diff --git a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.cpp b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.cpp
index 25bd83665..d5f725b6f 100644
--- a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.cpp
+++ b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.cpp
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ void IcingaDB::DumpedGlobals::Reset()
 	m_Ids.clear();
 }
 
+String IcingaDB::GetEnvironmentId() const {
+	return m_EnvironmentId;
+}
+
 bool IcingaDB::DumpedGlobals::IsNew(const String& id)
 {
 	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l (m_Mutex);
diff --git a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.hpp b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.hpp
index 4bd6e6ad2..fba1a2857 100644
--- a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.hpp
+++ b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void Start(bool runtimeCreated) override;
 	virtual void Stop(bool runtimeRemoved) override;
 
+	String GetEnvironmentId() const override;
+
 protected:
 	void ValidateTlsProtocolmin(const Lazy<String>& lvalue, const ValidationUtils& utils) override;
 	void ValidateConnectTimeout(const Lazy<double>& lvalue, const ValidationUtils& utils) override;
diff --git a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.ti b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.ti
index 3e020282a..00ca95691 100644
--- a/lib/icingadb/icingadb.ti
+++ b/lib/icingadb/icingadb.ti
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ class IcingaDB : ConfigObject
 	[config] double connect_timeout {
 		default {{{ return DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT; }}}
 	};
+
+	[no_storage] String environment_id {
+			get;
+	};
 };
 
 }