diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/envcmd/env.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/envcmd/env.go
index 1eb773407e..181d2a2ca1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/envcmd/env.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/envcmd/env.go
@@ -152,8 +152,11 @@ func ExtraEnvVars() []cfg.EnvVar {
 	} else if modload.Enabled() {
 		gomod = os.DevNull
 	}
+	modload.InitWorkfile()
+	gowork := modload.WorkFilePath()
 	return []cfg.EnvVar{
 		{Name: "GOMOD", Value: gomod},
+		{Name: "GOWORK", Value: gowork},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -431,7 +434,7 @@ func getOrigEnv(key string) string {
 
 func checkEnvWrite(key, val string) error {
 	switch key {
-	case "GOEXE", "GOGCCFLAGS", "GOHOSTARCH", "GOHOSTOS", "GOMOD", "GOTOOLDIR", "GOVERSION":
+	case "GOEXE", "GOGCCFLAGS", "GOHOSTARCH", "GOHOSTOS", "GOMOD", "GOWORK", "GOTOOLDIR", "GOVERSION":
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s cannot be modified", key)
 	case "GOENV":
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s can only be set using the OS environment", key)
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/work.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/work.txt
index 657cd060cc..613f037615 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/work.txt
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/work.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 ! go mod initwork doesnotexist
 stderr 'go: creating workspace file: no go.mod file exists in directory doesnotexist'
+go env GOWORK
+! stdout .
 
 go mod initwork ./a ./b
 cmp go.work go.work.want
+go env GOWORK
+stdout '^'$WORK'(\\|/)gopath(\\|/)src(\\|/)go.work$'
 
 ! go run  example.com/b
 stderr 'a(\\|/)a.go:4:8: no required module provides package rsc.io/quote; to add it:\n\tcd '$WORK(\\|/)gopath(\\|/)src(\\|/)a'\n\tgo get rsc.io/quote'
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/work_env.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/work_env.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de67255696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/work_env.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+go env GOWORK
+stdout '^'$GOPATH'[\\/]src[\\/]go.work$'
+go env
+stdout '^(set )?GOWORK="?'$GOPATH'[\\/]src[\\/]go.work"?$'
+
+cd ..
+go env GOWORK
+! stdout .
+go env
+stdout 'GOWORK=("")?'
+
+cd src
+go env GOWORK
+stdout 'go.work'
+
+! go env -w GOWORK=off
+stderr '^go: GOWORK cannot be modified$'
+
+-- go.work --
+go 1.18
+
+directory a
+-- a/go.mod --
+module example.com/a