diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/module_parsing.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/module_parsing.py
index 0bbbb3c64e9..5b27742c3cd 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/module_parsing.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/module_parsing.py
@@ -35,6 +35,53 @@ def test_module_function_change_env(tmp_path):
     assert environb[b"NOT_AFFECTED"] == b"NOT_AFFECTED"
 
 
+def test_module_function_change_env_with_module_src_cmd(tmp_path):
+    environb = {
+        b"MODULESHOME": b"here",
+        b"TEST_MODULE_ENV_VAR": b"TEST_FAIL",
+        b"TEST_ANOTHER_MODULE_ENV_VAR": b"TEST_FAIL",
+        b"NOT_AFFECTED": b"NOT_AFFECTED",
+    }
+    src_file = tmp_path / "src_me"
+    src_file.write_text("export TEST_MODULE_ENV_VAR=TEST_SUCCESS\n")
+    module_src_file = tmp_path / "src_me_too"
+    module_src_file.write_text("export TEST_ANOTHER_MODULE_ENV_VAR=TEST_SUCCESS\n")
+    module("load", str(src_file), module_template=f". {src_file} 2>&1", environb=environb)
+    module(
+        "load",
+        str(src_file),
+        module_template=f". {src_file} 2>&1",
+        module_src_cmd=f". {module_src_file} 2>&1; ",
+        environb=environb,
+    )
+    assert environb[b"TEST_MODULE_ENV_VAR"] == b"TEST_SUCCESS"
+    assert environb[b"TEST_ANOTHER_MODULE_ENV_VAR"] == b"TEST_SUCCESS"
+    assert environb[b"NOT_AFFECTED"] == b"NOT_AFFECTED"
+
+
+def test_module_function_change_env_without_moduleshome_no_module_src_cmd(tmp_path):
+    environb = {
+        b"TEST_MODULE_ENV_VAR": b"TEST_FAIL",
+        b"TEST_ANOTHER_MODULE_ENV_VAR": b"TEST_FAIL",
+        b"NOT_AFFECTED": b"NOT_AFFECTED",
+    }
+    src_file = tmp_path / "src_me"
+    src_file.write_text("export TEST_MODULE_ENV_VAR=TEST_SUCCESS\n")
+    module_src_file = tmp_path / "src_me_too"
+    module_src_file.write_text("export TEST_ANOTHER_MODULE_ENV_VAR=TEST_SUCCESS\n")
+    module("load", str(src_file), module_template=f". {src_file} 2>&1", environb=environb)
+    module(
+        "load",
+        str(src_file),
+        module_template=f". {src_file} 2>&1",
+        module_src_cmd=f". {module_src_file} 2>&1; ",
+        environb=environb,
+    )
+    assert environb[b"TEST_MODULE_ENV_VAR"] == b"TEST_SUCCESS"
+    assert environb[b"TEST_ANOTHER_MODULE_ENV_VAR"] == b"TEST_FAIL"
+    assert environb[b"NOT_AFFECTED"] == b"NOT_AFFECTED"
+
+
 def test_module_function_no_change(tmpdir):
     src_file = str(tmpdir.join("src_me"))
     with open(src_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/util/module_cmd.py b/lib/spack/spack/util/module_cmd.py
index ebd69f4fbee..eac754b6dfd 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/util/module_cmd.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/util/module_cmd.py
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@
 def module(
     *args,
     module_template: Optional[str] = None,
+    module_src_cmd: Optional[str] = None,
     environb: Optional[MutableMapping[bytes, bytes]] = None,
 ):
     module_cmd = module_template or ("module " + " ".join(args))
     environb = environb or os.environb
+    if b"MODULESHOME" in environb:
+        module_cmd = module_src_cmd or "source $MODULESHOME/init/bash; " + module_cmd
 
     if args[0] in module_change_commands:
         # Suppress module output