diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 13b33e4..62e95d7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-2016-08-05
+2016-08-06
 
         * Version 1.2.0 released
         =========================
 
+        Add GApplication::pars() and GApplicationPar::current_value() methods (#1838)
         Add GLog is_open(), is_empty() and written_size() methods (#1837)
         Fix invalid pointer problem in GLog copies (#1823)
         Fix GSkyMap::publish() bug for empty sky maps (#1835)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2139e4f..d1ff608 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 New Features and Important Changes in GammaLib 1.2.0
 
-5 August 2016
+6 August 2016
 
 
 1. Introduction
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ The following methods have been added:
 - GApplication::log_header1()
 - GApplication::log_header2()
 - GApplication::log_header3()
+- GApplication::pars()
+- GApplicationPar::current_value()
 - GLog::is_open()
 - GLog::is_empty()
 - GLog::written_size()
@@ -83,6 +85,11 @@ the number of characters on disk.
 The GLog::max_size() method has been renamed to GLog::buffer_size since this
 is more explicit (#1837).
 
+GApplication::pars() methods have been added to allow to retrieve or to set all
+application parameters. The GApplicationPar::current_value() method has been
+added to retrieve the current parameter value without querying for the parameter
+(#1838).
+
 
 5. Base module
 --------------
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08e5f1b..ce60b07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 GammaLib information
 ====================
-* Version: 1.2.0.dev1 (5 August 2016)
+* Version: 1.2.0.dev1 (6 August 2016)
 * Author:  Juergen Knoedlseder (jurgen.knodlseder@irap.omp.eu)
 
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diff --git a/include/GApplication.hpp b/include/GApplication.hpp
index 24370f1..69474f1 100644
--- a/include/GApplication.hpp
+++ b/include/GApplication.hpp
@@ -63,47 +63,49 @@ public:
     const GApplicationPar& operator[](const std::string& name) const;
 
     // Methods
-    void               clear(void);
-    GApplication*      clone(void) const;
-    std::string        classname(void) const;
-    const std::string& name(void) const;
-    const std::string& version(void) const;
-    double             telapse(void) const;
-    double             celapse(void) const;
-    void               logFileOpen(const bool& clobber = true);
-    void               logFileClose(void);
-    bool               logTerse(void) const;
-    bool               logNormal(void) const;
-    bool               logExplicit(void) const;
-    bool               logVerbose(void) const;
-    bool               logDebug(void) const;
-    bool               clobber(void) const;
-    bool               has_par(const std::string& name) const;
-    const std::string& par_filename(void) const;
-    const std::string& log_filename(void) const;
-    void               log_header(void);
-    void               log_trailer(void);
-    void               log_string(const GChatter& chatter,
-                                  const std::string& string,
-                                  const bool&        linefeed = true);
-    void               log_value(const GChatter&    chatter,
-                                 const std::string& name,
-                                 const std::string& value);
-    void               log_value(const GChatter&    chatter,
-                                 const std::string& name,
-                                 const int&         value);
-    void               log_value(const GChatter&    chatter,
-                                 const std::string& name,
-                                 const double&      value);
-    void               log_header1(const GChatter&    chatter,
-                                   const std::string& header);
-    void               log_header2(const GChatter&    chatter,
-                                   const std::string& header);
-    void               log_header3(const GChatter&    chatter,
-                                   const std::string& header);
-    void               log_parameters(const GChatter& chatter);
-    const bool&        need_help(void) const;
-    std::string        print(const GChatter& chatter = NORMAL) const;
+    void                    clear(void);
+    GApplication*           clone(void) const;
+    std::string             classname(void) const;
+    const std::string&      name(void) const;
+    const std::string&      version(void) const;
+    double                  telapse(void) const;
+    double                  celapse(void) const;
+    void                    logFileOpen(const bool& clobber = true);
+    void                    logFileClose(void);
+    bool                    logTerse(void) const;
+    bool                    logNormal(void) const;
+    bool                    logExplicit(void) const;
+    bool                    logVerbose(void) const;
+    bool                    logDebug(void) const;
+    bool                    clobber(void) const;
+    bool                    has_par(const std::string& name) const;
+    const std::string&      par_filename(void) const;
+    const std::string&      log_filename(void) const;
+    void                    log_header(void);
+    void                    log_trailer(void);
+    void                    log_string(const GChatter& chatter,
+                                       const std::string& string,
+                                       const bool&        linefeed = true);
+    void                    log_value(const GChatter&    chatter,
+                                      const std::string& name,
+                                      const std::string& value);
+    void                    log_value(const GChatter&    chatter,
+                                      const std::string& name,
+                                      const int&         value);
+    void                    log_value(const GChatter&    chatter,
+                                      const std::string& name,
+                                      const double&      value);
+    void                    log_header1(const GChatter&    chatter,
+                                        const std::string& header);
+    void                    log_header2(const GChatter&    chatter,
+                                        const std::string& header);
+    void                    log_header3(const GChatter&    chatter,
+                                        const std::string& header);
+    void                    log_parameters(const GChatter& chatter);
+    const bool&             need_help(void) const;
+    const GApplicationPars& pars(void) const;
+    void                    pars(const GApplicationPars& pars);
+    std::string             print(const GChatter& chatter = NORMAL) const;
 
