diff --git a/fs/fs.go b/fs/fs.go
index 22c295690..e0bc9252a 100644
--- a/fs/fs.go
+++ b/fs/fs.go
@@ -108,6 +108,17 @@ func (os Options) setValues() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Get the Option corresponding to name or return nil if not found
+func (os Options) Get(name string) *Option {
+	for i := range os {
+		opt := &os[i]
+		if opt.Name == name {
+			return opt
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // OptionVisibility controls whether the options are visible in the
 // configurator or the command line.
 type OptionVisibility byte
@@ -165,6 +176,9 @@ func (o *Option) GetValue() interface{} {
 	val := o.Value
 	if val == nil {
 		val = o.Default
+		if val == nil {
+			val = ""
+		}
 	}
 	return val
 }
@@ -1120,11 +1134,24 @@ func (configName configEnvVars) Get(key string) (value string, ok bool) {
 }
 
 // A configmap.Getter to read from the environment RCLONE_option_name
-type optionEnvVars string
+type optionEnvVars struct {
+	fsInfo *RegInfo
+}
 
 // Get a config item from the option environment variables if possible
-func (prefix optionEnvVars) Get(key string) (value string, ok bool) {
-	return os.LookupEnv(OptionToEnv(string(prefix) + "-" + key))
+func (oev optionEnvVars) Get(key string) (value string, ok bool) {
+	opt := oev.fsInfo.Options.Get(key)
+	if opt == nil {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	// For options with NoPrefix set, check without prefix too
+	if opt.NoPrefix {
+		value, ok = os.LookupEnv(OptionToEnv(key))
+		if ok {
+			return value, ok
+		}
+	}
+	return os.LookupEnv(OptionToEnv(oev.fsInfo.Prefix + "-" + key))
 }
 
 // A configmap.Getter to read either the default value or the set
@@ -1137,14 +1164,9 @@ type regInfoValues struct {
 // override the values in configMap with the either the flag values or
 // the default values
 func (r *regInfoValues) Get(key string) (value string, ok bool) {
-	for i := range r.fsInfo.Options {
-		o := &r.fsInfo.Options[i]
-		if o.Name == key {
-			if r.useDefault || o.Value != nil {
-				return o.String(), true
-			}
-			break
-		}
+	opt := r.fsInfo.Options.Get(key)
+	if opt != nil && (r.useDefault || opt.Value != nil) {
+		return opt.String(), true
 	}
 	return "", false
 }
@@ -1195,7 +1217,7 @@ func ConfigMap(fsInfo *RegInfo, configName string) (config *configmap.Map) {
 
 	// backend specific environment vars
 	if fsInfo != nil {
-		config.AddGetter(optionEnvVars(fsInfo.Prefix))
+		config.AddGetter(optionEnvVars{fsInfo: fsInfo})
 	}
 
