diff --git a/commands/env.go b/commands/env.go
index 1aff42ae..13a472f8 100644
--- a/commands/env.go
+++ b/commands/env.go
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ func shellCfgSet(c CommandLine, api libmachine.API) (*ShellConfig, error) {
 		shellCfg.Prefix = "SET "
 		shellCfg.Suffix = "\n"
 		shellCfg.Delimiter = "="
+	case "emacs":
+		shellCfg.Prefix = "(setenv \""
+		shellCfg.Suffix = "\")\n"
+		shellCfg.Delimiter = "\" \""
 	default:
 		shellCfg.Prefix = "export "
 		shellCfg.Suffix = "\"\n"
@@ -170,6 +174,10 @@ func shellCfgUnset(c CommandLine, api libmachine.API) (*ShellConfig, error) {
 		shellCfg.Prefix = "SET "
 		shellCfg.Suffix = "\n"
 		shellCfg.Delimiter = "="
+	case "emacs":
+		shellCfg.Prefix = "(setenv \""
+		shellCfg.Suffix = ")\n"
+		shellCfg.Delimiter = "\" nil"
 	default:
 		shellCfg.Prefix = "unset "
 		shellCfg.Suffix = "\n"
@@ -229,6 +237,9 @@ func (g *EnvUsageHintGenerator) GenerateUsageHint(userShell string, args []strin
 	case "cmd":
 		cmd = fmt.Sprintf("\tFOR /f \"tokens=*\" %%i IN ('%s') DO %%i", commandLine)
 		comment = "REM"
+	case "emacs":
+		cmd = fmt.Sprintf("(with-temp-buffer (shell-command \"%s\" (current-buffer)) (eval-buffer))", commandLine)
+		comment = ";;"
 	default:
 		cmd = fmt.Sprintf("eval \"$(%s)\"", commandLine)
 	}
diff --git a/commands/env_test.go b/commands/env_test.go
index 6e6300e6..9989d2ca 100644
--- a/commands/env_test.go
+++ b/commands/env_test.go
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ func TestHints(t *testing.T) {
 		{"cmd", "./machine env --shell=cmd --swarm default", "REM Run this command to configure your shell: \nREM \tFOR /f \"tokens=*\" %i IN ('./machine env --shell=cmd --swarm default') DO %i\n"},
 		{"cmd", "./machine env --shell=cmd --no-proxy --swarm default", "REM Run this command to configure your shell: \nREM \tFOR /f \"tokens=*\" %i IN ('./machine env --shell=cmd --no-proxy --swarm default') DO %i\n"},
 		{"cmd", "./machine env --shell=cmd --unset", "REM Run this command to configure your shell: \nREM \tFOR /f \"tokens=*\" %i IN ('./machine env --shell=cmd --unset') DO %i\n"},
+
+		{"emacs", "./machine env --shell=emacs default", ";; Run this command to configure your shell: \n;; (with-temp-buffer (shell-command \"./machine env --shell=emacs default\" (current-buffer)) (eval-buffer))\n"},
+		{"emacs", "./machine env --shell=emacs --no-proxy default", ";; Run this command to configure your shell: \n;; (with-temp-buffer (shell-command \"./machine env --shell=emacs --no-proxy default\" (current-buffer)) (eval-buffer))\n"},
+		{"emacs", "./machine env --shell=emacs --swarm default", ";; Run this command to configure your shell: \n;; (with-temp-buffer (shell-command \"./machine env --shell=emacs --swarm default\" (current-buffer)) (eval-buffer))\n"},
+		{"emacs", "./machine env --shell=emacs --no-proxy --swarm default", ";; Run this command to configure your shell: \n;; (with-temp-buffer (shell-command \"./machine env --shell=emacs --no-proxy --swarm default\" (current-buffer)) (eval-buffer))\n"},
+		{"emacs", "./machine env --shell=emacs --unset", ";; Run this command to configure your shell: \n;; (with-temp-buffer (shell-command \"./machine env --shell=emacs --unset\" (current-buffer)) (eval-buffer))\n"},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
@@ -213,6 +219,42 @@ func TestShellCfgSet(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
+		{
+			description: "emacs set happy path",
+			commandLine: &commandstest.FakeCommandLine{
+				CliArgs: []string{"quux"},
+				LocalFlags: &commandstest.FakeFlagger{
+					Data: map[string]interface{}{
+						"shell":    "emacs",
+						"swarm":    false,
+						"no-proxy": false,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			api: &libmachinetest.FakeAPI{
+				Hosts: []*host.Host{
+					{
+						Name: "quux",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			connChecker: &FakeConnChecker{
+				DockerHost:  "tcp://1.2.3.4:2376",
+				AuthOptions: nil,
+				Err:         nil,
+			},
+			expectedShellCfg: &ShellConfig{
+				Prefix:          "(setenv \"",
+				Suffix:          "\")\n",
+				Delimiter:       "\" \"",
+				DockerCertPath:  filepath.Join(mcndirs.GetMachineDir(), "quux"),
+				DockerHost:      "tcp://1.2.3.4:2376",
+				DockerTLSVerify: "1",
+				UsageHint:       usageHint,
+				MachineName:     "quux",
+			},
+			expectedErr: nil,
+		},
 		{
 			description: "cmd.exe happy path",
 			commandLine: &commandstest.FakeCommandLine{
diff --git a/test/integration/core/env_shell.bats b/test/integration/core/env_shell.bats
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e290997e..2349f3d5
--- a/test/integration/core/env_shell.bats
+++ b/test/integration/core/env_shell.bats
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ load ${BASE_TEST_DIR}/helpers.bash
   [[ ${lines[4]} == "set -gx NO_PROXY \"$(machine ip $NAME)\";" ]]
 }
 
+@test "$DRIVER: test emacs notation" {
+  run machine env --shell emacs --no-proxy $NAME
+  [[ ${lines[0]} == "(setenv \"DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY\" \"1\")" ]]
+  [[ ${lines[1]} == "(setenv \"DOCKER_HOST\" \"$(machine url $NAME)\")" ]]
+  [[ ${lines[2]} == "(setenv \"DOCKER_CERT_PATH\" \"$MACHINE_STORAGE_PATH/machines/$NAME\")" ]]
+  [[ ${lines[3]} == "(setenv \"DOCKER_MACHINE_NAME\" \"$NAME\")" ]]
+  [[ ${lines[4]} == "(setenv \"NO_PROXY\" \"$(machine ip $NAME)\")" ]]
+}
+
 @test "$DRIVER: test no proxy with NO_PROXY already set" {
   export NO_PROXY=localhost
   run machine env --no-proxy $NAME
@@ -103,4 +112,12 @@ load ${BASE_TEST_DIR}/helpers.bash
   [[ ${lines[1]} == "SET DOCKER_HOST=" ]]
   [[ ${lines[2]} == "SET DOCKER_CERT_PATH=" ]]
   [[ ${lines[3]} == "SET DOCKER_MACHINE_NAME=" ]]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+@test "$DRIVER: unset with emacs shell" {
+  run machine env --shell emacs -u
+  [[ ${lines[0]} == "(setenv \"DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY\" nil)" ]]
+  [[ ${lines[1]} == "(setenv \"DOCKER_HOST\" nil)" ]]
+  [[ ${lines[2]} == "(setenv \"DOCKER_CERT_PATH\" nil)" ]]
+  [[ ${lines[3]} == "(setenv \"DOCKER_MACHINE_NAME\" nil)" ]]
+}