diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5bf6c33..52242e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,5 +3,9 @@ All notable changes to the "vscode-ipaddress" extension will be documented in th
 
 Check [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) for recommendations on how to structure this file.
 
+
+## [1.0.1]
+- Add `ipAddress.getSelectedIPAddress` command which allows to return the selected ip address as input variables in tasks.json or launch.json file
+
 ## [Unreleased]
 - Initial release
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aee292d..ac735d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,27 @@ You can also modify keyboard shortcut with JSON below.
 }
 ```
 
+You can alsoe insert the selected IP address into a configuration from `launch.json` or `tasks.json` using [input variables](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/variables-reference#_input-variables). For instance here for a `tasks.json` echoing the selection in the terminal:
+```json
+{
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "label": "echo selected host ip",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "echo 'selected host ip ${input:hostIP}'"
+    },
+  ],
+  "inputs": [
+    {
+      "type": "command",
+      "id": "hostIP",
+      "command": "ipAddress.getSelectedIPAddress"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
 ### Public IP address
 
 Public IP address is obtained from OpenDNS via [`check-ip`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/public-ip) and updated every minute.
diff --git a/commands.js b/commands.js
index 0331db7..888a171 100644
--- a/commands.js
+++ b/commands.js
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ const PREFIX = 'ipAddress.';
 
 module.exports = {
   INSERT_IP_ADDRESS   : PREFIX + 'insertIPAddress',
-  SHOW_NEXT_IP_ADDRESS: PREFIX + 'showNextIPAddress'
+  SHOW_NEXT_IP_ADDRESS: PREFIX + 'showNextIPAddress',
+  GET_SELECTED_IP_ADDRESS: PREFIX + 'getSelectedIPAddress'
 };
diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index ae4ac4c..911cf6f 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ function activate(context) {
       statusBarItem.nextAddress();
     })
   );
+
+  context.subscriptions.push(
+    vscode.commands.registerCommand(Commands.GET_SELECTED_IP_ADDRESS, () => {
+      return statusBarItem.currentAddress();
+    })
+  );
 }
 
 exports.activate = activate;
diff --git a/ipAddressStatusBarItem2.js b/ipAddressStatusBarItem2.js
index dd4f84f..5673424 100644
--- a/ipAddressStatusBarItem2.js
+++ b/ipAddressStatusBarItem2.js
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ class IPAddressStatusBarItem {
   nextAddress() {
     this._interfaces.next();
   }
+
+  currentAddress() {
+    const networkInterface = this._interfaces.current();
+
+    if (networkInterface) {
+      const address = networkInterface.get('address');
+      return address;
+    } else {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+
 }
 
 module.exports = IPAddressStatusBarItem;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c035160..96d9642 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "vscode-ipaddress",
   "displayName": "IP Address",
   "description": "Shows IP addresses in status bar and inserts into your text",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "publisher": "Compulim",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.11.0"