diff --git a/src/frontends/lean/register_module.cpp b/src/frontends/lean/register_module.cpp
index 107494399..d912b24b8 100644
--- a/src/frontends/lean/register_module.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/lean/register_module.cpp
@@ -125,8 +125,19 @@ static int parse_lean_cmds(lua_State * L) {
     }
 }
 
+static bool g_default_trust_imported = false;
+
+void set_default_trust_imported_for_lua(bool f) {
+    g_default_trust_imported = f;
+}
+
 static int mk_environment(lua_State * L) {
+    int nargs = lua_gettop(L);
     environment env;
+    if (nargs == 0)
+        env->set_trusted_imported(g_default_trust_imported);
+    else
+        env->set_trusted_imported(lua_toboolean(L, 1));
     io_state ios = init_frontend(env);
     return push_environment(L, env);
 }
diff --git a/src/frontends/lean/register_module.h b/src/frontends/lean/register_module.h
index be5436e1f..c1e6bea4a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/lean/register_module.h
+++ b/src/frontends/lean/register_module.h
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ Author: Leonardo de Moura
 namespace lean {
 void open_frontend_lean(lua_State * L);
 void register_frontend_lean_module();
+void set_default_trust_imported_for_lua(bool f);
 }
diff --git a/src/shell/lean.cpp b/src/shell/lean.cpp
index 6c6045b28..28b8263a7 100644
--- a/src/shell/lean.cpp
+++ b/src/shell/lean.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Author: Leonardo de Moura
 #include "frontends/lean/parser.h"
 #include "frontends/lean/shell.h"
 #include "frontends/lean/frontend.h"
+#include "frontends/lean/register_module.h"
 #include "frontends/lua/register_modules.h"
 #include "version.h"
 #include "githash.h" // NOLINT
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
                 break;
             case 't':
                 trust_imported = true;
+                lean::set_default_trust_imported_for_lua(true);
                 break;
             case 'q':
                 quiet = true;