diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 171ac9e..73b3a04 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ HEAD
 - fixed big-endian issue for DATA_B3 messages in internal libcapi code.
 - fixed NULL-pointer when no digits are signaled in DID mode.
 - adapt to new Asterisk 1.6.1 changes.
+- added capicommand to set CAPI application id into an Asterisk dialplan variable.
 
 
 chan_capi-1.1.1
diff --git a/README b/README
index 17ee269..a47cfea 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -302,6 +302,11 @@ Progress / early-B3 on incoming calls:
         Example:
         exten => s,1,capicommand(progress)
 
+Get CAPI application ID:
+    To store the CAPI application ID in an asterisk dialplan variable, use:
+        Example:
+            exten => s,1,capicommand(getid,CAPI_ID)
+            exten => s,2,NoOp(CAPI appl-id is ${CAPI_ID})
 
 Using CLIR
 ==========
diff --git a/chan_capi.c b/chan_capi.c
index 7ad9c03..fc0617d 100644
--- a/chan_capi.c
+++ b/chan_capi.c
@@ -4241,6 +4241,24 @@ static int pbx_capi_call_deflect(struct ast_channel *c, char *param)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * store the peer for future actions 
+ */
+static int pbx_capi_get_id(struct ast_channel *c, char *param)
+{
+	char buffer[32];
+
+	if ((!param) || (!(*param))) {
+		cc_log(LOG_WARNING, "Parameter for getid missing.\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer) - 1, "%d", capi_ApplID);
+	pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(c, param, buffer);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * store the peer for future actions 
  */
@@ -4760,6 +4778,7 @@ static struct capicommands_s {
 	int (*cmd)(struct ast_channel *, char *);
 	int capionly;
 } capicommands[] = {
+	{ "getid",        pbx_capi_get_id,          0 },
 	{ "peerlink",     pbx_capi_peer_link,       0 },
 	{ "progress",     pbx_capi_signal_progress, 1 },
 	{ "deflect",      pbx_capi_call_deflect,    1 },
@@ -5150,7 +5169,7 @@ static void *capidev_loop(void *data)
 	time_t lastcall = 0;
 	time_t newtime;
 	
-	cc_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Started CAPI device thread.\n");
+	cc_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Started CAPI device thread for CAPI Appl-ID %d.\n", capi_ApplID);
 
 	for (/* for ever */;;) {
 		switch(Info = capidev_check_wait_get_cmsg(&monCMSG)) {