diff --git a/jobspec2/hcl_conversions.go b/jobspec2/hcl_conversions.go
index fa70600ee..a7897a17b 100644
--- a/jobspec2/hcl_conversions.go
+++ b/jobspec2/hcl_conversions.go
@@ -248,12 +248,19 @@ func decodeConstraint(body hcl.Body, ctx *hcl.EvalContext, val interface{}) hcl.
 
 func decodeTaskGroup(body hcl.Body, ctx *hcl.EvalContext, val interface{}) hcl.Diagnostics {
 	tg := val.(*api.TaskGroup)
+
+	var diags hcl.Diagnostics
+
+	metaAttr, body, moreDiags := decodeAsAttribute(body, ctx, "meta")
+	diags = append(diags, moreDiags...)
+
 	tgExtra := struct {
 		Vault *api.Vault `hcl:"vault,block"`
 	}{}
 
 	extra, _ := gohcl.ImpliedBodySchema(tgExtra)
-	content, tgBody, diags := body.PartialContent(extra)
+	content, tgBody, moreDiags := body.PartialContent(extra)
+	diags = append(diags, moreDiags...)
 	if len(diags) != 0 {
 		return diags
 	}
@@ -270,6 +277,10 @@ func decodeTaskGroup(body hcl.Body, ctx *hcl.EvalContext, val interface{}) hcl.D
 	d.RegisterBlockDecoder(reflect.TypeOf(api.Task{}), decodeTask)
 	diags = d.DecodeBody(tgBody, ctx, tg)
 
+	if metaAttr != nil {
+		tg.Meta = metaAttr
+	}
+
 	if tgExtra.Vault != nil {
 		for _, t := range tg.Tasks {
 			if t.Vault == nil {
@@ -291,20 +302,102 @@ func decodeTaskGroup(body hcl.Body, ctx *hcl.EvalContext, val interface{}) hcl.D
 func decodeTask(body hcl.Body, ctx *hcl.EvalContext, val interface{}) hcl.Diagnostics {
 	// special case scaling policy
 	t := val.(*api.Task)
-	b, remain, diags := body.PartialContent(&hcl.BodySchema{
+
+	var diags hcl.Diagnostics
+
+	// special case env and meta
+	envAttr, body, moreDiags := decodeAsAttribute(body, ctx, "env")
+	diags = append(diags, moreDiags...)
+	metaAttr, body, moreDiags := decodeAsAttribute(body, ctx, "meta")
+	diags = append(diags, moreDiags...)
+
+	b, remain, moreDiags := body.PartialContent(&hcl.BodySchema{
 		Blocks: []hcl.BlockHeaderSchema{
 			{Type: "scaling", LabelNames: []string{"name"}},
 		},
 	})
 
+	diags = append(diags, moreDiags...)
 	diags = append(diags, decodeTaskScalingPolicies(b.Blocks, ctx, t)...)
 
 	decoder := newHCLDecoder()
 	diags = append(diags, decoder.DecodeBody(remain, ctx, val)...)
 
+	if envAttr != nil {
+		t.Env = envAttr
+	}
+	if metaAttr != nil {
+		t.Meta = metaAttr
+	}
+
 	return diags
 }
 
+// decodeAsAttribute decodes the named field as an attribute assignment if found.
+//
+// Nomad jobs contain attributes (e.g. `env`, `meta`) that are meant to contain arbitrary
+// keys. HCLv1 allowed both block syntax (the preferred and documented one) as well as attribute
+// assignment syntax:
+//
+// ```hcl
+// # block assignment
+// env {
+//   ENV = "production"
+// }
+//
+// # as attribute
+// env = { ENV: "production" }
+// ```
+//
+// HCLv2 block syntax, though, restricts valid input and doesn't allow dots or invalid identifiers
+// as block attribute keys.
+// Thus, we support both syntax to unrestrict users.
+//
+// This function attempts to read the named field, as an attribute, and returns
+// found map, the remaining body and diagnostics. If the named field is found
+// with block syntax, it returns a nil map, and caller falls back to reading
+// with block syntax.
+//
+func decodeAsAttribute(body hcl.Body, ctx *hcl.EvalContext, name string) (map[string]string, hcl.Body, hcl.Diagnostics) {
+	b, remain, diags := body.PartialContent(&hcl.BodySchema{
+		Attributes: []hcl.AttributeSchema{
+			{Name: name, Required: false},
+		},
+	})
+
+	if diags.HasErrors() || b.Attributes[name] == nil {
+		// ignoring errors, to avoid duplicate errors. True errors will
+		// reported in the fallback path
+		return nil, body, nil
+	}
+
+	attr := b.Attributes[name]
+
+	if attr != nil {
+		// check if there is another block
+		bb, _, _ := remain.PartialContent(&hcl.BodySchema{
+			Blocks: []hcl.BlockHeaderSchema{{Type: name}},
+		})
+		if len(bb.Blocks) != 0 {
+			diags = diags.Append(&hcl.Diagnostic{
+				Severity: hcl.DiagError,
+				Summary:  fmt.Sprintf("Duplicate %v block", name),
+				Detail: fmt.Sprintf("Only one %v block is allowed. Another was defined at %s.",
+					name, attr.Range.String()),
+				Subject: &bb.Blocks[0].DefRange,
+			})
+			return nil, remain, diags
+		}
+	}
+
+	envExpr := attr.Expr
+
+	result := map[string]string{}
+	diags = append(diags, hclDecoder.DecodeExpression(envExpr, ctx, &result)...)
+
+	return result, remain, diags
+}
+
 func decodeTaskScalingPolicies(blocks hcl.Blocks, ctx *hcl.EvalContext, task *api.Task) hcl.Diagnostics {
 	if len(blocks) == 0 {
 		return nil
diff --git a/jobspec2/parse_test.go b/jobspec2/parse_test.go
index a1020a785..cb7927ed7 100644
--- a/jobspec2/parse_test.go
+++ b/jobspec2/parse_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package jobspec2
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/api"
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ job "example" {
 
