diff --git a/src/testing/testing.go b/src/testing/testing.go
index c3d4b4ba..9c76f097 100644
--- a/src/testing/testing.go
+++ b/src/testing/testing.go
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ type TB interface {
 	Log(args ...interface{})
 	Logf(format string, args ...interface{})
 	Name() string
+	Setenv(key, value string)
 	Skip(args ...interface{})
 	SkipNow()
 	Skipf(format string, args ...interface{})
@@ -330,6 +331,27 @@ func (c *common) TempDir() string {
 	return dir
 }
 
+// Setenv calls os.Setenv(key, value) and uses Cleanup to
+// restore the environment variable to its original value
+// after the test.
+func (c *common) Setenv(key, value string) {
+	prevValue, ok := os.LookupEnv(key)
+
+	if err := os.Setenv(key, value); err != nil {
+		c.Fatalf("cannot set environment variable: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if ok {
+		c.Cleanup(func() {
+			os.Setenv(key, prevValue)
+		})
+	} else {
+		c.Cleanup(func() {
+			os.Unsetenv(key)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // runCleanup is called at the end of the test.
 func (c *common) runCleanup() {
 	for {
diff --git a/src/testing/testing_test.go b/src/testing/testing_test.go
index b0b5ff06..8a258653 100644
--- a/src/testing/testing_test.go
+++ b/src/testing/testing_test.go
@@ -138,3 +138,60 @@ func testTempDir(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected files in TempDir")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSetenv(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name               string
+		key                string
+		initialValueExists bool
+		initialValue       string
+		newValue           string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:               "initial value exists",
+			key:                "GO_TEST_KEY_1",
+			initialValueExists: true,
+			initialValue:       "111",
+			newValue:           "222",
+		},
+		{
+			name:               "initial value exists but empty",
+			key:                "GO_TEST_KEY_2",
+			initialValueExists: true,
+			initialValue:       "",
+			newValue:           "222",
+		},
+		{
+			name:               "initial value is not exists",
+			key:                "GO_TEST_KEY_3",
+			initialValueExists: false,
+			initialValue:       "",
+			newValue:           "222",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		if test.initialValueExists {
+			if err := os.Setenv(test.key, test.initialValue); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unable to set env: got %v", err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			os.Unsetenv(test.key)
+		}
+
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Setenv(test.key, test.newValue)
+			if os.Getenv(test.key) != test.newValue {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected value after t.Setenv: got %s, want %s", os.Getenv(test.key), test.newValue)
+			}
+		})
+
+		got, exists := os.LookupEnv(test.key)
+		if got != test.initialValue {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected value after t.Setenv cleanup: got %s, want %s", got, test.initialValue)
+		}
+		if exists != test.initialValueExists {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected value after t.Setenv cleanup: got %t, want %t", exists, test.initialValueExists)
+		}
+	}
+}