diff --git a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/shell/TermuxShellUtils.java b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/shell/TermuxShellUtils.java
index aa9ba9e94a..c41ca55c46 100644
--- a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/shell/TermuxShellUtils.java
+++ b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/shell/TermuxShellUtils.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ public class TermuxShellUtils {
     public static String TERMUX_APP_PID;
     public static String TERMUX_APK_RELEASE;
 
+    public static String TERMUX_API_VERSION_NAME;
+
     public static String getDefaultWorkingDirectoryPath() {
         return TermuxConstants.TERMUX_HOME_DIR_PATH;
     }
@@ -52,6 +54,9 @@ public static String[] buildEnvironment(Context currentPackageContext, boolean i
         if (TERMUX_APK_RELEASE != null)
             environment.add("TERMUX_APK_RELEASE=" + TERMUX_APK_RELEASE);
 
+        if (TERMUX_API_VERSION_NAME != null)
+            environment.add("TERMUX_API_VERSION=" + TERMUX_API_VERSION_NAME);
+
         environment.add("TERM=xterm-256color");
         environment.add("COLORTERM=truecolor");
         environment.add("HOME=" + TermuxConstants.TERMUX_HOME_DIR_PATH);
@@ -180,6 +185,16 @@ public static void loadTermuxEnvVariables(Context currentPackageContext) {
             }
         }
 
+
+        TERMUX_API_VERSION_NAME = null;
+
+        // Check if Termux:API app is installed and not disabled
+        if (TermuxUtils.isTermuxAPIAppInstalled(currentPackageContext) == null) {
+            // This function may be called by a different package like a plugin, so we get version for Termux:API package via its context
+            Context termuxAPIPackageContext = TermuxUtils.getTermuxAPIPackageContext(currentPackageContext);
+            if (termuxAPIPackageContext != null)
+                TERMUX_API_VERSION_NAME = PackageUtils.getVersionNameForPackage(termuxAPIPackageContext);
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/TermuxUtils.java b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/TermuxUtils.java
index 414f22bc35..0b5fbf82e4 100644
--- a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/TermuxUtils.java
+++ b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/TermuxUtils.java
@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@ public static String isTermuxAppInstalled(@NonNull final Context context) {
         return PackageUtils.isAppInstalled(context, TermuxConstants.TERMUX_APP_NAME, TermuxConstants.TERMUX_PACKAGE_NAME);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if Termux:API app is installed and enabled. This can be used by external apps that don't
+     * share `sharedUserId` with the Termux:API app.
+     *
+     * @param context The context for operations.
+     * @return Returns {@code errmsg} if {@link TermuxConstants#TERMUX_API_PACKAGE_NAME} is not installed
+     * or disabled, otherwise {@code null}.
+     */
+    public static String isTermuxAPIAppInstalled(@NonNull final Context context) {
+        return PackageUtils.isAppInstalled(context, TermuxConstants.TERMUX_API_APP_NAME, TermuxConstants.TERMUX_API_PACKAGE_NAME);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check if Termux app is installed and accessible. This can only be used by apps that share
      * `sharedUserId` with the Termux app.