diff --git a/_fixtures/issue877.go b/_fixtures/issue877.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b73ee53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_fixtures/issue877.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	dyldenv := os.Getenv("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH")
+	runtime.Breakpoint()
+	fmt.Println(dyldenv)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver.go b/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver.go
index 11869cb7..f6d920b1 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver.go
@@ -334,6 +334,20 @@ const debugserverExecutable = "/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Library/Priva
 
 var ErrUnsupportedOS = errors.New("lldb backend not supported on windows")
 
+func getLdEnvVars() []string {
+	var result []string
+
+	environ := os.Environ()
+	for i := 0; i < len(environ); i++ {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(environ[i], "LD_") ||
+			strings.HasPrefix(environ[i], "DYLD_") {
+			result = append(result, "-e", environ[i])
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
 // LLDBLaunch starts an instance of lldb-server and connects to it, asking
 // it to launch the specified target program with the specified arguments
 // (cmd) on the specified directory wd.
@@ -358,7 +372,9 @@ func LLDBLaunch(cmd []string, wd string) (*Process, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		args := make([]string, 0, len(cmd)+4)
+		ldEnvVars := getLdEnvVars()
+		args := make([]string, 0, len(cmd)+4+len(ldEnvVars))
+		args = append(args, ldEnvVars...)
 		args = append(args, "-F", "-R", fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", listener.Addr().(*net.TCPAddr).Port), "--")
 		args = append(args, cmd...)
 
diff --git a/pkg/proc/proc_test.go b/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
index b2c0b806..fcfa6ee5 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
@@ -2934,3 +2934,23 @@ func TestRecursiveNext(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+// TestIssue877 ensures that the environment variables starting with DYLD_ and LD_
+// are passed when executing the binary on OSX via debugserver
+func TestIssue877(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS != "darwin" && testBackend == "lldb" {
+		return
+	}
+	const envval = "/usr/local/lib"
+	os.Setenv("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH", envval)
+	withTestProcess("issue877", t, func(p proc.Process, fixture protest.Fixture) {
+		assertNoError(proc.Continue(p), t, "Continue()")
+		v, err := evalVariable(p, "dyldenv")
+		assertNoError(err, t, "EvalVariable()")
+		vv := constant.StringVal(v.Value)
+		t.Logf("v = %q", vv)
+		if vv != envval {
+			t.Fatalf("value of v is %q (expected %q)", vv, envval)
+		}
+	})
+}