utf16(
 	__in	wchar16_t *		env_var_name,
 	__in	wchar16_t **		envp,
diff --git a/src/internal/ntapi.c b/src/internal/ntapi.c
index 0e9e6e0..1047606 100644
--- a/src/internal/ntapi.c
+++ b/src/internal/ntapi.c
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ static int32_t __fastcall __ntapi_init_once(ntapi_vtbl ** pvtbl)
 	__ntapi->tt_parse_cmd_line_args_utf16 			= __ntapi_tt_parse_cmd_line_args_utf16;
 	__ntapi->tt_get_argv_envp_utf8 				= __ntapi_tt_get_argv_envp_utf8;
 	__ntapi->tt_get_argv_envp_utf16				= __ntapi_tt_get_argv_envp_utf16;
+	__ntapi->tt_get_env_var_meta_utf8 			= __ntapi_tt_get_env_var_meta_utf8;
 	__ntapi->tt_get_env_var_meta_utf16 			= __ntapi_tt_get_env_var_meta_utf16;
 	__ntapi->tt_array_copy_utf16				= __ntapi_tt_array_copy_utf16;
 	__ntapi->tt_array_copy_utf8				= __ntapi_tt_array_copy_utf8;
diff --git a/src/internal/ntapi_fnapi.h b/src/internal/ntapi_fnapi.h
index 8bafdbc..05ff9ab 100644
--- a/src/internal/ntapi_fnapi.h
+++ b/src/internal/ntapi_fnapi.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ ntapi_tt_get_peb_env_block_utf16		__ntapi_tt_get_peb_env_block_utf16;
 ntapi_tt_parse_cmd_line_args_utf16		__ntapi_tt_parse_cmd_line_args_utf16;
 ntapi_tt_get_argv_envp_utf8			__ntapi_tt_get_argv_envp_utf8;
 ntapi_tt_get_argv_envp_utf16			__ntapi_tt_get_argv_envp_utf16;
+ntapi_tt_get_env_var_meta_utf8			__ntapi_tt_get_env_var_meta_utf8;
 ntapi_tt_get_env_var_meta_utf16			__ntapi_tt_get_env_var_meta_utf16;
 ntapi_tt_array_copy_utf8			__ntapi_tt_array_copy_utf8;
 ntapi_tt_array_copy_utf16			__ntapi_tt_array_copy_utf16;