diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index bcea89e07b..b768b20d6b 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -11158,6 +11158,23 @@ server.  Alternately, one can specify the @command{sftp-server} command:
            `(("sftp" ,(file-append openssh "/libexec/sftp-server"))))))
 @end example
 
+@item @code{accepted-environment} (default: @code{'()})
+List of strings describing which environment variables may be exported.
+
+Each string gets on its own line.  See the @code{AcceptEnv} option in
+@code{man sshd_config}.
+
+This example allows ssh-clients to export the @code{COLORTERM} variable.
+It is set by terminal emulators, which support colors.  You can use it in
+your shell's ressource file to enable colors for the prompt and commands
+if this variable is set.
+
+@example
+(service openssh-service-type
+         (openssh-configuration
+           (accepted-environment '("COLORTERM"))))
+@end example
+
 @item @code{authorized-keys} (default: @code{'()})
 @cindex authorized keys, SSH
 @cindex SSH authorized keys
diff --git a/gnu/services/ssh.scm b/gnu/services/ssh.scm
index 301ba74041..f1d2be3f6b 100644
--- a/gnu/services/ssh.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/ssh.scm
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ The other options should be self-descriptive."
   (subsystems            openssh-configuration-subsystems
                          (default '(("sftp" "internal-sftp"))))
 
+  ;; list of strings
+  (accepted-environment  openssh-configuration-accepted-environment
+                         (default '()))
+
   ;; list of user-name/file-like tuples
   (authorized-keys       openssh-authorized-keys
                          (default '()))
@@ -430,6 +434,9 @@ of user-name/file-like tuples."
            (format port "AuthorizedKeysFile \
  .ssh/authorized_keys .ssh/authorized_keys2 /etc/ssh/authorized_keys.d/%u\n")
 
+           (for-each (lambda (s) (format port "AcceptEnv ~a\n" s))
+                     '#$(openssh-configuration-accepted-environment config))
+
            (for-each
             (match-lambda
               ((name command) (format port "Subsystem\t~a\t~a\n" name command)))