diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/hashi_vault.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/hashi_vault.py
index 4d9bb4f6c38..d92bf149119 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/hashi_vault.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/hashi_vault.py
@@ -54,7 +54,16 @@ class HashiVault:
             raise AnsibleError("Please pip install hvac to use this module")
 
         self.url = kwargs.get('url', ANSIBLE_HASHI_VAULT_ADDR)
-        self.token = kwargs.get('token')
+
+        self.token = kwargs.get('token', os.environ.get('VAULT_TOKEN', None))
+        if self.token is None and os.environ.get('HOME'):
+            token_filename = os.path.join(
+                os.environ.get('HOME'),
+                '.vault-token'
+            )
+            if os.path.exists(token_filename):
+                with open(token_filename) as token_file:
+                    self.token = token_file.read().strip()
         if self.token is None:
             raise AnsibleError("No Vault Token specified")