diff --git a/addons/usercmds.py b/addons/usercmds.py
index 57e8dce..5411e52 100644
--- a/addons/usercmds.py
+++ b/addons/usercmds.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Author: Roopa Prabhu, roopa@cumulusnetworks.com
 #
 
+import os
 import ifupdownaddons
 
 from ifupdown.utils import utils
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ class usercmds(ifupdownaddons.modulebase.moduleBase):
     def _run_command(self, ifaceobj, op):
         cmd_list = ifaceobj.get_attr_value(op)
         if cmd_list:
+            os.environ['IFACE'] = ifaceobj.name if ifaceobj.name else ''
+            os.environ['LOGICAL'] = ifaceobj.name if ifaceobj.name else ''
+            os.environ['METHOD'] = ifaceobj.addr_method if ifaceobj.addr_method else ''
+            os.environ['ADDRFAM'] = ifaceobj.addr_family if ifaceobj.addr_family else ''
             for cmd in cmd_list:
                 try:
                     utils.exec_user_command(cmd)