diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
index 83858724b6..f9dc625308 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	apiWait "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	kconst "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/constants"
@@ -384,12 +386,94 @@ func dockerSetScript(ec DockerEnvConfig, w io.Writer) error {
 		dockerSetEnvTmpl = dockerEnvTCPTmpl
 	}
 	envVars := dockerEnvVars(ec)
+	if ec.Shell == "none" {
+		switch outputFormat {
+		case "":
+			// shell "none"
+			break
+		case "text":
+			for k, v := range envVars {
+				_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s=%s\n", k, v)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		case "json":
+			json, err := json.Marshal(envVars)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			_, err = w.Write(json)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			_, err = w.Write([]byte{'\n'})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		case "yaml":
+			yaml, err := yaml.Marshal(envVars)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			_, err = w.Write(yaml)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		default:
+			exit.Message(reason.InternalOutputUsage, "error: --output must be 'text', 'yaml' or 'json'")
+		}
+	}
 	return shell.SetScript(ec.EnvConfig, w, dockerSetEnvTmpl, dockerShellCfgSet(ec, envVars))
 }
 
 // dockerSetScript writes out a shell-compatible 'docker-env unset' script
 func dockerUnsetScript(ec DockerEnvConfig, w io.Writer) error {
 	vars := dockerEnvNames(ec)
+	if ec.Shell == "none" {
+		switch outputFormat {
+		case "":
+			// shell "none"
+			break
+		case "text":
+			for _, n := range vars {
+				_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\n", n)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		case "json":
+			json, err := json.Marshal(vars)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			_, err = w.Write(json)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			_, err = w.Write([]byte{'\n'})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		case "yaml":
+			yaml, err := yaml.Marshal(vars)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			_, err = w.Write(yaml)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		default:
+			exit.Message(reason.InternalOutputUsage, "error: --output must be 'text', 'yaml' or 'json'")
+		}
+	}
 	return shell.UnsetScript(ec.EnvConfig, w, vars)
 }
 
@@ -508,5 +592,6 @@ func init() {
 	dockerEnvCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&sshHost, "ssh-host", false, "Use SSH connection instead of HTTPS (port 2376)")
 	dockerEnvCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&sshAdd, "ssh-add", false, "Add SSH identity key to SSH authentication agent")
 	dockerEnvCmd.Flags().StringVar(&shell.ForceShell, "shell", "", "Force environment to be configured for a specified shell: [fish, cmd, powershell, tcsh, bash, zsh], default is auto-detect")
+	dockerEnvCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&outputFormat, "output", "o", "", "One of 'text', 'yaml' or 'json'.")
 	dockerEnvCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&dockerUnset, "unset", "u", false, "Unset variables instead of setting them")
 }
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/docker-env.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/docker-env.md
index bfecfc5730..ebd62060a5 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/docker-env.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/docker-env.md
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ minikube docker-env [flags]
 ### Options
 
 ```
-      --no-proxy       Add machine IP to NO_PROXY environment variable
-      --shell string   Force environment to be configured for a specified shell: [fish, cmd, powershell, tcsh, bash, zsh], default is auto-detect
-      --ssh-add        Add SSH identity key to SSH authentication agent
-      --ssh-host       Use SSH connection instead of HTTPS (port 2376)
-  -u, --unset          Unset variables instead of setting them
+      --no-proxy        Add machine IP to NO_PROXY environment variable
+  -o, --output string   One of 'text', 'yaml' or 'json'.
+      --shell string    Force environment to be configured for a specified shell: [fish, cmd, powershell, tcsh, bash, zsh], default is auto-detect
+      --ssh-add         Add SSH identity key to SSH authentication agent
+      --ssh-host        Use SSH connection instead of HTTPS (port 2376)
+  -u, --unset           Unset variables instead of setting them
 ```
 
 ### Options inherited from parent commands