diff --git a/lib/redis/rediswriter-objects.cpp b/lib/redis/rediswriter-objects.cpp
index 7923ff5ec..cbbee47b3 100644
--- a/lib/redis/rediswriter-objects.cpp
+++ b/lib/redis/rediswriter-objects.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,16 @@ void RedisWriter::SendConfigUpdate(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, bool useTran
 		propertiesBlacklist.emplace("vars");
 
 		checkSums->Set("vars_checksum", CalculateCheckSumVars(customVarObject));
+
+		auto vars (SerializeVars(customVarObject));
+		if (vars) {
+			auto varsJson (JsonEncode(vars));
+
+			Log(LogDebug, "RedisWriter")
+				<< "HSET icinga:config:customvars:" << typeName << " " << objectKey << " " << varsJson;
+
+			ExecuteQuery({ "HSET", "icinga:config:customvars:" + typeName, objectKey, varsJson });
+		}
 	}
 
 	checkSums->Set("metadata_checksum", CalculateCheckSumMetadata(object));
diff --git a/lib/redis/rediswriter-utility.cpp b/lib/redis/rediswriter-utility.cpp
index ad3a8b5ba..6553da679 100644
--- a/lib/redis/rediswriter-utility.cpp
+++ b/lib/redis/rediswriter-utility.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #include "base/objectlock.hpp"
 #include "base/array.hpp"
 #include "base/scriptglobal.hpp"
+#include <map>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
 
 using namespace icinga;
 
@@ -89,6 +92,171 @@ String RedisWriter::CalculateCheckSumVars(const CustomVarObject::Ptr& object)
 	return HashValue(vars);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Collect the leaves of haystack in needles
+ *
+ * haystack = {
+ *   "disks": {
+ *     "disk": {},
+ *     "disk /": {
+ *       "disk_partitions": "/"
+ *     }
+ *   }
+ * }
+ *
+ * path = []
+ *
+ * needles = {
+ *   "disks": [
+ *     [
+ *       ["disks", "disk /", "disk_partitions"],
+ *       "/"
+ *     ]
+ *   ]
+ * }
+ *
+ * @param	haystack	A config object's custom vars as returned by {@link CustomVarObject#GetVars()}
+ * @param	path 		Used for buffering only, shall be empty
+ * @param 	needles 	The result, a mapping from the top-level custom var key to a list of leaves with full path and value
+ */
+static void CollectScalarVars(Value haystack, std::vector<Value>& path, std::map<String, std::vector<std::pair<Array::Ptr, Value>>>& needles)
+{
+	switch (haystack.GetType()) {
+		case ValueObject:
+		{
+			const Object::Ptr& obj = haystack.Get<Object::Ptr>();
+
+			Dictionary::Ptr dict = dynamic_pointer_cast<Dictionary>(obj);
+			if (dict) {
+				for (auto& kv : dict) {
+					path.emplace_back(kv.first);
+					CollectScalarVars(kv.second, path, needles);
+					path.pop_back();
+				}
+				break;
+			}
+
+			Array::Ptr arr = dynamic_pointer_cast<Array>(obj);
+			if (arr) {
+				double index = 0.0;
+				for (auto& v : arr) {
+					path.emplace_back(index);
+					CollectScalarVars(v, path, needles);
+					path.pop_back();
+
+					index += 1.0;
+				}
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+			haystack = Empty;
+
+		case ValueString:
+		case ValueNumber:
+		case ValueBoolean:
+		case ValueEmpty:
+			needles[path[0].Get<String>()].emplace_back(Array::FromVector(path), haystack);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			VERIFY(!"Invalid variant type.");
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Prepare object's custom vars for being written to Redis
+ *
+ * object.vars = {
+ *   "disks": {
+ *     "disk": {},
+ *     "disk /": {
+ *       "disk_partitions": "/"
+ *     }
+ *   }
+ * }
+ *
+ * return {
+ *   SHA1(PackObject([
+ *     Environment,
+ *     "disks",
+ *     {
+ *       "disk": {},
+ *       "disk /": {
+ *         "disk_partitions": "/"
+ *       }
+ *     }
+ *   ])): {
+ *     "env_checksum": SHA1(Environment),
+ *     "name_checksum": SHA1("disks"),
+ *     "name": "disks",
+ *     "value": {
+ *       "disk": {},
+ *       "disk /": {
+ *         "disk_partitions": "/"
+ *       }
+ *     },
+ *     "flat": {
+ *       SHA1(PackObject(["disks", "disk /", "disk_partitions"])): {
+ *         "name": ["disks", "disk /", "disk_partitions"],
+ *         "value": "/"
+ *       }
+ *     }
+ *   }
+ * }
+ *
+ * @param	object	Config object with custom vars
+ *
+ * @return 			JSON-like data structure for Redis
+ */
+Dictionary::Ptr RedisWriter::SerializeVars(const CustomVarObject::Ptr& object)
+{
+	Dictionary::Ptr vars = object->GetVars();
+
+	if (!vars)
+		return nullptr;
+
+	std::map<String, std::vector<std::pair<Array::Ptr, Value>>> scalarVars;
+
+	{
+		std::vector<Value> pathBuf;
+		CollectScalarVars(vars, pathBuf, scalarVars);
+	}
+
+	Dictionary::Ptr res = new Dictionary();
+	auto env (GetEnvironment());
+	auto envChecksum (SHA1(env));
+
+	for (auto& kv : vars) {
+		Dictionary::Ptr flatVars = new Dictionary();
+
+		{
+			auto it (scalarVars.find(kv.first));
+			if (it != scalarVars.end()) {
+				for (auto& scalarVar : it->second) {
+					flatVars->Set(SHA1(PackObject(scalarVar.first)), (Dictionary::Ptr)new Dictionary({
+						{"name", scalarVar.first},
+						{"value", scalarVar.second}
+					}));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		res->Set(
+			SHA1(PackObject((Array::Ptr)new Array({env, kv.first, kv.second}))),
+			(Dictionary::Ptr)new Dictionary({
+				{"env_checksum", envChecksum},
+				{"name_checksum", SHA1(kv.first)},
+				{"name", kv.first},
+				{"value", kv.second},
+				{"flat", flatVars}
+			})
+		);
+	}
+
+	return res;
+}
+
 static const std::set<String> propertiesBlacklistEmpty;
 
 String RedisWriter::HashValue(const Value& value)
diff --git a/lib/redis/rediswriter.hpp b/lib/redis/rediswriter.hpp
index 0856ca9f9..a8720e63e 100644
--- a/lib/redis/rediswriter.hpp
+++ b/lib/redis/rediswriter.hpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ private:
 	static String CalculateCheckSumProperties(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, const std::set<String>& propertiesBlacklist);
 	static String CalculateCheckSumMetadata(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object);
 	static String CalculateCheckSumVars(const CustomVarObject::Ptr& object);
+	static Dictionary::Ptr SerializeVars(const CustomVarObject::Ptr& object);
 
 	static String HashValue(const Value& value);
 	static String HashValue(const Value& value, const std::set<String>& propertiesBlacklist, bool propertiesWhitelist = false);