diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index c0ca9796673..616894fec3f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,12 @@ static BuildConfiguration *activeBuildConfiguration()
     return target ? target->activeBuildConfiguration() : nullptr;
 }
 
+static RunConfiguration *activeRunConfiguration()
+{
+    const Target * const target = activeTarget();
+    return target ? target->activeRunConfiguration() : nullptr;
+}
+
 static bool isTextFile(const QString &fileName)
 {
     return Utils::mimeTypeForFile(fileName).inherits(
@@ -1912,6 +1918,39 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
                                  return QString();
                              });
 
+    expander->registerVariable("ActiveProject:RunConfig:Name",
+        tr("Name of the active project's active run configuration."),
+        []() -> QString {
+            if (const RunConfiguration * const rc = activeRunConfiguration())
+                return rc->displayName();
+            return QString();
+        });
+    expander->registerFileVariables("ActiveProject:RunConfig:Executable",
+        tr("The executable of the active project's active run configuration."),
+        []() -> QString {
+            if (const RunConfiguration * const rc = activeRunConfiguration())
+                return rc->commandLine().executable().toString();
+            return QString();
+        });
+    expander->registerPrefix("ActiveProject:RunConfig:Env",
+        tr("Variables in the environment of the active project's active run configuration."),
+        [](const QString &var) {
+            if (const RunConfiguration * const rc = activeRunConfiguration()) {
+                if (const auto envAspect = rc->aspect<EnvironmentAspect>())
+                    return envAspect->environment().expandedValueForKey(var);
+            }
+            return QString();
+    });
+    expander->registerVariable("ActiveProject:RunConfig:WorkingDir",
+        tr("The working directory of the active project's active run configuration."),
+        [] {
+            if (const RunConfiguration * const rc = activeRunConfiguration()) {
+                if (const auto wdAspect = rc->aspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>())
+                    return wdAspect->workingDirectory(rc->macroExpander()).toString();
+            }
+            return QString();
+    });
+
     const auto fileHandler = [] {
         return SessionManager::sessionNameToFileName(SessionManager::activeSession()).toString();
     };
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 539cf2c8a87..55c89d0932c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,24 @@ RunConfiguration::RunConfiguration(Target *target, Utils::Id id)
         BuildConfiguration *bc = target->activeBuildConfiguration();
         return bc ? bc->macroExpander() : target->macroExpander();
     });
+    m_expander.registerPrefix("RunConfig:Env", tr("Variables in the run environment"),
+                             [this](const QString &var) {
+        const auto envAspect = aspect<EnvironmentAspect>();
+        return envAspect ? envAspect->environment().expandedValueForKey(var) : QString();
+    });
+    m_expander.registerVariable("RunConfig:WorkingDir",
+                               tr("The run configuration's working directory"),
+                               [this] {
+        const auto wdAspect = aspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>();
+        return wdAspect ? wdAspect->workingDirectory(&m_expander).toString() : QString();
+    });
+    m_expander.registerVariable("RunConfig:Name", tr("The run configuration's name."),
+            [this] { return displayName(); });
+    m_expander.registerFileVariables("RunConfig:Executable",
+                                     tr("The run configuration's executable."),
+                                     [this] { return commandLine().executable().toString(); });
+
+
     m_commandLineGetter = [this] {
         FilePath executable;
         if (const auto executableAspect = aspect<ExecutableAspect>())
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
index 967077ffd31..f2d79dec958 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@ Target::Target(Project *project, Kit *k, _constructor_tag) :
             if (RunConfiguration * const rc = activeRunConfiguration())
                 return rc->displayName();
             return QString();
-        });
+        }, false);
     d->m_macroExpander.registerFileVariables("CurrentRun:Executable",
         tr("The currently active run configuration's executable (if applicable)."),
         [this]() -> QString {
             if (RunConfiguration * const rc = activeRunConfiguration())
                 return rc->commandLine().executable().toString();
             return QString();
-        });
+        }, false);
     d->m_macroExpander.registerPrefix("CurrentRun:Env", tr("Variables in the current run environment."),
                              [this](const QString &var) {
         if (RunConfiguration * const rc = activeRunConfiguration()) {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ Target::Target(Project *project, Kit *k, _constructor_tag) :
                 return envAspect->environment().expandedValueForKey(var);
         }
         return QString();
-    });
+    }, false);
     d->m_macroExpander.registerVariable("CurrentRun:WorkingDir",
                                tr("The currently active run configuration's working directory."),
                                [this] {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ Target::Target(Project *project, Kit *k, _constructor_tag) :
                 return wdAspect->workingDirectory(&d->m_macroExpander).toString();
         }
         return QString();
-    });
+    }, false);
 }
 
 Target::~Target()