diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 666888ce..c0212da0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ The EXPECT command now exists to provide a means of reacting to simulator output
 #### Command Processing Enhancements
 
 ##### Environment variable insertion
-Built In variables %DATE%, %TIME%, %DATETIME%, %LDATE%, %LTIME%, %CTIME%, %DATE_YYYY%, %DATE_YY%, %DATE_MM%, %DATE_DD%, %DATE_D%, %DATE_WYYYY%, %DATE_WW%, %TIME_HH%, %TIME_MM%, %TIME_SS%, %STATUS%, %TSTATUS%, %SIM_VERIFY%, %SIM_QUIET%, %SIM_MESSAGE%
+Built In variables %DATE%, %TIME%, %DATETIME%, %LDATE%, %LTIME%, %CTIME%, %DATE_YYYY%, %DATE_YY%, %DATE_YC%, %DATE_MM%, %DATE_DD%, %DATE_D%, %DATE_WYYYY%, %DATE_WW%, %TIME_HH%, %TIME_MM%, %TIME_SS%, %STATUS%, %TSTATUS%, %SIM_VERIFY%, %SIM_QUIET%, %SIM_MESSAGE%
 Command Aliases
 
    Token "%0" expands to the command file name. 
diff --git a/scp.c b/scp.c
index 87087c60..d1b53053 100644
--- a/scp.c
+++ b/scp.c
@@ -2933,6 +2933,10 @@ for (; *ip && (op < oend); ) {
                         strftime (rbuf, sizeof(rbuf), "%y", tmnow);
                         ap = rbuf;
                         }
+                    else if (!strcmp ("DATE_YC", gbuf)) {/* Century (year/100) */
+                        sprintf (rbuf, "%d", (tmnow->tm_year + 1900)/100);
+                        ap = rbuf;
+                        }
                     else if (!strcmp ("DATE_MM", gbuf)) {/* Month number (01-12) */
                         strftime (rbuf, sizeof(rbuf), "%m", tmnow);
                         ap = rbuf;