diff --git a/bin/tools/ocamllsp.ml b/bin/tools/ocamllsp.ml
index 41634df7ee6..535f58c2664 100644
--- a/bin/tools/ocamllsp.ml
+++ b/bin/tools/ocamllsp.ml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ let run_ocamllsp common ~args =
        ~object_:
          (User_message.command (String.concat ~sep:" " (ocamllsp_exe_name :: args))));
   Console.finish ();
-  restore_cwd_and_execve common exe_path_string (exe_path_string :: args) Env.initial
+  let env = Shell_env.add_path Env.initial in
+  restore_cwd_and_execve common exe_path_string (exe_path_string :: args) env
 ;;
 
 let build_ocamllsp common =
diff --git a/bin/tools/shell_env.ml b/bin/tools/shell_env.ml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44e4127873d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tools/shell_env.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+open! Import
+module Pkg_dev_tool = Dune_rules.Pkg_dev_tool
+
+let all_tools = List.map ~f:Pkg_dev_tool.exe_name [ Ocamlformat; Ocamllsp ]
+let bin_path () = Path.build (Pkg_dev_tool.bin_path ())
+
+let shell_script = {|#!/bin/sh
+dune tools exec $(basename $0) -- "$@"
+|}
+
+let setup path =
+  if not (Path.exists path) then Path.mkdir_p path;
+  List.iter all_tools ~f:(fun tool ->
+    let tool_path = Path.relative path tool in
+    if not (Path.exists tool_path) then Io.write_file ~perm:0o777 tool_path shell_script)
+;;
+
+let add_path env =
+  let dir = bin_path () in
+  setup dir;
+  Env_path.cons env ~dir
+;;
+
+let term =
+  let+ builder = Common.Builder.term in
+  let common, config = Common.init builder in
+  Scheduler.go ~common ~config (fun () ->
+    let env = add_path Env.initial in
+    Format.printf
+      "%s=%s@."
+      Env_path.var
+      (Option.value ~default:"" (Env.get env Env_path.var));
+    Fiber.return ())
+;;
+
+let info =
+  let doc = "Configure shell environment" in
+  Cmd.info "env" ~doc
+;;
+
+let command = Cmd.v info term
diff --git a/bin/tools/shell_env.mli b/bin/tools/shell_env.mli
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92e1a2dae4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tools/shell_env.mli
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+open! Import
+
+val add_path : Env.t -> Env.t
+val command : unit Cmd.t
diff --git a/bin/tools/tools.ml b/bin/tools/tools.ml
index bd078dd0086..b2bdfcbd283 100644
--- a/bin/tools/tools.ml
+++ b/bin/tools/tools.ml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ end
 
 let doc = "Command group for wrapped tools."
 let info = Cmd.info ~doc "tools"
-let group = Cmd.group info [ Exec.group; Which.group ]
+let group = Cmd.group info [ Exec.group; Which.group; Shell_env.command ]
diff --git a/otherlibs/stdune/src/bin.ml b/otherlibs/stdune/src/bin.ml
index f44078ba527..d424a16c1ee 100644
--- a/otherlibs/stdune/src/bin.ml
+++ b/otherlibs/stdune/src/bin.ml
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ let encode_strings paths = String.concat ~sep:(String.make 1 path_sep) paths
 
 let cons_path ?(path_sep = path_sep) p ~_PATH =
   let p = Path.to_absolute_filename p in
+  let p_sep = p ^ String.make 1 path_sep in
   match _PATH with
   | None -> p
-  | Some s -> Printf.sprintf "%s%c%s" p path_sep s
+  | Some s when String.is_prefix s ~prefix:p_sep -> s
+  | Some s -> p_sep ^ s
 ;;
 
 let exe = if Sys.win32 then ".exe" else ""
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/pkg_dev_tool.ml b/src/dune_rules/pkg_dev_tool.ml
index 26b1ae8b9a3..20726e9eb88 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/pkg_dev_tool.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/pkg_dev_tool.ml
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ let exe_path t =
     (package_install_path t)
     ("target" :: exe_path_components_within_package t)
 ;;
+
+let bin_path () = Path.Build.relative (Lazy.force install_path_base) "bin"
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/pkg_dev_tool.mli b/src/dune_rules/pkg_dev_tool.mli
index fc48474b233..8de4a8bf41e 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/pkg_dev_tool.mli
+++ b/src/dune_rules/pkg_dev_tool.mli
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ val package_install_path : t -> Path.Build.t
 
