diff --git a/app/config.ts b/app/config.ts
index b4613d575c8..1c47202d297 100644
--- a/app/config.ts
+++ b/app/config.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import _openConfig from './config/open';
 import {cfgPath, cfgDir} from './config/paths';
 import notify from './notify';
 import {getColorMap} from './utils/colors';
+import {resolvePlatformConfig} from './utils/resolve-platform-config';
 
 const watchers: Function[] = [];
 let cfg: parsedConfig = {} as any;
@@ -76,8 +77,9 @@ export const subscribe = (fn: Function) => {
   };
 };
 
+export {resolvePlatformConfig} from './utils/resolve-platform-config';
+
 export const getConfigDir = () => {
-  // expose config directory to load plugin from the right place
   return cfgDir;
 };
 
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ export const getProfileConfig = (profileName: string): configOptions => {
       baseConfig[key] = profileConfig[key];
     }
   }
-  return {...baseConfig, defaultProfile, profiles};
+  return resolvePlatformConfig({...baseConfig, defaultProfile, profiles});
 };
 
 export const openConfig = () => {
diff --git a/app/config/schema.json b/app/config/schema.json
index 6bcf850036e..14b60d23d7c 100644
--- a/app/config/schema.json
+++ b/app/config/schema.json
@@ -168,6 +168,27 @@
                     "description": "for environment variables",
                     "type": "object"
                 },
+                "envLinux": {
+                    "additionalProperties": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "description": "platform-specific env override for Linux (merged with `env` on Linux)",
+                    "type": "object"
+                },
+                "envOsx": {
+                    "additionalProperties": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "description": "platform-specific env override for macOS (merged with `env` on macOS)",
+                    "type": "object"
+                },
+                "envWindows": {
+                    "additionalProperties": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "description": "platform-specific env override for Windows (merged with `env` on Windows)",
+                    "type": "object"
+                },
                 "fontFamily": {
                     "description": "font family with optional fallbacks",
                     "type": "string"
@@ -253,6 +274,39 @@
                     },
                     "type": "array"
                 },
+                "shellArgsLinux": {
+                    "description": "platform-specific shellArgs override for Linux (overrides `shellArgs` on Linux)",
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "shellArgsOsx": {
+                    "description": "platform-specific shellArgs override for macOS (overrides `shellArgs` on macOS)",
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "shellArgsWindows": {
+                    "description": "platform-specific shellArgs override for Windows (overrides `shellArgs` on Windows)",
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "shellLinux": {
+                    "description": "platform-specific shell override for Linux (overrides `shell` on Linux)",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "shellOsx": {
+                    "description": "platform-specific shell override for macOS (overrides `shell` on macOS)",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "shellWindows": {
+                    "description": "platform-specific shell override for Windows (overrides `shell` on Windows)",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
                 "showHamburgerMenu": {
                     "description": "if you're using a Linux setup which show native menus, set to false\n\ndefault: `true` on Linux, `true` on Windows, ignored on macOS",
                     "enum": [
@@ -495,6 +549,27 @@
                             "description": "for environment variables",
                             "type": "object"
                         },
+                        "envLinux": {
+                            "additionalProperties": {
+                                "type": "string"
+                            },
+                            "description": "platform-specific env override for Linux (merged with `env` on Linux)",
+                            "type": "object"
+                        },
+                        "envOsx": {
+                            "additionalProperties": {
+                                "type": "string"
+                            },
+                            "description": "platform-specific env override for macOS (merged with `env` on macOS)",
+                            "type": "object"
+                        },
+                        "envWindows": {
+                            "additionalProperties": {
+                                "type": "string"
