diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/builders/cypress/cypress.impl.spec.ts b/packages/cypress/src/builders/cypress/cypress.impl.spec.ts
index f32123d7e5..e4d3cfb8db 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/builders/cypress/cypress.impl.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/builders/cypress/cypress.impl.spec.ts
@@ -312,6 +312,28 @@ describe('Cypress builder', () => {
     done();
   });
 
+  it('should call `Cypress.run` with provided environment variables through additional properties', async (done) => {
+    cypressBuilderRunner(
+      {
+        ...cypressBuilderOptions,
+        '--': ['--env.x=x', '--env.y', 'y'],
+      },
+      mockedBuilderContext
+    )
+      .toPromise()
+      .then(() => {
+        expect(cypressRun).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          jasmine.objectContaining({
+            env: jasmine.objectContaining({ x: 'x', y: 'y' }),
+          })
+        );
+        expect(cypressOpen).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        done();
+      });
+
+    fakeEventEmitter.emit('exit', 0); // Passing tsc command
+  });
+
   test('when devServerTarget AND baseUrl options are both present, baseUrl should take precidence', async (done) => {
     const options: CypressBuilderOptions = {
       ...cypressBuilderOptions,
diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/builders/cypress/cypress.impl.ts b/packages/cypress/src/builders/cypress/cypress.impl.ts
index ee3e7df7eb..16ca923a28 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/builders/cypress/cypress.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/builders/cypress/cypress.impl.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { readJsonFile } from '@nrwl/workspace';
 import { legacyCompile } from './legacy';
 import { stripIndents } from '@angular-devkit/core/src/utils/literals';
 import { installedCypressVersion } from '../../utils/cypress-version';
+import * as yargsParser from 'yargs-parser';
 
 const Cypress = require('cypress'); // @NOTE: Importing via ES6 messes the whole test dependencies.
 
@@ -54,6 +55,14 @@ export function cypressBuilderRunner(
   options: CypressBuilderOptions,
   context: BuilderContext
 ): Observable<BuilderOutput> {
+  // Special handling of extra options coming through Angular CLI
+  if (options['--']) {
+    const { _, ...overrides } = yargsParser(options['--'] as string[], {
+      configuration: { 'camel-case-expansion': false },
+    });
+    options = { ...options, ...overrides };
+  }
+
   const legacy = isLegacy(options, context);
   if (legacy) {
     showLegacyWarning(context);
diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/builders/cypress/schema.json b/packages/cypress/src/builders/cypress/schema.json
index 387bd9ba69..338b818ce5 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/builders/cypress/schema.json
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/builders/cypress/schema.json
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@
       "description": "The reporter options used. Supported options depend on the reporter."
     }
   },
-  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "additionalProperties": true,
   "required": ["cypressConfig", "tsConfig"]
 }