 (** The path to the executable for running the given dev tool *)
 val exe_path : t -> Path.Build.t
+
+(** The path to the shell executables for running a dev tool with dune *)
+val bin_path : unit -> Path.Build.t
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/ocamllsp/dev-tool-ocamllsp-env.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/ocamllsp/dev-tool-ocamllsp-env.t
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f159492531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/ocamllsp/dev-tool-ocamllsp-env.t
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+Check that `dune tools exec ocamllsp` can call the dune tools version of ocamlformat:
+
+  $ . ../helpers.sh
+  $ . ./helpers.sh
+
+  $ mkrepo
+  $ mkpkg ocaml 5.2.0
+  $ mkpkg ocaml-lsp-server <<EOF
+  > install: [
+  >   [ "sh" "-c" "echo '#!/bin/sh' > %{bin}%/ocamllsp" ]
+  >   [ "sh" "-c" "echo 'echo hello from fake ocamllsp' >> %{bin}%/ocamllsp" ]
+  >   [ "sh" "-c" "echo ocamlformat >> %{bin}%/ocamllsp" ]
+  >   [ "sh" "-c" "chmod a+x %{bin}%/ocamllsp" ]
+  > ]
+  > EOF
+  $ mkpkg ocamlformat <<EOF
+  > install: [
+  >   [ "sh" "-c" "echo '#!/bin/sh' > %{bin}%/ocamlformat" ]
+  >   [ "sh" "-c" "echo 'echo hello from fake ocamlformat' >> %{bin}%/ocamlformat" ]
+  >   [ "sh" "-c" "chmod a+x %{bin}%/ocamlformat" ]
+  > ]
+  > EOF
+
+  $ setup_ocamllsp_workspace
+
+  $ cat > dune-project <<EOF
+  > (lang dune 3.16)
+  > EOF
+
+  $ make_lockdir
+  $ cat > dune.lock/ocaml.pkg <<EOF
+  > (version 5.2.0)
+  > EOF
+
+  $ dune tools exec ocamllsp
+  Solution for dev-tools.locks/ocaml-lsp-server:
+  - ocaml.5.2.0
+  - ocaml-lsp-server.0.0.1
+       Running 'ocamllsp'
+  hello from fake ocamllsp
+  Solution for dev-tools.locks/ocamlformat:
+  - ocamlformat.0.0.1
+       Running 'ocamlformat'
+  hello from fake ocamlformat
+
+Users can also configure their PATH variable environment:
+
+  $ eval $(dune tools env)
+  $ echo $PATH | sed 's/:.*//'
+  $TESTCASE_ROOT/_build/_private/default/.dev-tool/bin
+  $ which ocamllsp
+  $TESTCASE_ROOT/_build/_private/default/.dev-tool/bin/ocamllsp
+  $ which ocamlformat
+  $TESTCASE_ROOT/_build/_private/default/.dev-tool/bin/ocamlformat
+  $ ocamllsp
+       Running 'ocamllsp'
+  hello from fake ocamllsp
+       Running 'ocamlformat'
+  hello from fake ocamlformat
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/ocamllsp/helpers.sh b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/ocamllsp/helpers.sh
index 41f8da91a85..31bd1597f5b 100644
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/ocamllsp/helpers.sh
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/ocamllsp/helpers.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ setup_ocamllsp_workspace() {
 (lock_dir
  (path "dev-tools.locks/ocaml-lsp-server")
  (repositories mock))
- (lock_dir
-  (repositories mock))
+(lock_dir
+ (path "dev-tools.locks/ocamlformat")
+ (repositories mock))
+(lock_dir
+ (repositories mock))
 (repository
  (name mock)
  (url "file://$(pwd)/mock-opam-repository"))