 	// config file
diff --git a/fs/fs_test.go b/fs/fs_test.go
index ade771842..d9e2788e6 100644
--- a/fs/fs_test.go
+++ b/fs/fs_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ package fs
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -10,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/configmap"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/fserrors"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/pacer"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
@@ -147,3 +151,194 @@ func TestPacerCallNoRetry(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, 1, dp.called)
 	require.Implements(t, (*fserrors.Retrier)(nil), err)
 }
+
+// Test options
+var (
+	nouncOption = Option{
+		Name: "nounc",
+	}
+	copyLinksOption = Option{
+		Name:     "copy_links",
+		Default:  false,
+		NoPrefix: true,
+		ShortOpt: "L",
+		Advanced: true,
+	}
+	caseInsensitiveOption = Option{
+		Name:     "case_insensitive",
+		Default:  false,
+		Value:    true,
+		Advanced: true,
+	}
+	testOptions = Options{nouncOption, copyLinksOption, caseInsensitiveOption}
+)
+
+func TestOptionsSetValues(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Nil(t, testOptions[0].Default)
+	assert.Equal(t, false, testOptions[1].Default)
+	assert.Equal(t, false, testOptions[2].Default)
+	testOptions.setValues()
+	assert.Equal(t, "", testOptions[0].Default)
+	assert.Equal(t, false, testOptions[1].Default)
+	assert.Equal(t, false, testOptions[2].Default)
+}
+
+func TestOptionsGet(t *testing.T) {
+	opt := testOptions.Get("copy_links")
+	assert.Equal(t, &copyLinksOption, opt)
+	opt = testOptions.Get("not_found")
+	assert.Nil(t, opt)
+}
+
+func TestOptionMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	out, err := json.MarshalIndent(&caseInsensitiveOption, "", "")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, `{
+"Name": "case_insensitive",
+"Help": "",
+"Provider": "",
+"Default": false,
+"Value": true,
+"ShortOpt": "",
+"Hide": 0,
+"Required": false,
+"IsPassword": false,
+"NoPrefix": false,
+"Advanced": true,
+"DefaultStr": "false",
+"ValueStr": "true",
+"Type": "bool"
+}`, string(out))
+}
+
+func TestOptionGetValue(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "", nouncOption.GetValue())
+	assert.Equal(t, false, copyLinksOption.GetValue())
+	assert.Equal(t, true, caseInsensitiveOption.GetValue())
+}
+
+func TestOptionString(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "", nouncOption.String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "false", copyLinksOption.String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "true", caseInsensitiveOption.String())
+}
+
+func TestOptionSet(t *testing.T) {
+	o := caseInsensitiveOption
+	assert.Equal(t, true, o.Value)
+	err := o.Set("FALSE")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, false, o.Value)
+
+	o = copyLinksOption
+	assert.Equal(t, nil, o.Value)
+	err = o.Set("True")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, o.Value)
+
+	err = o.Set("INVALID")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, o.Value)
+}
+
+func TestOptionType(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "string", nouncOption.Type())
+	assert.Equal(t, "bool", copyLinksOption.Type())
+	assert.Equal(t, "bool", caseInsensitiveOption.Type())
+}
+
+func TestOptionFlagName(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "local-nounc", nouncOption.FlagName("local"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "copy-links", copyLinksOption.FlagName("local"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "local-case-insensitive", caseInsensitiveOption.FlagName("local"))
+}
+
+func TestOptionEnvVarName(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "RCLONE_LOCAL_NOUNC", nouncOption.EnvVarName("local"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "RCLONE_LOCAL_COPY_LINKS", copyLinksOption.EnvVarName("local"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "RCLONE_LOCAL_CASE_INSENSITIVE", caseInsensitiveOption.EnvVarName("local"))
+}
+
+func TestOptionGetters(t *testing.T) {
+	// Set up env vars
+	envVars := [][2]string{
+		{"RCLONE_CONFIG_LOCAL_POTATO_PIE", "yes"},
+		{"RCLONE_COPY_LINKS", "TRUE"},
+		{"RCLONE_LOCAL_NOUNC", "NOUNC"},
+	}
+	for _, ev := range envVars {
+		assert.NoError(t, os.Setenv(ev[0], ev[1]))
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		for _, ev := range envVars {
+			assert.NoError(t, os.Unsetenv(ev[0]))
+		}
+	}()
+
+	fsInfo := &RegInfo{
+		Name:    "local",
+		Prefix:  "local",
+		Options: testOptions,
+	}
+
+	oldConfigFileGet := ConfigFileGet
+	ConfigFileGet = func(section, key string) (string, bool) {
+		if section == "sausage" && key == "key1" {
+			return "value1", true
+		}
+		return "", false
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		ConfigFileGet = oldConfigFileGet
+	}()
+
+	// set up getters
+
+	// A configmap.Getter to read from the environment RCLONE_CONFIG_backend_option_name
+	configEnvVarsGetter := configEnvVars("local")
+
+	// A configmap.Getter to read from the environment RCLONE_option_name
+	optionEnvVarsGetter := optionEnvVars{fsInfo}
+
+	// A configmap.Getter to read either the default value or the set
+	// value from the RegInfo.Options
+	regInfoValuesGetterFalse := &regInfoValues{
+		fsInfo:     fsInfo,
+		useDefault: false,
+	}
+	regInfoValuesGetterTrue := &regInfoValues{
+		fsInfo:     fsInfo,
+		useDefault: true,
+	}
+
+	// A configmap.Setter to read from the config file
+	configFileGetter := getConfigFile("sausage")
+
+	for i, test := range []struct {
+		get       configmap.Getter
+		key       string
+		wantValue string
+		wantOk    bool
+	}{
+		{configEnvVarsGetter, "not_found", "", false},
+		{configEnvVarsGetter, "potato_pie", "yes", true},
+		{optionEnvVarsGetter, "not_found", "", false},
+		{optionEnvVarsGetter, "copy_links", "TRUE", true},
+		{optionEnvVarsGetter, "nounc", "NOUNC", true},
+		{optionEnvVarsGetter, "case_insensitive", "", false},
+		{regInfoValuesGetterFalse, "not_found", "", false},
+		{regInfoValuesGetterFalse, "case_insensitive", "true", true},
+		{regInfoValuesGetterFalse, "copy_links", "", false},
+		{regInfoValuesGetterTrue, "not_found", "", false},
+		{regInfoValuesGetterTrue, "case_insensitive", "true", true},
+		{regInfoValuesGetterTrue, "copy_links", "false", true},
+		{configFileGetter, "not_found", "", false},
+		{configFileGetter, "key1", "value1", true},
+	} {
+		what := fmt.Sprintf("%d: %+v: %q", i, test.get, test.key)
+		gotValue, gotOk := test.get.Get(test.key)
+		assert.Equal(t, test.wantValue, gotValue, what)
+		assert.Equal(t, test.wantOk, gotOk, what)
+	}
+
+}