diff --git a/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.cpp b/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.cpp
index 84d1cd64..1d71e8f2 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.cpp
+++ b/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ DSMAction* DSMCoreModule::getAction(const string& from_str) {
   DEF_CMD("disableDTMFDetection", SCDisableDTMFDetection);
 
   DEF_CMD("set", SCSetAction);
+  DEF_CMD("var", SCGetVarAction);
   DEF_CMD("append", SCAppendAction);
   DEF_CMD("substr", SCSubStrAction);
   DEF_CMD("inc", SCIncAction);
@@ -327,10 +328,22 @@ EXEC_ACTION_START(SCSetAction) {
     par1.substr(1) : par1;
 
   sc_sess->var[var_name] = resolveVars(par2, sess, sc_sess, event_params);
-  DBG("set variable '%s'='%s'\n", 
+  DBG("set $%s='%s'\n", 
       var_name.c_str(), sc_sess->var[var_name].c_str());
 } EXEC_ACTION_END;
 
+CONST_ACTION_2P(SCGetVarAction,'=', false);
+EXEC_ACTION_START(SCGetVarAction){
+  string dst_var_name = (par1.length() && par1[0] == '$')?
+    par1.substr(1) : par1;
+  string var_name = resolveVars(par2, sess, sc_sess, event_params);
+  
+  DBG("var_name = %s, dst = %s\n", var_name.c_str(), dst_var_name.c_str());
+  sc_sess->var[dst_var_name] = sc_sess->var[var_name];
+  DBG("set $%s='%s'\n", 
+      dst_var_name.c_str(), sc_sess->var[dst_var_name].c_str());
+} EXEC_ACTION_END;
+
 EXEC_ACTION_START(SCClearAction) {
   string var_name = (arg.length() && arg[0] == '$')?
     arg.substr(1) : arg;
diff --git a/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.h b/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.h
index 5c76e972..167de682 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.h
+++ b/apps/dsm/DSMCoreModule.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ DEF_ACTION_1P(SCClearAction);
 DEF_ACTION_2P(SCSetTimerAction);
 DEF_ACTION_2P(SCLogAction);
 DEF_ACTION_1P(SCLogVarsAction);
+DEF_ACTION_2P(SCGetVarAction);
 DEF_ACTION_2P(SCPlayFileAction);
 DEF_ACTION_2P(SCPlayFileFrontAction);
 DEF_ACTION_2P(SCPostEventAction);
diff --git a/apps/dsm/doc/dsm_syntax.txt b/apps/dsm/doc/dsm_syntax.txt
index 85016b13..3a1f6052 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/doc/dsm_syntax.txt
+++ b/apps/dsm/doc/dsm_syntax.txt
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ actions:
 
  set($var=value)
   e.g.  set($var="text"); set($var=$var2); set($var=#key)
+ var($dstvar=srcvarname)
+  e.g.  var($dstvar=$var_counter)
  append($var, value)
  e.g. append($var, "text"); append($var, #key);
       append($var, @select); append($var, $var2);