diff --git a/helpers/preRequest.ts b/helpers/preRequest.ts
index c96d766a7..b0ce2a1f4 100644
--- a/helpers/preRequest.ts
+++ b/helpers/preRequest.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
   getCurrentEnvironment,
-  getGlobalEnvironment,
+  getLegacyGlobalEnvironment,
 } from "~/newstore/environments"
 
 export default function getEnvironmentVariablesFromScript(script: string) {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default function getEnvironmentVariablesFromScript(script: string) {
     _variables[variable.key] = variable.value
   }
 
-  const globalEnv = getGlobalEnvironment()
+  const globalEnv = getLegacyGlobalEnvironment()
 
   if (globalEnv) {
     for (const variable of globalEnv.variables) {
diff --git a/newstore/environments.ts b/newstore/environments.ts
index b09c76abd..26770307b 100644
--- a/newstore/environments.ts
+++ b/newstore/environments.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ const defaultEnvironmentsState = {
     },
   ] as Environment[],
 
+  globals: [] as Environment["variables"],
+
   // Current environment index specifies the index
   // -1 means no environments are selected
   currentEnvironmentIndex: -1,
@@ -188,6 +190,40 @@ const dispatchers = defineDispatchers({
       ),
     }
   },
+  setGlobalVariables(_, { entries }: { entries: Environment["variables"] }) {
+    return {
+      globals: entries,
+    }
+  },
+  clearGlobalVariables() {
+    return {
+      globals: [],
+    }
+  },
+  addGlobalVariable(
+    { globals },
+    { entry }: { entry: Environment["variables"][number] }
+  ) {
+    return {
+      globals: [...globals, entry],
+    }
+  },
+  removeGlobalVariable({ globals }, { envIndex }: { envIndex: number }) {
+    return {
+      globals: globals.filter((_, i) => i !== envIndex),
+    }
+  },
+  updateGlobalVariable(
+    { globals },
+    {
+      envIndex,
+      updatedEntry,
+    }: { envIndex: number; updatedEntry: Environment["variables"][number] }
+  ) {
+    return {
+      globals: globals.map((x, i) => (i !== envIndex ? x : updatedEntry)),
+    }
+  },
 })
 
 export const environmentsStore = new DispatchingStore(
@@ -199,6 +235,8 @@ export const environments$ = environmentsStore.subject$.pipe(
   pluck("environments")
 )
 
+export const globalEnv$ = environmentsStore.subject$.pipe(pluck("globalEnv"))
+
 export const selectedEnvIndex$ = environmentsStore.subject$.pipe(
   pluck("currentEnvironmentIndex")
 )
@@ -243,7 +281,7 @@ export function setCurrentEnvironment(newEnvIndex: number) {
   })
 }
 
-export function getGlobalEnvironment(): Environment | null {
+export function getLegacyGlobalEnvironment(): Environment | null {
   const envs = environmentsStore.value.environments
 
   const el = envs.find(
@@ -253,6 +291,57 @@ export function getGlobalEnvironment(): Environment | null {
   return el ?? null
 }
 
+export function getGlobalVariables(): Environment["variables"] {
+  return environmentsStore.value.globals
+}
+
+export function addGlobalEnvVariable(entry: Environment["variables"][number]) {
+  environmentsStore.dispatch({
+    dispatcher: "addGlobalVariable",
+    payload: {
+      entry,
+    },
+  })
+}
+
+export function setGlobalEnvVariables(entries: Environment["variables"]) {
+  environmentsStore.dispatch({
+    dispatcher: "setGlobalVariables",
+    payload: {
+      entries,
+    },
+  })
+}
+
+export function clearGlobalEnvVariables() {
+  environmentsStore.dispatch({
+    dispatcher: "clearGlobalVariables",
+    payload: {},
+  })
+}
+
+export function removeGlobalEnvVariable(envIndex: number) {
+  environmentsStore.dispatch({
+    dispatcher: "removeGlobalVariable",
+    payload: {
+      envIndex,
+    },
+  })
+}
+
+export function updateGlobalEnvVariable(
+  envIndex: number,
+  updatedEntry: Environment["variables"][number]
+) {
+  environmentsStore.dispatch({
+    dispatcher: "updateGlobalVariable",
+    payload: {
+      envIndex,
+      updatedEntry,
+    },
+  })
+}
+
 export function replaceEnvironments(newEnvironments: any[]) {
   environmentsStore.dispatch({
     dispatcher: "replaceEnvironments",