+                            },
+                            "description": "platform-specific env override for Windows (merged with `env` on Windows)",
+                            "type": "object"
+                        },
                         "fontFamily": {
                             "description": "font family with optional fallbacks",
                             "type": "string"
@@ -580,6 +655,39 @@
                             },
                             "type": "array"
                         },
+                        "shellArgsLinux": {
+                            "description": "platform-specific shellArgs override for Linux (overrides `shellArgs` on Linux)",
+                            "items": {
+                                "type": "string"
+                            },
+                            "type": "array"
+                        },
+                        "shellArgsOsx": {
+                            "description": "platform-specific shellArgs override for macOS (overrides `shellArgs` on macOS)",
+                            "items": {
+                                "type": "string"
+                            },
+                            "type": "array"
+                        },
+                        "shellArgsWindows": {
+                            "description": "platform-specific shellArgs override for Windows (overrides `shellArgs` on Windows)",
+                            "items": {
+                                "type": "string"
+                            },
+                            "type": "array"
+                        },
+                        "shellLinux": {
+                            "description": "platform-specific shell override for Linux (overrides `shell` on Linux)",
+                            "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "shellOsx": {
+                            "description": "platform-specific shell override for macOS (overrides `shell` on macOS)",
+                            "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "shellWindows": {
+                            "description": "platform-specific shell override for Windows (overrides `shell` on Windows)",
+                            "type": "string"
+                        },
                         "showHamburgerMenu": {
                             "description": "if you're using a Linux setup which show native menus, set to false\n\ndefault: `true` on Linux, `true` on Windows, ignored on macOS",
                             "enum": [
diff --git a/app/utils/resolve-platform-config.ts b/app/utils/resolve-platform-config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d1634291a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/utils/resolve-platform-config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import type {configOptions} from '../../typings/config';
+
+type PlatformSuffix = 'Osx' | 'Windows' | 'Linux';
+
+const PLATFORM_SUFFIX_MAP: Partial<Record<NodeJS.Platform, PlatformSuffix>> = {
+  darwin: 'Osx',
+  win32: 'Windows',
+  linux: 'Linux'
+};
+
+export const resolvePlatformConfig = (
+  config: configOptions,
+  platform: NodeJS.Platform = process.platform
+): configOptions => {
+  const suffix = PLATFORM_SUFFIX_MAP[platform];
+  if (!suffix) return config;
+
+  const result = {...config};
+  const shellKey = `shell${suffix}` as `shell${PlatformSuffix}`;
+  const shellArgsKey = `shellArgs${suffix}` as `shellArgs${PlatformSuffix}`;
+  const envKey = `env${suffix}` as `env${PlatformSuffix}`;
+
+  if (result[shellKey] !== undefined) result.shell = result[shellKey]!;
+  if (result[shellArgsKey] !== undefined) result.shellArgs = result[shellArgsKey]!;
+  if (result[envKey] !== undefined) result.env = {...(result.env || {}), ...result[envKey]};
+
+  return result;
+};
diff --git a/test/unit/config-platform.test.ts b/test/unit/config-platform.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..71b7d81d229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/config-platform.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import test from 'ava';
+
+import {resolvePlatformConfig} from '../../app/utils/resolve-platform-config';
+
+const baseConfig = () => ({
+  shell: '/bin/sh',
+  shellArgs: ['--login'],
+  env: {BASE: '1'},
+  updateChannel: 'stable' as const,
+  autoUpdatePlugins: true,
+  defaultSSHApp: true,
+  disableAutoUpdates: false,
+  useConpty: undefined,
+  backgroundColor: '#000',
+  bell: 'SOUND' as const,
+  bellSound: null,
+  bellSoundURL: null,
+  borderColor: '#333',
+  colors: {} as any,
+  copyOnSelect: false,
+  css: '',
+  cursorAccentColor: '#000',
+  cursorBlink: false,
+  cursorColor: '#fff',
+  cursorShape: 'BLOCK' as const,
+  disableLigatures: true,
+  fontFamily: 'monospace',
+  fontSize: 12,
+  fontWeight: 'normal' as const,
+  fontWeightBold: 'bold' as const,
+  foregroundColor: '#fff',
+  imageSupport: false,
