diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index c9f5485d0b878bb7d3a79a3a85318932294c5c51..672e82239fe45215495c3a417c9db28ba004b18c 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -302,6 +302,11 @@
       "from": "object.omit@>=2.0.0 <3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object.omit/-/object.omit-2.0.0.tgz"
     },
+    "objectpath": {
+      "version": "1.2.1",
+      "from": "objectpath@>=1.2.1 <2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/objectpath/-/objectpath-1.2.1.tgz"
+    },
     "oniguruma": {
       "version": "6.1.1",
       "from": "oniguruma@>=6.0.1 <7.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e66281ba13437b690236a6aa9139b7b5963f6d5f..6dfdee210ee7eabf0b5e334f5cc7bfe915431036 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "applicationinsights": "0.15.6",
     "chokidar": "bpasero/chokidar#vscode",
     "emmet": "1.3.1",
+    "fast-plist": "0.1.2",
     "gc-signals": "^0.0.1",
     "getmac": "1.0.7",
     "graceful-fs": "4.1.2",
@@ -26,8 +27,8 @@
     "iconv-lite": "0.4.13",
     "minimist": "1.2.0",
     "native-keymap": "0.2.0",
+    "objectpath": "^1.2.1",
     "pty.js": "https://github.com/Tyriar/pty.js/tarball/fffbf86eb9e8051b5b2be4ba9c7b07faa018ce8d",
-    "fast-plist": "0.1.2",
     "semver": "4.3.6",
     "vscode-debugprotocol": "1.13.0",
     "vscode-textmate": "2.2.0",
diff --git a/src/typings/objectpath.d.ts b/src/typings/objectpath.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..128b9bafe53a65fc118c9b9dbb5909d1ae3bdd51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/typings/objectpath.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+declare module "objectpath" {
+	export function parse(path: string): string[];
+}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/configurationResolver/node/configurationResolverService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/configurationResolver/node/configurationResolverService.ts
index 51cb1b5e26550f0646a9633be10922e5f532e162..c236c89233e7784f50c7529168d104a7a2703be3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/configurationResolver/node/configurationResolverService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/configurationResolver/node/configurationResolverService.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+import * as ObjectPath from 'objectpath';
 import nls = require('vs/nls');
 import * as paths from 'vs/base/common/paths';
 import * as types from 'vs/base/common/types';
@@ -130,10 +131,26 @@ export class ConfigurationResolverService implements IConfigurationResolverServi
 	}
 
 	private resolveConfigVariable(value: string, originalValue: string): string {
-		let regexp = /\$\{config\.(.*?)\}/g;
-		return value.replace(regexp, (match: string, name: string) => {
+		let regexp = /\$\{config(\.|(?=\[))(.+?)\}/g;
+		return value.replace(regexp, (match: string, lead: string, name: string) => {
 			let config = this.configurationService.getConfiguration();
-			let newValue = new Function('_', 'try {return _.' + name + ';} catch (ex) { return "";}')(config);
+			let newValue: any;
+			try {
+				const keys: string[] = ObjectPath.parse(name);
+				if (!keys || keys.length <= 0) {
+					return '';
+				}
+				while (keys.length > 1) {
+					const key = keys.shift();
+					if (!config || !config.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+						return '';
+					}
+					config = config[key];
+				}
+				newValue = config ? config[keys[0]] : '';
+			} catch (e) {
+				return '';
+			}
 			if (types.isString(newValue)) {
 				// Prevent infinite recursion and also support nested references (or tokens)
 				return newValue === originalValue ? '' : this.resolveString(newValue);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/configurationResolver/test/node/configurationResolverService.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/configurationResolver/test/node/configurationResolverService.test.ts
index c6a9d539975ac8cc121e46c6b138a9fbee16c5d8..09de8c8f3e8deca1f96ffbd950a63c3ce8b23e11 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/configurationResolver/test/node/configurationResolverService.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/configurationResolver/test/node/configurationResolverService.test.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,46 @@ suite('Configuration Resolver Service', () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(service.resolve('abc ${config.editor.fontFamily} ${config.editor.lineNumbers} ${config.editor.insertSpaces} ${config.json.schemas[0].fileMatch[1]} xyz'), 'abc foo 123 false {{/myOtherfile}} xyz');
 	});
 
+	test('configuration variables using bracket accessor', () => {
+		let configurationService: IConfigurationService;
+		configurationService = new MockConfigurationService({
+			editor: {
+				fontFamily: 'foo'
+			}
+		});
+
+		let service = new ConfigurationResolverService(uri.parse('file:///VSCode/workspaceLocation'), envVariables, new TestEditorService(), TestEnvironmentService, configurationService, mockCommandService);
+		assert.strictEqual(service.resolve("abc ${config.editor['fontFamily']} xyz"), 'abc foo xyz');
+		assert.strictEqual(service.resolve('abc ${config["editor"].fontFamily} xyz'), 'abc foo xyz');
+		assert.strictEqual(service.resolve('abc ${config["editor"]["fontFamily"]} xyz'), 'abc foo xyz');
+	});
+
+	test('configuration variables with invalid accessor', () => {
+		let configurationService: IConfigurationService;
+		configurationService = new MockConfigurationService({
+			editor: {
+				fontFamily: 'foo'
+			}
+		});
+
+		let service = new ConfigurationResolverService(uri.parse('file:///VSCode/workspaceLocation'), envVariables, new TestEditorService(), TestEnvironmentService, configurationService, mockCommandService);
+		assert.strictEqual(service.resolve("abc ${config.} xyz"), 'abc ${config.} xyz');
+		assert.strictEqual(service.resolve("abc ${config.editor..fontFamily} xyz"), 'abc  xyz');
+		assert.strictEqual(service.resolve("abc ${config.editor.none.none2} xyz"), 'abc  xyz');
+	});
+
+	test('configuration should not evaluate Javascript', () => {
+		let configurationService: IConfigurationService;
+		configurationService = new MockConfigurationService({
+			editor: {
+				a: 'foo'
+			}
+		});
+
+		let service = new ConfigurationResolverService(uri.parse('file:///VSCode/workspaceLocation'), envVariables, new TestEditorService(), TestEnvironmentService, configurationService, mockCommandService);
+		assert.strictEqual(service.resolve("abc ${config.editor['abc'.substr(0)]} xyz"), 'abc undefined xyz');
+	});
+
 	test('interactive variable simple', () => {
 		const configuration = {
 			'name': 'Attach to Process',