diff --git a/docs/config_reference.rst b/docs/config_reference.rst
index b4caf1b43..4f48e20a3 100644
--- a/docs/config_reference.rst
+++ b/docs/config_reference.rst
@@ -336,6 +336,17 @@ System Partition Configuration
    .. versionadded:: 4.4
       The ``ssh`` scheduler is added.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 4.8.1
+      All ``SBATCH_*`` variables are unset before submitting a job through the Slurm-based backends.
+      See note below for information.
+
+   .. note::
+      The Slurm-based backends unset all ``SBATCH_*`` environment variables before submitting a job.
+      This is done to avoid environment variables bypassing ReFrame's configuration.
+      For example, if the :attr:`~config.systems.partitions.access` options for a partition used ``-A foo`` and ``SBATCH_ACCOUNT=bar`` was set, then the environment variable would override the configuration, as ReFrame emits those (by default) in the submission script.
+
+      Job submission in ReFrame is controlled exclusively by the system partition's :attr:`~config.systems.partitions.access` options, the test job's :attr:`~reframe.core.schedulers.Job.options` and the :option:`-J` command-line option.
+
    .. note::
 
       The way that multiple node jobs are submitted using the SGE scheduler can be very site-specific.
diff --git a/reframe/core/schedulers/slurm.py b/reframe/core/schedulers/slurm.py
index d70df4bcc..0d62c5034 100644
--- a/reframe/core/schedulers/slurm.py
+++ b/reframe/core/schedulers/slurm.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import functools
 import glob
 import itertools
+import os
 import re
 import shlex
 import time
@@ -260,17 +261,35 @@ def emit_preamble(self, job):
         # Filter out empty statements before returning
         return list(filter(None, preamble))
 
+    def sbatch(self, args):
+        '''Run sbatch using a clean environment
+
+        We unset all `SBATCH_*` environment variables before submitting;
+        submission should be controlled entirely by ReFrame through the
+        partition's `access` options, the test's `job.options` and the
+        command-line `-J` option
+        '''
+
+        with rt.temp_environment():
+            for var in [name for name in os.environ.keys()
+                        if name.startswith('SBATCH_')]:
+                self.log(f'unsetting environment variable {var}',
+                         logging.DEBUG)
+                del os.environ[var]
+
+            cmd = ' '.join(['sbatch'] + args)
+            return _run_strict(cmd, timeout=self._submit_timeout)
+
     def submit(self, job):
-        cmd_parts = ['sbatch']
+        sbatch_args = []
         if self._sched_access_in_submit:
-            cmd_parts += job.sched_access
+            sbatch_args += job.sched_access
 
-        cmd_parts += [job.script_filename]
-        cmd = ' '.join(cmd_parts)
+        sbatch_args += [job.script_filename]
         intervals = itertools.cycle([1, 2, 3])
         while True:
             try:
-                completed = _run_strict(cmd, timeout=self._submit_timeout)
+                completed = self.sbatch(sbatch_args)
                 break
             except SpawnedProcessError as e:
                 error_match = re.search(
diff --git a/unittests/test_environments.py b/unittests/test_environments.py
index ee7f2d73c..1f808bb0d 100644
--- a/unittests/test_environments.py
+++ b/unittests/test_environments.py
@@ -139,6 +139,15 @@ def test_temp_environment(base_environ, user_runtime, modules_system):
     assert not rt.is_env_loaded(environ)
 
 
+def test_temp_environment_as_snapshot(base_environ):
+    with rt.temp_environment():
+        del os.environ['_var0']
+        os.environ['_var1'] = 'foo'
+
+    assert os.environ['_var0'] == 'val0'
+    assert os.environ['_var1'] == 'val1'
+
+
 def test_env_load_already_present(base_environ, user_runtime,
                                   modules_system, env0):
     modules_system.load_module('testmod_boo')