diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index 84afecd0b..b03ca59ae 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -4733,6 +4733,42 @@ ngx_ssl_get_ciphers(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_pool_t *pool, ngx_str_t *s)
 }
 
 
+ngx_int_t
+ngx_ssl_get_curve(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_pool_t *pool, ngx_str_t *s)
+{
+#ifdef SSL_get_negotiated_group
+
+    int  nid;
+
+    nid = SSL_get_negotiated_group(c->ssl->connection);
+
+    if (nid != NID_undef) {
+
+        if ((nid & TLSEXT_nid_unknown) == 0) {
+            s->len = ngx_strlen(OBJ_nid2sn(nid));
+            s->data = (u_char *) OBJ_nid2sn(nid);
+            return NGX_OK;
+        }
+
+        s->len = sizeof("0x0000") - 1;
+
+        s->data = ngx_pnalloc(pool, s->len);
+        if (s->data == NULL) {
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        ngx_sprintf(s->data, "0x%04xd", nid & 0xffff);
+
+        return NGX_OK;
+    }
+
+#endif
+
+    s->len = 0;
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+
 ngx_int_t
 ngx_ssl_get_curves(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_pool_t *pool, ngx_str_t *s)
 {
diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
index 4afdfad48..c9e86d9c0 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.h
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_get_cipher_name(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_pool_t *pool,
     ngx_str_t *s);
 ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_get_ciphers(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_pool_t *pool,
     ngx_str_t *s);
+ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_get_curve(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_pool_t *pool,
+    ngx_str_t *s);
 ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_get_curves(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_pool_t *pool,
     ngx_str_t *s);
 ngx_int_t ngx_ssl_get_session_id(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_pool_t *pool,
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c
index c633f3464..d74d46094 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ static ngx_http_variable_t  ngx_http_ssl_vars[] = {
     { ngx_string("ssl_ciphers"), NULL, ngx_http_ssl_variable,
       (uintptr_t) ngx_ssl_get_ciphers, NGX_HTTP_VAR_CHANGEABLE, 0 },
 
+    { ngx_string("ssl_curve"), NULL, ngx_http_ssl_variable,
+      (uintptr_t) ngx_ssl_get_curve, NGX_HTTP_VAR_CHANGEABLE, 0 },
+
     { ngx_string("ssl_curves"), NULL, ngx_http_ssl_variable,
       (uintptr_t) ngx_ssl_get_curves, NGX_HTTP_VAR_CHANGEABLE, 0 },
 
diff --git a/src/stream/ngx_stream_ssl_module.c b/src/stream/ngx_stream_ssl_module.c
index 530fe8b3d..c5308322a 100644
--- a/src/stream/ngx_stream_ssl_module.c
+++ b/src/stream/ngx_stream_ssl_module.c
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ static ngx_stream_variable_t  ngx_stream_ssl_vars[] = {
     { ngx_string("ssl_ciphers"), NULL, ngx_stream_ssl_variable,
       (uintptr_t) ngx_ssl_get_ciphers, NGX_STREAM_VAR_CHANGEABLE, 0 },
 
+    { ngx_string("ssl_curve"), NULL, ngx_stream_ssl_variable,
+      (uintptr_t) ngx_ssl_get_curve, NGX_STREAM_VAR_CHANGEABLE, 0 },
+
     { ngx_string("ssl_curves"), NULL, ngx_stream_ssl_variable,
       (uintptr_t) ngx_ssl_get_curves, NGX_STREAM_VAR_CHANGEABLE, 0 },