diff --git a/cib/host.cpp b/cib/host.cpp
index 680d194d1..2b59cc98f 100644
--- a/cib/host.cpp
+++ b/cib/host.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ set<string> Host::GetParents(void) const
 	return parents;
 }
 
+Dictionary::Ptr Host::GetMacros(void) const
+{
+	Dictionary::Ptr value;
+	GetProperty("macros", &value);
+	return value;
+}
+
 bool Host::IsReachable(void) const
 {
 	Dictionary::Ptr dependencies;
diff --git a/cib/host.h b/cib/host.h
index 765831745..6a8ff828c 100644
--- a/cib/host.h
+++ b/cib/host.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public:
 	string GetAlias(void) const;
 	Dictionary::Ptr GetGroups(void) const;
 	set<string> GetParents(void) const;
+	Dictionary::Ptr GetMacros(void) const;
 
 	bool IsReachable(void) const;
 	bool IsUp(void) const;
diff --git a/cib/macroprocessor.cpp b/cib/macroprocessor.cpp
index 413b499db..de5a25228 100644
--- a/cib/macroprocessor.cpp
+++ b/cib/macroprocessor.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 using namespace icinga;
 
-string MacroProcessor::ResolveMacros(const string& str, const Dictionary::Ptr& macros)
+string MacroProcessor::ResolveMacros(const string& str, const vector<Dictionary::Ptr>& macroDicts)
 {
 	string::size_type offset, pos_first, pos_second;
 
@@ -36,7 +36,18 @@ string MacroProcessor::ResolveMacros(const string& str, const Dictionary::Ptr& m
 
 		string name = result.substr(pos_first + 1, pos_second - pos_first - 1);
 		string value;
-		if (!macros || !macros->Get(name, &value))
+		bool resolved = false;
+
+		vector<Dictionary::Ptr>::const_iterator it;
+		for (it = macroDicts.begin(); it != macroDicts.end(); it++) {
+			Dictionary::Ptr macros = *it;
+			if (macros && macros->Get(name, &value)) {
+				resolved = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!resolved)
 			throw runtime_error("Macro '" + name + "' is not defined.");
 
 		result.replace(pos_first, pos_second - pos_first + 1, value);
diff --git a/cib/macroprocessor.h b/cib/macroprocessor.h
index 5dbe4e1cb..224485bb7 100644
--- a/cib/macroprocessor.h
+++ b/cib/macroprocessor.h
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ namespace icinga
 class I2_CIB_API MacroProcessor
 {
 public:
-	static string ResolveMacros(const string& str, const Dictionary::Ptr& macros);
+	static string ResolveMacros(const string& str, const vector<Dictionary::Ptr>& macroDicts);
 };
 
 }
 
-#endif /* MACROPROCESSOR_H */
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* MACROPROCESSOR_H */
diff --git a/cib/nagioschecktask.cpp b/cib/nagioschecktask.cpp
index f82a6f2c6..ae96f9594 100644
--- a/cib/nagioschecktask.cpp
+++ b/cib/nagioschecktask.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ NagiosCheckTask::NagiosCheckTask(const Service& service)
 	: CheckTask(service), m_FP(NULL), m_UsePopen(false)
 {
 	string checkCommand = service.GetCheckCommand();
-	m_Command = MacroProcessor::ResolveMacros(checkCommand, service.GetMacros());
+
+	vector<Dictionary::Ptr> macroDicts;
+	macroDicts.push_back(service.GetMacros());
+	macroDicts.push_back(service.GetHost().GetMacros());
+	macroDicts.push_back(IcingaApplication::GetInstance()->GetMacros());
+	m_Command = MacroProcessor::ResolveMacros(checkCommand, macroDicts);
 }
 
 void NagiosCheckTask::Enqueue(void)
diff --git a/doc/icinga2-config.odt b/doc/icinga2-config.odt
index 39db6b130..2b5912866 100644
Binary files a/doc/icinga2-config.odt and b/doc/icinga2-config.odt differ
diff --git a/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp b/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
index 5d98f1687..a6b97bdca 100644
--- a/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
+++ b/icinga/icingaapplication.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ int IcingaApplication::Main(const vector<string>& args)
 	icingaConfig->GetProperty("node", &m_Node);
 	icingaConfig->GetProperty("service", &m_Service);
 	icingaConfig->GetProperty("pidpath", &m_PidPath);
+	icingaConfig->GetProperty("macros", &m_Macros);
 
 	string logpath;
 	if (icingaConfig->GetProperty("logpath", &logpath)) {
@@ -314,6 +315,11 @@ string IcingaApplication::GetPidPath(void) const
 	return m_PidPath;
 }
 
+Dictionary::Ptr IcingaApplication::GetMacros(void) const
+{
+	return m_Macros;
+}
+
 time_t IcingaApplication::GetStartTime(void) const
 {
 	return m_StartTime;
diff --git a/icinga/icingaapplication.h b/icinga/icingaapplication.h
index bf15401f0..dc40af147 100644
--- a/icinga/icingaapplication.h
+++ b/icinga/icingaapplication.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public:
 	string GetNode(void) const;
 	string GetService(void) const;
 	string GetPidPath(void) const;
+	Dictionary::Ptr GetMacros(void) const;
 
 	time_t GetStartTime(void) const;
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ private:
 	string m_Node;
 	string m_Service;
 	string m_PidPath;
+	Dictionary::Ptr m_Macros;
 
 	time_t m_StartTime;