diff --git a/ide/buildmanager.pas b/ide/buildmanager.pas
index 3f5b822bd7..e26627aee3 100644
--- a/ide/buildmanager.pas
+++ b/ide/buildmanager.pas
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ type
                                var Abort: boolean): string;
     function MacroFuncIDEBuildOptions(const Param: string; const Data: PtrInt;
                                var Abort: boolean): string;
+    function MacroFuncPrimaryConfigPath(const Param: string; const Data: PtrInt;
+                                        var Abort: boolean): string;
+    function MacroFuncSecondaryConfigPath(const Param: string; const Data: PtrInt;
+                                          var Abort: boolean): string;
     function CTMacroFuncProjectUnitPath(Data: Pointer): boolean;
     function CTMacroFuncProjectIncPath(Data: Pointer): boolean;
     function CTMacroFuncProjectSrcPath(Data: Pointer): boolean;
@@ -310,6 +314,10 @@ begin
                       lisPathOfTheMakeUtility, @MacroFuncMake, []));
   GlobalMacroList.Add(TTransferMacro.Create('IDEBuildOptions','',
                     lisIDEBuildOptions, @MacroFuncIDEBuildOptions, []));
+  GlobalMacroList.Add(TTransferMacro.Create('PrimaryConfiPath','',
+                    lisPrimaryConfigPath, @MacroFuncPrimaryConfigPath, []));
+  GlobalMacroList.Add(TTransferMacro.Create('SecondaryConfigPath','',
+                    lisSecondaryConfigPath, @MacroFuncSecondaryConfigPath, []));
 
   // codetools macro functions
   CodeToolBoss.DefineTree.MacroFunctions.AddExtended(
@@ -1385,6 +1393,18 @@ begin
     Result:='';
 end;
 
+function TBuildManager.MacroFuncPrimaryConfigPath(const Param: string;
+  const Data: PtrInt; var Abort: boolean): string;
+begin
+  Result:=GetPrimaryConfigPath;
+end;
+
+function TBuildManager.MacroFuncSecondaryConfigPath(const Param: string;
+  const Data: PtrInt; var Abort: boolean): string;
+begin
+  Result:=GetSecondaryConfigPath;
+end;
+
 function TBuildManager.MacroFuncSrcOS(const Param: string; const Data: PtrInt;
   var Abort: boolean): string;
 begin
diff --git a/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas b/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
index 7edb32e88c..6b7e836053 100644
--- a/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
+++ b/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
@@ -4942,6 +4942,8 @@ resourcestring
     +'directory %s%s%s is not writable.%sSee the Lazarus website for other '
     +'ways to install Lazarus.';
   lisIDEBuildOptions = 'IDE build options';
+  lisPrimaryConfigPath = 'Primary config path';
+  lisSecondaryConfigPath = 'Secondary config path';
   lisUnableToWriteTheProjectInfoFileError = 'Unable to write the project info '
     +'file%s%s%s%s.%sError: %s';
   lisBuildMode = 'Build mode';