diff --git a/docker-compose-snippets/environment-variable/docker-compose.env.yaml b/docker-compose-snippets/environment-variable/docker-compose.env.yaml
index 8bc5748b..d1e32ed6 100644
--- a/docker-compose-snippets/environment-variable/docker-compose.env.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose-snippets/environment-variable/docker-compose.env.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,11 @@ version: '3.6'
 
 services:
   web:
+
+    # Provide environment variables directly.
     environment:
       - TYPO3_CONTEXT=Development
+
+    # Alternatively point to an env file you'll need to create in the project root.
+    env_file:
+      - ../.env