diff --git a/conf.d/regexroute.conf.sample b/conf.d/regexroute.conf.sample
index edb163c7..7f2e17f4 100644
--- a/conf.d/regexroute.conf.sample
+++ b/conf.d/regexroute.conf.sample
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 ;  $(random,STRING) = STRING with each ? character replaced with a random digit
 ;  $(index,N,ITEM1,ITEM2,...) = N-th (modulo length of list) item in list
 ;  $(rotate,N,ITEM1,ITEM2,...) = list rotated N (modulo length of list) times
+;  $(config,SECTION,KEY) = value of KEY= in [SECTION] of main config file (yate.conf, yate-qt4.conf)
 ;  $(engine,NAME) = value of Engine's runtime parameter NAME
 ;  $(runid) = the current Engine run identifier
 ;  $(nodename) = the node name the Engine runs as, may be empty
diff --git a/modules/regexroute.cpp b/modules/regexroute.cpp
index 7d4db2ca..4beca2e3 100644
--- a/modules/regexroute.cpp
+++ b/modules/regexroute.cpp
@@ -287,6 +287,11 @@ static void evalFunc(String& str)
 	    }
 	    lst->destruct();
 	}
+	else if ((sep >= 0) && (str == "config")) {
+	    str = par.substr(0,sep).trimBlanks();
+	    par = par.substr(sep+1).trimBlanks();
+	    str = Engine::config().getValue(str,par);
+	}
 	else if (str == "engine")
 	    str = Engine::runParams().getValue(vars(par));
 	else if (str == "runid") {