diff --git a/doc/userscripts.asciidoc b/doc/userscripts.asciidoc
index 433c71ff0..8904d0ef3 100644
--- a/doc/userscripts.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/userscripts.asciidoc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ The following environment variables will be set when a userscript is launched:
 - `QUTE_CONFIG_DIR`: Path of the directory containing qutebrowser's configuration.
 - `QUTE_DATA_DIR`: Path of the directory containing qutebrowser's data.
 - `QUTE_DOWNLOAD_DIR`: Path of the downloads directory.
+- `QUTE_COMMANDLINE_TEXT`: Text currently in qutebrowser's command line. (Depends on which window the userscript is launched in)
 
 In `command` mode:
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/commands/userscripts.py b/qutebrowser/commands/userscripts.py
index 960e97318..4533e86b1 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/commands/userscripts.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/commands/userscripts.py
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ def run_async(tab, cmd, *args, win_id, env, verbose=False):
     env['QUTE_CONFIG_DIR'] = standarddir.config()
     env['QUTE_DATA_DIR'] = standarddir.data()
     env['QUTE_DOWNLOAD_DIR'] = downloads.download_dir()
+    env['QUTE_COMMANDLINE_TEXT'] = objreg.get('status-command', scope='window',
+                                              window=win_id).text()
 
     cmd_path = os.path.expanduser(cmd)