diff --git a/docxtpl/__init__.py b/docxtpl/__init__.py
index 1cc6eca..2730918 100644
--- a/docxtpl/__init__.py
+++ b/docxtpl/__init__.py
@@ -558,11 +558,13 @@ class DocxTemplate(object):
         self.docx.save(filename,*args,**kwargs)
         self.post_processing(filename)
 
-    @property
-    def undeclared_template_variables(self):
+    def undeclared_template_variables(self, jinja_env=None):
         xml = self.get_xml()
         xml = self.patch_xml(xml)
-        env = Environment()
+        if jinja_env:
+            env = jinja_env
+        else:
+            env = Environment()
         parse_content = env.parse(xml)
         return meta.find_undeclared_variables(parse_content)