diff --git a/common/cmd_nvedit.c b/common/cmd_nvedit.c
index 725e573..eb89e9e 100644
--- a/common/cmd_nvedit.c
+++ b/common/cmd_nvedit.c
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <command.h>
 #include <environment.h>
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_EDITENV)
+#include <malloc.h>
+#endif
 #include <watchdog.h>
 #include <serial.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
@@ -503,6 +506,34 @@
 #endif
 
 /************************************************************************
+ * Interactively edit an environment variable
+ */
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_EDITENV)
+int do_editenv(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	char buffer[CONFIG_SYS_CBSIZE];
+	char *init_val;
+	int len;
+
+	if (argc < 2) {
+		cmd_usage(cmdtp);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* Set read buffer to initial value or empty sting */
+	init_val = getenv(argv[1]);
+	if (init_val)
+		len = sprintf(buffer, "%s", init_val);
+	else
+		buffer[0] = '\0';
+
+	readline_into_buffer("edit: ", buffer);
+
+	return setenv(argv[1], buffer);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_CMD_EDITENV */
+
+/************************************************************************
  * Look up variable from environment,
  * return address of storage for that variable,
  * or NULL if not found
@@ -597,6 +628,15 @@
 
 /**************************************************/
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_EDITENV)
+U_BOOT_CMD(
+	editenv, 2, 0,	do_editenv,
+	"edit environment variable",
+	"name\n"
+	"    - edit environment variable 'name'"
+);
+#endif
+
 U_BOOT_CMD(
 	printenv, CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS, 1,	do_printenv,
 	"print environment variables",