+  letterSpacing: 0,
+  lineHeight: 1,
+  macOptionSelectionMode: 'vertical',
+  padding: '12px',
+  preserveCWD: true,
+  quickEdit: false,
+  screenReaderMode: false,
+  scrollback: 1000,
+  selectionColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.3)',
+  showHamburgerMenu: '' as const,
+  showWindowControls: '' as const,
+  termCSS: '',
+  webGLRenderer: false,
+  webLinksActivationKey: '' as const,
+  workingDirectory: '',
+  defaultProfile: 'default',
+  profiles: []
+});
+
+test('resolvePlatformConfig: linux uses shellLinux', (t) => {
+  const cfg = {...baseConfig(), shellLinux: '/bin/bash'};
+  const result = resolvePlatformConfig(cfg, 'linux');
+  t.is(result.shell, '/bin/bash');
+});
+
+test('resolvePlatformConfig: darwin uses shellOsx', (t) => {
+  const cfg = {...baseConfig(), shellOsx: '/bin/zsh'};
+  const result = resolvePlatformConfig(cfg, 'darwin');
+  t.is(result.shell, '/bin/zsh');
+});
+
+test('resolvePlatformConfig: win32 uses shellWindows', (t) => {
+  const cfg = {...baseConfig(), shellWindows: 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe'};
+  const result = resolvePlatformConfig(cfg, 'win32');
+  t.is(result.shell, 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe');
+});
+
+test('resolvePlatformConfig: shellArgsLinux overrides shellArgs', (t) => {
+  const cfg = {...baseConfig(), shellArgsLinux: ['-i']};
+  const result = resolvePlatformConfig(cfg, 'linux');
+  t.deepEqual(result.shellArgs, ['-i']);
+});
+
+test('resolvePlatformConfig: empty shellArgsWindows overrides shellArgs', (t) => {
+  const cfg = {...baseConfig(), shellArgsWindows: []};
+  const result = resolvePlatformConfig(cfg, 'win32');
+  t.deepEqual(result.shellArgs, []);
+});
+
+test('resolvePlatformConfig: envLinux is merged with env', (t) => {
+  const cfg = {...baseConfig(), env: {BASE: '1', SHARED: 'x'}, envLinux: {LINUX_ONLY: 'y', SHARED: 'z'}};
+  const result = resolvePlatformConfig(cfg, 'linux');
+  t.deepEqual(result.env, {BASE: '1', SHARED: 'z', LINUX_ONLY: 'y'});
+});
+
+test('resolvePlatformConfig: envOsx does not affect linux', (t) => {
+  const cfg = {...baseConfig(), envOsx: {MAC_ONLY: '1'}};
+  const result = resolvePlatformConfig(cfg, 'linux');
+  t.is(result.env['MAC_ONLY'], undefined);
+});
+
+test('resolvePlatformConfig: no platform-specific keys leaves config unchanged', (t) => {
+  const cfg = baseConfig();
+  const result = resolvePlatformConfig(cfg, 'linux');
+  t.is(result.shell, '/bin/sh');
+  t.deepEqual(result.shellArgs, ['--login']);
+  t.deepEqual(result.env, {BASE: '1'});
+});
+
+test('resolvePlatformConfig: unsupported platform returns config unchanged', (t) => {
+  const cfg = {...baseConfig(), shellLinux: '/bin/bash'};
+  const result = resolvePlatformConfig(cfg, 'freebsd' as NodeJS.Platform);
+  t.is(result.shell, '/bin/sh');
+});
+
+test('resolvePlatformConfig: empty string shellWindows still overrides shell', (t) => {
+  const cfg = {...baseConfig(), shellWindows: ''};
+  const result = resolvePlatformConfig(cfg, 'win32');
+  t.is(result.shell, '');
+});
diff --git a/typings/config.d.ts b/typings/config.d.ts
index 7a6053e93fe..cfe84afcd24 100644
--- a/typings/config.d.ts
+++ b/typings/config.d.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ type profileConfigOptions = {
   disableLigatures: boolean;
   /** for environment variables */
   env: {[k: string]: string};
+  /** platform-specific env override for Linux (merged with `env` on Linux) */
+  envLinux?: {[k: string]: string};
+  /** platform-specific env override for macOS (merged with `env` on macOS) */
+  envOsx?: {[k: string]: string};
+  /** platform-specific env override for Windows (merged with `env` on Windows) */
+  envWindows?: {[k: string]: string};
   /** font family with optional fallbacks */
   fontFamily: string;
   /** default font size in pixels for all tabs */
@@ -153,11 +159,23 @@ type profileConfigOptions = {
    * Then Add `--command=usr/bin/bash.exe` to shellArgs
    */
   shell: string;
+  /** platform-specific shell override for Linux (overrides `shell` on Linux) */
+  shellLinux?: string;
+  /** platform-specific shell override for macOS (overrides `shell` on macOS) */
+  shellOsx?: string;
+  /** platform-specific shell override for Windows (overrides `shell` on Windows) */
+  shellWindows?: string;
   /**
    * for setting shell arguments (e.g. for using interactive shellArgs: `['-i']`)
    * by default `['--login']` will be used
    */
   shellArgs: string[];
+  /** platform-specific shellArgs override for Linux (overrides `shellArgs` on Linux) */
+  shellArgsLinux?: string[];
+  /** platform-specific shellArgs override for macOS (overrides `shellArgs` on macOS) */
+  shellArgsOsx?: string[];
+  /** platform-specific shellArgs override for Windows (overrides `shellArgs` on Windows) */
+  shellArgsWindows?: string[];
   /**
    * if you're using a Linux setup which show native menus, set to false
    *