diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d362ed5a..ad2b8bba 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ DX_INIT_DOXYGEN([$PACKAGE_NAME], [doxygen.cfg])
 
 ############### Ouput
 cwd=`pwd -P`; cd ${srcdir}; abs_srcdir=`pwd -P`; cd ${cwd}
+GRID_CXX="$CXX"
 GRID_CXXFLAGS="$AM_CXXFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
 GRID_LDFLAGS="$AM_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
 GRID_LIBS=$LIBS
@@ -497,6 +498,7 @@ AM_LDFLAGS="-L${cwd}/Grid $AM_LDFLAGS"
 AC_SUBST([AM_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([AM_CXXFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([AM_LDFLAGS])
+AC_SUBST([GRID_CXX])
 AC_SUBST([GRID_CXXFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([GRID_LDFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([GRID_LIBS])
diff --git a/grid-config.in b/grid-config.in
index bd340846..f39b01bd 100755
--- a/grid-config.in
+++ b/grid-config.in
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
       echo @GRID_CXXFLAGS@
     ;;
     
+    --cxx)
+      echo @GRID_CXX@
+    ;;
+    
     --ldflags)
       echo @GRID_LDFLAGS@
     ;;