 	require.Equal(t, meta, out.Meta)
 }
+
 func TestParse_Locals(t *testing.T) {
 	hcl := `
 variables {
@@ -629,3 +631,146 @@ job "job-webserver" {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestParse_TaskEnvs(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name       string
+		envSnippet string
+		expected   map[string]string
+	}{
+		{
+			"none",
+			``,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"block",
+			`
+env {
+  key = "value"
+} `,
+			map[string]string{"key": "value"},
+		},
+		{
+			"attribute",
+			`
+env = {
+  "key.dot"                = "val1"
+  key_unquoted_without_dot = "val2"
+} `,
+			map[string]string{"key.dot": "val1", "key_unquoted_without_dot": "val2"},
+		},
+		{
+			"attribute_colons",
+			`env = {
+  "key.dot" : "val1"
+  key_unquoted_without_dot : "val2"
+} `,
+			map[string]string{"key.dot": "val1", "key_unquoted_without_dot": "val2"},
+		},
+		{
+			"attribute_empty",
+			`env = {}`,
+			map[string]string{},
+		},
+		{
+			"attribute_expression",
+			`env = {for k in ["a", "b"]: k => "val-${k}" }`,
+			map[string]string{"a": "val-a", "b": "val-b"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			hcl := `
+job "example" {
+  group "group" {
+    task "task" {
+      driver = "docker"
+      config {}
+
+      ` + c.envSnippet + `
+    }
+  }
+}`
+
+			out, err := ParseWithConfig(&ParseConfig{
+				Path: "input.hcl",
+				Body: []byte(hcl),
+			})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			require.Equal(t, c.expected, out.TaskGroups[0].Tasks[0].Env)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParse_TaskEnvs_Multiple(t *testing.T) {
+	hcl := `
+job "example" {
+  group "group" {
+    task "task" {
+      driver = "docker"
+      config {}
+
+      env = {"a": "b"}
+      env {
+        c = "d"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}`
+
+	_, err := ParseWithConfig(&ParseConfig{
+		Path: "input.hcl",
+		Body: []byte(hcl),
+	})
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "Duplicate env block")
+}
+
+func TestParse_Meta_Alternatives(t *testing.T) {
+	hcl := ` job "example" {
+  group "group" {
+    task "task" {
+      driver = "config"
+      config {}
+
+      meta {
+        source = "task"
+      }
+    }
+
+    meta {
+      source = "group"
+
+    }
+  }
+
+  meta {
+    source = "job"
+  }
+}
+`
+
+	asBlock, err := ParseWithConfig(&ParseConfig{
+		Path: "input.hcl",
+		Body: []byte(hcl),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	hclAsAttr := strings.ReplaceAll(hcl, "meta {", "meta = {")
+	require.Equal(t, 3, strings.Count(hclAsAttr, "meta = {"))
+
+	asAttr, err := ParseWithConfig(&ParseConfig{
+		Path: "input.hcl",
+		Body: []byte(hclAsAttr),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, asBlock, asAttr)
+	require.Equal(t, map[string]string{"source": "job"}, asBlock.Meta)
+	require.Equal(t, map[string]string{"source": "group"}, asBlock.TaskGroups[0].Meta)
+	require.Equal(t, map[string]string{"source": "task"}, asBlock.TaskGroups[0].Tasks[0].Meta)
+
+}
diff --git a/jobspec2/types.config.go b/jobspec2/types.config.go
index 43d8f6c21..56ab1a090 100644
--- a/jobspec2/types.config.go
+++ b/jobspec2/types.config.go
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ func (c *jobConfig) decodeJob(content *hcl.BodyContent, ctx *hcl.EvalContext) hc
 
 		c.JobID = b.Labels[0]
 
+		metaAttr, body, mdiags := decodeAsAttribute(body, ctx, "meta")
+		diags = append(diags, mdiags...)
+
 		extra, remain, mdiags := body.PartialContent(&hcl.BodySchema{
 			Blocks: []hcl.BlockHeaderSchema{
 				{Type: "vault"},
@@ -271,6 +274,10 @@ func (c *jobConfig) decodeJob(content *hcl.BodyContent, ctx *hcl.EvalContext) hc
 		diags = append(diags, mdiags...)
 		diags = append(diags, c.decodeTopLevelExtras(extra, ctx)...)
 		diags = append(diags, hclDecoder.DecodeBody(remain, ctx, c.Job)...)
+
+		if metaAttr != nil {
+			c.Job.Meta = metaAttr
+		}
 	}
 
 	if found == nil {