diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3d4ee383..fb69ca0e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ DX_INIT_DOXYGEN([$PACKAGE_NAME], [doxygen.cfg])
 ############### Ouput
 cwd=`pwd -P`; cd ${srcdir}; abs_srcdir=`pwd -P`; cd ${cwd}
 GRID_CXX="$CXX"
+GRID_CXXLD="$CXXLD"
 GRID_CXXFLAGS="$AM_CXXFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
 GRID_LDFLAGS="$AM_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
 GRID_LIBS=$LIBS
@@ -561,6 +562,7 @@ AC_SUBST([AM_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([AM_CXXFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([AM_LDFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([GRID_CXX])
+AC_SUBST([GRID_CXXLD])
 AC_SUBST([GRID_CXXFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([GRID_LDFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([GRID_LIBS])
diff --git a/grid-config.in b/grid-config.in
index f39b01bd..af0816a5 100755
--- a/grid-config.in
+++ b/grid-config.in
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Known values for OPTION are:
   --help       display this help and exit
   --version    output version information
   --git        print git revision
+  --cxx        print c++ compiler (may include some flags and spaces)
+  --cxxld      print c++ linker   (may include some flags and spaces)
 
 EOF
   
@@ -65,6 +67,10 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
       echo @GRID_CXX@
     ;;
     
+    --cxxld)
+      echo @GRID_CXXLD@
+    ;;
+    
     --ldflags)
       echo @GRID_LDFLAGS@
     ;;