     // Public members
     GLog log;   //!< Application logger
@@ -243,4 +245,29 @@ const bool& GApplication::need_help(void) const
     return (m_need_help);
 }
 
+
+/***********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief Return application parameters
+ *
+ * @return Application parameters.
+ ***************************************************************************/
+inline
+const GApplicationPars& GApplication::pars(void) const
+{
+    return m_pars;
+}
+
+
+/***********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief Set application parameters
+ *
+ * @param[in] pars Application parameters.
+ ***************************************************************************/
+inline
+void GApplication::pars(const GApplicationPars& pars)
+{
+    m_pars = pars;
+    return;
+}
+
 #endif /* GAPPLICATION_HPP */
diff --git a/include/GApplicationPar.hpp b/include/GApplicationPar.hpp
index 9992a62..fa30b59 100644
--- a/include/GApplicationPar.hpp
+++ b/include/GApplicationPar.hpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public:
     bool               boolean(void);
     int                integer(void);
     double             real(void);
+    const std::string& current_value(void) const;
     const std::string& min(void) const;
     const std::string& max(void) const;
     const std::string& prompt(void) const;
@@ -181,6 +182,18 @@ const std::string& GApplicationPar::mode(void) const
 
 
 /***********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief Returns current parameter value without querying
+ *
+ * @return Current parameter value
+ ***************************************************************************/
+inline
+const std::string& GApplicationPar::current_value(void) const
+{
+    return m_value;
+}
+
+
+/***********************************************************************//**
  * @brief Returns parameter minimum
  *
  * @return Parameter minimum
diff --git a/pyext/GApplication.i b/pyext/GApplication.i
index 2c1c35b..88e2b5d 100644
--- a/pyext/GApplication.i
+++ b/pyext/GApplication.i
@@ -60,43 +60,46 @@ public:
 
     // Ignore base class methods and make methods private in Python by
     // prepending an underscore
-    %ignore                  clear();
-    %ignore                  clone() const;
-    %ignore                  classname() const;
-    %rename(_name)           name() const;
-    %rename(_version)        version() const;
-    %rename(_logTerse)       logTerse() const;
-    %rename(_logNormal)      logNormal() const;
-    %rename(_logExplicit)    logExplicit() const;
-    %rename(_logVerbose)     logVerbose() const;
-    %rename(_logDebug)       logDebug() const;
-    %rename(_clobber)        clobber() const;
-    %rename(_has_par)        has_par(const std::string& name) const;
-    %rename(_par_filename)   par_filename() const;
-    %rename(_log_filename)   log_filename() const;
-    %rename(_log_header)     log_header();
-    %rename(_log_trailer)    log_trailer();
-    %rename(_need_help)      need_help() const;
+    %ignore                  clear;
+    %ignore                  clone;
+    %ignore                  classname;
+    %rename(_name)           name;
+    %rename(_version)        version;
+    %rename(_logTerse)       logTerse;
+    %rename(_logNormal)      logNormal;
+    %rename(_logExplicit)    logExplicit;
+    %rename(_logVerbose)     logVerbose;
+    %rename(_logDebug)       logDebug;
+    %rename(_clobber)        clobber;
+    %rename(_has_par)        has_par;
+    %rename(_par_filename)   par_filename;
+    %rename(_log_filename)   log_filename;
+    %rename(_log_header)     log_header;
+    %rename(_log_trailer)    log_trailer;
+    %rename(_need_help)      need_help;
     %rename(_log)            log;
+    %rename(_pars)           pars;
 
     // Methods
-    void               clear(void);
-    GApplication*      clone(void) const;
-    std::string        classname(void) const;
-    const std::string& name(void) const;
-    const std::string& version(void) const;
-    bool               logTerse(void) const;
-    bool               logNormal(void) const;
-    bool               logExplicit(void) const;
-    bool               logVerbose(void) const;
-    bool               logDebug(void) const;
-    bool               clobber(void) const;
-    bool               has_par(const std::string& name) const;
-    const std::string& par_filename(void) const;
-    const std::string& log_filename(void) const;
-    void               log_header(void);
-    void               log_trailer(void);
-    const bool&        need_help(void) const;
+    void                    clear(void);
+    GApplication*           clone(void) const;
+    std::string             classname(void) const;
+    const std::string&      name(void) const;
+    const std::string&      version(void) const;
+    bool                    logTerse(void) const;
+    bool                    logNormal(void) const;
+    bool                    logExplicit(void) const;
+    bool                    logVerbose(void) const;
+    bool                    logDebug(void) const;
+    bool                    clobber(void) const;
+    bool                    has_par(const std::string& name) const;
+    const std::string&      par_filename(void) const;
+    const std::string&      log_filename(void) const;
+    void                    log_header(void);
+    void                    log_trailer(void);
+    const bool&             need_help(void) const;
+    const GApplicationPars& pars(void) const;
+    void                    pars(const GApplicationPars& pars);
 
     // Public members
     GLog log;   //!< Application logger
diff --git a/pyext/GApplicationPar.i b/pyext/GApplicationPar.i
index deec490..29bd4a9 100644
--- a/pyext/GApplicationPar.i
+++ b/pyext/GApplicationPar.i
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public:
     bool               boolean(void);
     int                integer(void);
     double             real(void);
+    const std::string& current_value(void) const;
     const std::string& min(void) const;
     const std::string& max(void) const;
     const std::string& prompt(void) const;