diff --git a/doc/reference/items/rule.qdoc b/doc/reference/items/rule.qdoc
index a3eab44fb3..4aa0cc010f 100644
--- a/doc/reference/items/rule.qdoc
+++ b/doc/reference/items/rule.qdoc
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
         \li undefined
         \li Script that prepares the commands to transform the inputs to outputs.
             The code in this script is treated as a function with the signature
-            \c{function(project, product, inputs, outputs, input, output)}.
+            \c{function(project, product, rule, inputs, outputs, input, output)}.
             The argument \c{input} is \c{undefined} if there's more than one input artifact for this
             rule. Similarly, \c{output} is only defined if there's exactly one output artifact.
     \row
diff --git a/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/buildgraph.cpp b/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/buildgraph.cpp
index 3761a84d79..db770b979c 100644
--- a/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/buildgraph.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/buildgraph.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,15 @@ void setupScriptEngineForFile(ScriptEngine *engine, const ResolvedFileContextCon
     JsExtensions::setupExtensions(fileContext->jsExtensions(), targetObject);
 }
 
+void setupScriptEngineForRule(ScriptEngine *engine, const RuleConstPtr &rule, QScriptValue targetObject) {
+    QScriptValue ruleScriptValue = engine->newObject();
+    const QVariantMap &propMap = rule->properties;
+    for (QVariantMap::ConstIterator it = propMap.constBegin(); it != propMap.constEnd(); ++it) {
+        ruleScriptValue.setProperty(it.key(), engine->toScriptValue(it.value()));
+    }
+    targetObject.setProperty(QLatin1String("rule"), ruleScriptValue);
+}
+
 void setupScriptEngineForProduct(ScriptEngine *engine, const ResolvedProductConstPtr &product,
                                  const ResolvedModuleConstPtr &module, QScriptValue targetObject,
                                  PrepareScriptObserver *observer)
diff --git a/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/buildgraph.h b/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/buildgraph.h
index 4c2c4e8e07..6f91468718 100644
--- a/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/buildgraph.h
+++ b/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/buildgraph.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ void setupScriptEngineForFile(ScriptEngine *engine, const ResolvedFileContextCon
 void setupScriptEngineForProduct(ScriptEngine *engine, const ResolvedProductConstPtr &product,
                                  const ResolvedModuleConstPtr &module, QScriptValue targetObject,
                                  PrepareScriptObserver *observer = 0);
+void setupScriptEngineForRule(ScriptEngine *engine, const RuleConstPtr &rule,
+                                 QScriptValue targetObject);
 QString relativeArtifactFileName(const Artifact *artifact); // Debugging helpers
 
 void doSanityChecks(const ResolvedProjectPtr &project, const Logger &logger);
diff --git a/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/jscommandexecutor.cpp b/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/jscommandexecutor.cpp
index 14b58cf272..c23dc8a4cb 100644
--- a/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/jscommandexecutor.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/jscommandexecutor.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class JsCommandExecutorThreadObject : public QObject
         setupScriptEngineForFile(scriptEngine, transformer->rule->prepareScript->fileContext, scope);
         setupScriptEngineForProduct(scriptEngine, transformer->product(), transformer->rule->module, scope,
                                     &observer);
+        setupScriptEngineForRule(scriptEngine, transformer->rule, scope);
         transformer->setupInputs(scope);
         transformer->setupOutputs(scriptEngine, scope);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/rulesapplicator.cpp b/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/rulesapplicator.cpp
index bebbe3adad..976db4b286 100644
--- a/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/rulesapplicator.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/corelib/buildgraph/rulesapplicator.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void RulesApplicator::applyRule(const RuleConstPtr &rule, const ArtifactSet &inp
     PrepareScriptObserver observer(engine());
     setupScriptEngineForFile(engine(), m_rule->prepareScript->fileContext, scope());
     setupScriptEngineForProduct(engine(), m_product, m_rule->module, prepareScriptContext, &observer);
+    setupScriptEngineForRule(engine(), m_rule, prepareScriptContext);
 
     if (m_rule->multiplex) { // apply the rule once for a set of inputs
         doApply(inputArtifacts, prepareScriptContext);
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ void RulesApplicator::doApply(const ArtifactSet &inputArtifacts, QScriptValue &p
     copyProperty(QLatin1String("input"), prepareScriptContext, scope());
     copyProperty(QLatin1String("product"), prepareScriptContext, scope());
     copyProperty(QLatin1String("project"), prepareScriptContext, scope());
+    copyProperty(QLatin1String("rule"), prepareScriptContext, scope());
     if (m_rule->isDynamic()) {
         outputArtifacts = runOutputArtifactsScript(inputArtifacts,
                     ScriptEngine::argumentList(m_rule->outputArtifactsScript->argumentNames,
diff --git a/src/lib/corelib/language/language.cpp b/src/lib/corelib/language/language.cpp
index b65850f08f..0d35c1a29f 100644
--- a/src/lib/corelib/language/language.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/corelib/language/language.cpp
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ void Rule::load(PersistentPool &pool)
     prepareScript = pool.idLoadS<ScriptFunction>();
     outputArtifactsScript = pool.idLoadS<ScriptFunction>();
     module = pool.idLoadS<ResolvedModule>();
+    properties = pool.loadVariantMap();
     pool.stream()
         >> inputs
         >> outputFileTags
@@ -421,6 +422,7 @@ void Rule::store(PersistentPool &pool) const
     pool.store(prepareScript);
     pool.store(outputArtifactsScript);
     pool.store(module);
+    pool.store(properties);
     pool.stream()
         << inputs
         << outputFileTags
diff --git a/src/lib/corelib/language/language.h b/src/lib/corelib/language/language.h
index 1b3400efbe..874f515235 100644
--- a/src/lib/corelib/language/language.h
+++ b/src/lib/corelib/language/language.h
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ class Rule : public PersistentObject
     bool multiplex;
     QList<RuleArtifactPtr> artifacts;           // unused, if outputFileTags/outputArtifactsScript is non-empty
     bool alwaysRun;
+    QVariantMap properties;
 
     // members that we don't need to save
     int ruleGraphId;
diff --git a/src/lib/corelib/language/projectresolver.cpp b/src/lib/corelib/language/projectresolver.cpp
index b8b4025bc3..a2554af558 100644
--- a/src/lib/corelib/language/projectresolver.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/corelib/language/projectresolver.cpp
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ void ProjectResolver::resolveRule(Item *item, ProjectContext *projectContext)
         m_logger.printWarning(error);
         return;
     }
+    rule->properties = evaluateProperties(item);
     if (m_productContext)
         m_productContext->product->rules += rule;
     else