--- a/src/http/ngx_http_variables.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_variables.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ static ngx_int_t ngx_http_variable_unkno
     ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data);
 static ngx_int_t ngx_http_variable_unknown_header_out(ngx_http_request_t *r,
     ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data);
+static ngx_int_t ngx_http_variable_argument(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+    ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data);
 
 static ngx_int_t ngx_http_variable_host(ngx_http_request_t *r,
     ngx_http_variable_value_t *v, uintptr_t data);
@@ -277,9 +279,7 @@ ngx_http_add_variable(ngx_conf_t *cf, ng
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    for (i = 0; i < name->len; i++) {
-        v->name.data[i] = ngx_tolower(name->data[i]);
-    }
+    ngx_strlow(v->name.data, name->data, name->len);
 
     v->set_handler = NULL;
     v->get_handler = NULL;
@@ -344,9 +344,7 @@ ngx_http_get_variable_index(ngx_conf_t *
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
-    for (i = 0; i < name->len; i++) {
-        v->name.data[i] = ngx_tolower(name->data[i]);
-    }
+    ngx_strlow(v->name.data, name->data, name->len);
 
     v->set_handler = NULL;
     v->get_handler = NULL;
@@ -481,6 +479,15 @@ ngx_http_get_variable(ngx_http_request_t
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    if (ngx_strncmp(name->data, "arg_", 4) == 0) {
+
+        if (ngx_http_variable_argument(r, vv, (uintptr_t) name) == NGX_OK) {
+            return vv;
+        }
+
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     vv->not_found = 1;
 
     if (nowarn == 0) {
@@ -712,6 +719,62 @@ ngx_http_variable_unknown_header(ngx_htt
 
 
 static ngx_int_t
+ngx_http_variable_argument(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_http_variable_value_t *v,
+    uintptr_t data)
+{
+    ngx_str_t *name = (ngx_str_t *) data;
+
+    u_char  *p, *arg;
+    size_t   len;
+
+    if (r->args.len == 0) {
+        v->not_found = 1;
+        return NGX_OK;
+    }
+
+    len = name->len - 1 - (sizeof("arg_") - 1);
+    arg = name->data + sizeof("arg_") - 1;
+
+    for (p = r->args.data; *p && *p != ' '; p++) {
+
+        /*
+         * although r->args.data is not null-terminated by itself,
+         * however, there is null in the end of request line
+         */
+
+        p = ngx_strcasestrn(p, (char *) arg, len);
+
+        if (p == NULL) {
+            v->not_found = 1;
+            return NGX_OK;
+        }
+
+        if ((p == r->args.data || *(p - 1) == '&') && *(p + len + 1) == '=') {
+
+            v->data = p + len + 2;
+
+            p = (u_char *) ngx_strchr(p, '&');
+
+            if (p == NULL) {
+                p = r->args.data + r->args.len;
+            }
+
+            v->len = p - v->data;
+            v->valid = 1;
+            v->no_cacheable = 0;
+            v->not_found = 0;
+
+            return NGX_OK;
+        }
+    }
+
+    v->not_found = 1;
+
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+
+static ngx_int_t
 ngx_http_variable_host(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_http_variable_value_t *v,
     uintptr_t data)
 {
@@ -1396,6 +1459,13 @@ ngx_http_variables_init_vars(ngx_conf_t 
             continue;
         }
 
+        if (ngx_strncmp(v[i].name.data, "arg_", 4) == 0) {
+            v[i].get_handler = ngx_http_variable_argument;
+            v[i].data = (uintptr_t) &v[i].name;
+
+            continue;
+        }
+
         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf->log, 0,
                       "unknown \"%V\" variable", &v[i].name);