diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4c620903e9bb9..f3c0c275167e6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ Session.vim
 .vagrant
 network_closure.sh
 
+# Local cluster env variables
+/cluster/env.sh
+
 # Compiled binaries in third_party
 /third_party/pkg
 
diff --git a/cluster/kube-down.sh b/cluster/kube-down.sh
index 7b6526652af73..01adc5ebfcc93 100755
--- a/cluster/kube-down.sh
+++ b/cluster/kube-down.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
 KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
+
+if [ -f "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/env.sh" ]; then
+    source "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/env.sh"
+fi
+
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/kube-env.sh"
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/kube-util.sh"
 
diff --git a/cluster/kube-push.sh b/cluster/kube-push.sh
index 1dddf1f4061a7..61ce6fb87e46f 100755
--- a/cluster/kube-push.sh
+++ b/cluster/kube-push.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
 KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
+
+if [ -f "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/env.sh" ]; then
+    source "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/env.sh"
+fi
+
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/kube-env.sh"
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/kube-util.sh"
 
diff --git a/cluster/kube-up.sh b/cluster/kube-up.sh
index efd67c74f4fb3..c9ef071273d98 100755
--- a/cluster/kube-up.sh
+++ b/cluster/kube-up.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
 KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
+
+if [ -f "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/env.sh" ]; then
+    source "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/env.sh"
+fi
+
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/kube-env.sh"
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/kube-util.sh"