diff --git a/xcodeproj/internal/templates/bazel_build.sh b/xcodeproj/internal/templates/bazel_build.sh
index 6fc791abf0..3b1d062b5e 100755
--- a/xcodeproj/internal/templates/bazel_build.sh
+++ b/xcodeproj/internal/templates/bazel_build.sh
@@ -68,8 +68,23 @@ if [[ -s "$BAZEL_INTEGRATION_DIR/xcodeproj_extra_flags.bazelrc" ]]; then
 fi
 readonly bazelrcs
 
+readonly allowed_vars=(
+  "BUILD_WORKSPACE_DIRECTORY"
+  "DEVELOPER_DIR"
+  "HOME"
+  "TERM"
+  "USER"
+)
+passthrough_env=()
+for var in "${allowed_vars[@]}"; do
+  if [[ -n "${!var:-}" ]]; then
+    passthrough_env+=("$var=${!var}")
+  fi
+done
+
 readonly bazel_cmd=(
-  env
+  env -i
+  "${passthrough_env[@]}"
 %bazel_env%
   "%bazel_path%"
 
diff --git a/xcodeproj/internal/templates/runner.sh b/xcodeproj/internal/templates/runner.sh
index d5227aa19d..8f79e0d3ef 100644
--- a/xcodeproj/internal/templates/runner.sh
+++ b/xcodeproj/internal/templates/runner.sh
@@ -178,8 +178,23 @@ common:rules_xcodeproj --repo_env=USE_CLANG_CL=%xcode_version%
 common:rules_xcodeproj --repo_env=XCODE_VERSION=%xcode_version%
 EOF
 
+readonly allowed_vars=(
+  "BUILD_WORKSPACE_DIRECTORY"
+  "HOME"
+  "TERM"
+  "USER"
+)
+passthrough_env=()
+for var in "${allowed_vars[@]}"; do
+  if [[ -n "${!var:-}" ]]; then
+    passthrough_env+=("$var=${!var}")
+  fi
+done
+
 bazel_cmd=(
-  env
+  env -i
+  "DEVELOPER_DIR=$developer_dir"
+  "${passthrough_env[@]}"
   "${envs[@]}"
   "$bazel_path"