diff --git a/application/controllers/ListController.php b/application/controllers/ListController.php
index 39bc0bd..eeff4f1 100644
--- a/application/controllers/ListController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/ListController.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Icinga\Module\Graphite\Forms\TimeRangePicker\TimeRangePickerTrait as TimeRan
 use Icinga\Module\Graphite\Forms\TimeRangePicker\TimeRangePickerTrait as TimeRangePickerFormTrait;
 use Icinga\Module\Graphite\Web\Controller\MonitoringAwareController;
 use Icinga\Module\Graphite\Web\Controller\TimeRangePickerTrait;
+use Icinga\Module\Graphite\Web\Widget\Graphs;
 use Icinga\Module\Monitoring\DataView\DataView;
 use Icinga\Web\Url;
 use Icinga\Web\Widget\Tabextension\DashboardAction;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ class ListController extends MonitoringAwareController
                 'host_name',
                 'host_display_name',
                 'host_check_command',
-                '_host_check_command'
+                '_host_check_command' => '_host_' . Graphs::getObscuredCheckCommandCustomVar()
             ])
         );
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ class ListController extends MonitoringAwareController
                 'service_description',
                 'service_display_name',
                 'service_check_command',
-                '_service_check_command'
+                '_service_check_command' => '_service_' . Graphs::getObscuredCheckCommandCustomVar()
             ])
         );
 
diff --git a/application/forms/Config/AdvancedForm.php b/application/forms/Config/AdvancedForm.php
index 5ff3b75..896d037 100644
--- a/application/forms/Config/AdvancedForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Config/AdvancedForm.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Icinga\Module\Graphite\Forms\Config;
 
 use Icinga\Forms\ConfigForm;
 use Icinga\Module\Graphite\Web\Form\Validator\MacroTemplateValidator;
+use Zend_Validate_Regex;
 
 class AdvancedForm extends ConfigForm
 {
@@ -39,6 +40,18 @@ class AdvancedForm extends ConfigForm
                     ),
                     'validators'    => [new MacroTemplateValidator()]
                 ]
+            ],
+            [
+                'text',
+                'icinga_customvar_obscured_check_command',
+                [
+                    'label'         => $this->translate('Obscured check command custom variable'),
+                    'description'   => $this->translate(
+                        'The Icinga custom variable with the "actual" check command obscured'
+                            . ' by e.g. check_by_ssh (defaults to check_command)'
+                    ),
+                    'validators'    => [new Zend_Validate_Regex('/\A\w*\z/')]
+                ]
             ]
         ]);
     }
diff --git a/library/Graphite/Web/Widget/Graphs.php b/library/Graphite/Web/Widget/Graphs.php
index aa7184e..b36679b 100644
--- a/library/Graphite/Web/Widget/Graphs.php
+++ b/library/Graphite/Web/Widget/Graphs.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Graphite\Web\Widget;
 
+use Icinga\Application\Config;
 use Icinga\Application\Icinga;
 use Icinga\Module\Graphite\Forms\TimeRangePicker\TimeRangePickerTrait;
 use Icinga\Module\Graphite\Graphing\GraphingTrait;
@@ -20,6 +21,13 @@ abstract class Graphs extends AbstractWidget
 {
     use GraphingTrait;
 
+    /**
+     * The Icinga custom variable with the "real" check command (if any) of monitored objects we display graphs for
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected static $obscuredCheckCommandCustomVar;
+
     /**
      * Graph image width
      *
@@ -114,7 +122,7 @@ abstract class Graphs extends AbstractWidget
                 return new HostGraphs(
                     $object->getName(),
                     $object->host_check_command,
-                    $object->_host_check_command
+                    $object->{'_host_' . Graphs::getObscuredCheckCommandCustomVar()}
                 );
 
             case 'service':
@@ -123,11 +131,26 @@ abstract class Graphs extends AbstractWidget
                     $object->getHost()->getName(),
                     $object->getName(),
                     $object->service_check_command,
-                    $object->_service_check_command
+                    $object->{'_service_' . Graphs::getObscuredCheckCommandCustomVar()}
                 );
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the Icinga custom variable with the "real" check command (if any) of monitored objects we display graphs for
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function getObscuredCheckCommandCustomVar()
+    {
+        if (static::$obscuredCheckCommandCustomVar === null) {
+            static::$obscuredCheckCommandCustomVar = Config::module('graphite')
+                ->get('icinga', 'customvar_obscured_check_command', 'check_command');
+        }
+
+        return static::$obscuredCheckCommandCustomVar;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Constructor
      *