diff --git a/config.h.cmake b/config.h.cmake
index 2a4fe035a..cc80a2e04 100644
--- a/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config.h.cmake
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_VFORK
 
 #define ICINGA_PREFIX "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}"
+#define ICINGA_SYSCONFDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}"
 #define ICINGA_LOCALSTATEDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LOCALSTATEDIR}"
 #define ICINGA_PKGDATADIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/icinga2"
 
diff --git a/doc/4.2-global-variables.md b/doc/4.2-global-variables.md
index 247db3c15..becc1de5e 100644
--- a/doc/4.2-global-variables.md
+++ b/doc/4.2-global-variables.md
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-## <a id="global-variables"> Global Variables
+## <a id="global-variables"></a> Global Variables
 
 Icinga 2 provides a number of special global variables:
 
 Variable                  |Description
 --------------------------|-------------------
 IcingaPrefixDir           |**Read-only.** Contains the installation prefix that was specified with cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX. Defaults to /usr/local
+IcingaSysconfDir          |**Read-only.** Contains the path of the sysconf directory. Defaults to IcingaPrefixDir + "/etc".
 IcingaLocalStateDir       |**Read-only.** Contains the path of the local state directory. Defaults to IcingaPrefixDir + "/var".
 IcingaPkgDataDir          |**Read-only.** Contains the path of the package data directory. Defaults to IcingaPrefixDir + "/share/icinga2".
 IcingaStatePath           |**Read-write.** Contains the path of the Icinga 2 state file. Defaults to IcingaLocalStateDir + "/lib/icinga2/icinga2.state".
diff --git a/icinga-app/icinga.cpp b/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
index 1a203521c..d10671b70 100644
--- a/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
+++ b/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	Application::InstallExceptionHandlers();
 
 	Application::DeclarePrefixDir(ICINGA_PREFIX);
+	Application::DeclareSysconfDir(ICINGA_SYSCONFDIR);
 	Application::DeclareLocalStateDir(ICINGA_LOCALSTATEDIR);
 	Application::DeclarePkgDataDir(ICINGA_PKGDATADIR);
 
diff --git a/lib/base/application.cpp b/lib/base/application.cpp
index f6220be8e..932e9f9b7 100644
--- a/lib/base/application.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/application.cpp
@@ -609,6 +609,26 @@ void Application::DeclarePrefixDir(const String& path)
 	ScriptVariable::Declare("IcingaPrefixDir", path);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Retrives the path of the sysconf dir.
+ *
+ * @returns The path.
+ */
+String Application::GetSysconfDir(void)
+{
+	return ScriptVariable::Get("IcingaSysconfDir");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets the path of the sysconf dir.
+ *
+ * @param path The new path.
+ */
+void Application::DeclareSysconfDir(const String& path)
+{
+	ScriptVariable::Declare("IcingaSysconfDir", path);
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieves the path for the local state dir.
  *
diff --git a/lib/base/application.h b/lib/base/application.h
index 98e7ee1e5..720f43c70 100644
--- a/lib/base/application.h
+++ b/lib/base/application.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ public:
 	static String GetPrefixDir(void);
 	static void DeclarePrefixDir(const String& path);
 
+	static String GetSysconfDir(void);
+	static void DeclareSysconfDir(const String& path);
+
 	static String GetLocalStateDir(void);
 	static void DeclareLocalStateDir(const String& path);