diff --git a/src/crewai/utilities/i18n.py b/src/crewai/utilities/i18n.py
index b283f57c0..1e63c8caa 100644
--- a/src/crewai/utilities/i18n.py
+++ b/src/crewai/utilities/i18n.py
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ class I18N(BaseModel):
     _prompts: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]] = PrivateAttr()
     prompt_file: Optional[str] = Field(
         default=None,
-        description="Path to the prompt_file file to load",
+        description="Path to the prompt_file file to load. "
+                    "If not provided, $CREWAI_PROMPT_FILE will be checked. "
+                    "If also not set, uses the default prompts"
     )
 
     @model_validator(mode="after")
@@ -20,8 +22,10 @@ class I18N(BaseModel):
                 with open(self.prompt_file, "r") as f:
                     self._prompts = json.load(f)
             else:
-                dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-                prompts_path = os.path.join(dir_path, "../translations/en.json")
+                prompts_path = os.environ.get("CREWAI_PROMPT_FILE")
+                if not prompts_path:
+                    dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+                    prompts_path = os.path.join(dir_path, "../translations/en.json")
 
                 with open(prompts_path, "r") as f:
                     self._prompts = json.load(f)
diff --git a/tests/utilities/test_i18n.py b/tests/utilities/test_i18n.py
index 8627b0bec..e6887f39b 100644
--- a/tests/utilities/test_i18n.py
+++ b/tests/utilities/test_i18n.py
@@ -42,3 +42,24 @@ def test_prompt_file():
     i18n.load_prompts()
     assert isinstance(i18n.retrieve("slices", "role_playing"), str)
     assert i18n.retrieve("slices", "role_playing") == "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"
+
+
+def test_prompt_file_env():
+    import os
+
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "prompts.json")
+    old_env = os.environ.get("CREWAI_PROMPT_FILE")
+    try:
+        os.environ["CREWAI_PROMPT_FILE"] = path
+        i18n = I18N()
+        i18n.load_prompts()
+        assert i18n.retrieve("slices", "role_playing") == "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"
+    finally:
+        if old_env:
+            os.environ["CREWAI_PROMPT_FILE"] = old_env
+        else:
+            del os.environ["CREWAI_PROMPT_FILE"]
+
+    i18n = I18N()
+    i18n.load_prompts()
+    assert i18n.retrieve("slices", "role_playing") != "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"