diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index 6aeec249d..abbc9ac59 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -1924,6 +1924,7 @@ unsigned size_from_HISTFILESIZE(const char *hp) FAST_FUNC;
 #  define MAX_HISTORY 0
 # endif
 typedef const char *get_exe_name_t(int i) FAST_FUNC;
+typedef const char *sh_get_var_t(const char *name) FAST_FUNC;
 typedef struct line_input_t {
 	int flags;
 	int timeout;
@@ -1937,9 +1938,8 @@ typedef struct line_input_t {
 #  if ENABLE_SHELL_ASH || ENABLE_SHELL_HUSH
 	/* function to fetch additional application-specific names to match */
 	get_exe_name_t *get_exe_name;
-#   define EDITING_HAS_get_exe_name 1
-#  else
-#   define EDITING_HAS_get_exe_name 0
+	/* function to fetch value of shell variable */
+	sh_get_var_t *sh_get_var;
 #  endif
 # endif
 # if MAX_HISTORY
@@ -1993,11 +1993,6 @@ int read_line_input(const char* prompt, char* command, int maxsize) FAST_FUNC;
 	read_line_input(prompt, command, maxsize)
 #endif
 
-#ifndef EDITING_HAS_get_exe_name
-# define EDITING_HAS_get_exe_name 0
-#endif
-
-
 #ifndef COMM_LEN
 # ifdef TASK_COMM_LEN
 enum { COMM_LEN = TASK_COMM_LEN };
diff --git a/libbb/lineedit.c b/libbb/lineedit.c
index 82624757e..b685399f9 100644
--- a/libbb/lineedit.c
+++ b/libbb/lineedit.c
@@ -259,6 +259,16 @@ static const char *get_username_str(void)
 
 static NOINLINE const char *get_homedir_or_NULL(void)
 {
+	const char *home;
+
+# if ENABLE_SHELL_ASH || ENABLE_SHELL_HUSH
+	home = state->sh_get_var ? state->sh_get_var("HOME") : getenv("HOME");
+# else
+	home = getenv("HOME");
+# endif
+	if (home != NULL && home[0] != '\0')
+		return home;
+
 	if (!got_user_strings)
 		get_user_strings();
 	return home_pwd_buf;
@@ -861,7 +871,7 @@ static NOINLINE unsigned complete_cmd_dir_file(const char *command, int type)
 				continue;
 		}
 # endif
-# if EDITING_HAS_get_exe_name
+# if ENABLE_SHELL_ASH || ENABLE_SHELL_HUSH
 		if (state->get_exe_name) {
 			i = 0;
 			for (;;) {
diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index ef4a47afe..d29de37b7 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -9720,7 +9720,7 @@ evalpipe(union node *n, int flags)
 }
 
 /* setinteractive needs this forward reference */
-#if EDITING_HAS_get_exe_name
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
 static const char *get_builtin_name(int i) FAST_FUNC;
 #endif
 
@@ -9757,9 +9757,8 @@ setinteractive(int on)
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
 		if (!line_input_state) {
 			line_input_state = new_line_input_t(FOR_SHELL | WITH_PATH_LOOKUP);
-# if EDITING_HAS_get_exe_name
 			line_input_state->get_exe_name = get_builtin_name;
-# endif
+			line_input_state->sh_get_var = lookupvar;
 		}
 #endif
 	}
@@ -10262,7 +10261,7 @@ find_builtin(const char *name)
 	return bp;
 }
 
-#if EDITING_HAS_get_exe_name
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
 static const char * FAST_FUNC
 get_builtin_name(int i)
 {
diff --git a/shell/hush.c b/shell/hush.c
index ae81f0da5..051b123e7 100644
--- a/shell/hush.c
+++ b/shell/hush.c
@@ -8188,7 +8188,7 @@ static const struct built_in_command *find_builtin(const char *name)
 	return find_builtin_helper(name, bltins2, &bltins2[ARRAY_SIZE(bltins2)]);
 }
 
-#if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB && EDITING_HAS_get_exe_name
+#if ENABLE_HUSH_JOB && ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
 static const char * FAST_FUNC get_builtin_name(int i)
 {
 	if (/*i >= 0 && */ i < ARRAY_SIZE(bltins1)) {
@@ -10668,9 +10668,8 @@ int hush_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 # if ENABLE_FEATURE_EDITING
 		G.line_input_state = new_line_input_t(FOR_SHELL);
-#  if EDITING_HAS_get_exe_name
 		G.line_input_state->get_exe_name = get_builtin_name;
-#  endif
+		G.line_input_state->sh_get_var = get_local_var_value;
 # endif
 # if ENABLE_HUSH_SAVEHISTORY && MAX_HISTORY > 0
 		{