diff --git a/system/nxinit/Kconfig b/system/nxinit/Kconfig
index f3033567774..3cd256bf710 100644
--- a/system/nxinit/Kconfig
+++ b/system/nxinit/Kconfig
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ comment "NXInit Service"
 
 config SYSTEM_NXINIT_SERVICE_ARGS_MAX
 	int "Max number of service arguments"
-	default 8
+	default 16
 	range 3 64
 	---help---
 		Maximum number of service arguments,
diff --git a/system/nxinit/builtin.c b/system/nxinit/builtin.c
index f0097d90c55..5ed7f3a29fe 100644
--- a/system/nxinit/builtin.c
+++ b/system/nxinit/builtin.c
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ static int cmd_start(FAR struct action_manager_s *am,
                      int argc, FAR char **argv);
 static int cmd_stop(FAR struct action_manager_s *am,
                     int argc, FAR char **argv);
+#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_ENVIRON
+static int cmd_set(FAR struct action_manager_s *am,
+                   int argc, FAR char **argv);
+#endif
 #if CONFIG_SYSTEM_NXINIT_ACTION_EVENTS_MAX > 1
 static int cmd_setprop(FAR struct action_manager_s *am,
                        int argc, FAR char **argv);
@@ -107,6 +111,9 @@ static const struct cmd_map_s g_builtin[] =
   {"class_stop", 2, 2, cmd_class_stop},
   {"exec", 3, 99, cmd_exec},
   {"exec_start", 2, 2, cmd_exec_start},
+#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_ENVIRON
+  {"set", 3, 3, cmd_set},
+#endif
 #if CONFIG_SYSTEM_NXINIT_ACTION_EVENTS_MAX > 1
   {"setprop", 3, 3, cmd_setprop},
 #endif
@@ -221,6 +228,16 @@ static int cmd_stop(FAR struct action_manager_s *am,
   return init_service_stop(service);
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_ENVIRON
+static int cmd_set(FAR struct action_manager_s *am,
+                   int argc, FAR char **argv)
+{
+  UNUSED(am);
+  init_info("setenv '%s' '%s'", argv[1], argv[2]);
+  return setenv(argv[1], argv[2], 1);
+}
+#endif
+
 #if CONFIG_SYSTEM_NXINIT_ACTION_EVENTS_MAX > 1
 static int cmd_setprop(FAR struct action_manager_s *am, int argc,
                        FAR char **argv)