diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8b62a4..8980ba1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,6 +94,21 @@ $ NUM_WORKERS=4 ./example
 Workers: 4
 ```
 
+You can provide multiple values using the CSV (RFC 4180) format:
+
+```go
+var args struct {
+    Workers []int `arg:"env"`
+}
+arg.MustParse(&args)
+fmt.Println("Workers:", args.Workers)
+```
+
+```
+$ WORKERS='1,99' ./example
+Workers: [1 99]
+```
+
 ### Usage strings
 ```go
 var args struct {
diff --git a/parse.go b/parse.go
index 1416223..3c682f5 100644
--- a/parse.go
+++ b/parse.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package arg
 
 import (
 	"encoding"
+	"encoding/csv"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -275,9 +276,28 @@ func process(specs []*spec, args []string) error {
 		}
 		if spec.env != "" {
 			if value, found := os.LookupEnv(spec.env); found {
-				err := scalar.ParseValue(spec.dest, value)
-				if err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("error processing environment variable %s: %v", spec.env, err)
+				if spec.multiple {
+					// expect a CSV string in an environment
+					// variable in the case of multiple values
+					values, err := csv.NewReader(strings.NewReader(value)).Read()
+					if err != nil {
+						return fmt.Errorf(
+							"error reading a CSV string from environment variable %s with multiple values: %v",
+							spec.env,
+							err,
+						)
+					}
+					if err = setSlice(spec.dest, values, !spec.separate); err != nil {
+						return fmt.Errorf(
+							"error processing environment variable %s with multiple values: %v",
+							spec.env,
+							err,
+						)
+					}
+				} else {
+					if err := scalar.ParseValue(spec.dest, value); err != nil {
+						return fmt.Errorf("error processing environment variable %s: %v", spec.env, err)
+					}
 				}
 				spec.wasPresent = true
 			}
diff --git a/parse_test.go b/parse_test.go
index 1461c02..0bc97e3 100644
--- a/parse_test.go
+++ b/parse_test.go
@@ -580,6 +580,60 @@ func TestEnvironmentVariableRequired(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "bar", args.Foo)
 }
 
+func TestEnvironmentVariableSliceArgumentString(t *testing.T)  {
+	var args struct {
+		Foo []string `arg:"env"`
+	}
+	setenv(t, "FOO", "bar,\"baz, qux\"")
+	MustParse(&args)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"bar", "baz, qux"}, args.Foo)
+}
+
+func TestEnvironmentVariableSliceArgumentInteger(t *testing.T)  {
+	var args struct {
+		Foo []int `arg:"env"`
+	}
+	setenv(t, "FOO", "1,99")
+	MustParse(&args)
+	assert.Equal(t, []int{1, 99}, args.Foo)
+}
+
+func TestEnvironmentVariableSliceArgumentFloat(t *testing.T)  {
+	var args struct {
+		Foo []float32 `arg:"env"`
+	}
+	setenv(t, "FOO", "1.1,99.9")
+	MustParse(&args)
+	assert.Equal(t, []float32{1.1, 99.9}, args.Foo)
+}
+
+func TestEnvironmentVariableSliceArgumentBool(t *testing.T)  {
+	var args struct {
+		Foo []bool `arg:"env"`
+	}
+	setenv(t, "FOO", "true,false,0,1")
+	MustParse(&args)
+	assert.Equal(t, []bool{true, false, false, true}, args.Foo)
+}
+
+func TestEnvironmentVariableSliceArgumentWrongCsv(t *testing.T)  {
+	var args struct {
+		Foo []int `arg:"env"`
+	}
+	setenv(t, "FOO", "1,99\"")
+	err := Parse(&args)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestEnvironmentVariableSliceArgumentWrongType(t *testing.T)  {
+	var args struct {
+		Foo []bool `arg:"env"`
+	}
+	setenv(t, "FOO", "one,two")
+	err := Parse(&args)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+}
+
 type textUnmarshaler struct {
 	val int
 }