diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20ac3cc..d4a6bb7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ require 'vendor/autoload.php';
 
 $workflow = new Workflow;
 
+// add variables
+$workflow->variable('fruit','apple')
+         ->variable('vegetables','carrots');
+
 $workflow->result()
             ->uid('bob-belcher')
             ->title('Bob')
@@ -106,7 +110,11 @@ Results in:
       "uid": "linda-belcher",
       "valid": true
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "variables": {
+    "fruit": "apple",
+    "vegetables": "carrots"
+  }
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/Workflow.php b/src/Workflow.php
index e088f28..c52db54 100644
--- a/src/Workflow.php
+++ b/src/Workflow.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 class Workflow
 {
     protected $results = [];
+    protected $variables = [];
 
     /**
      * Add a result to the workflow
@@ -20,6 +21,21 @@ public function result()
         return $result;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add a variables to the workflow
+     *
+     * @param string $key
+     * @param string $value
+     *
+     * @return \Alfred\Workflows\Workflow
+     */
+    public function variable($key, $value)
+    {
+        $this->variables[$key] = $value;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sort the current results
      *
@@ -77,6 +93,10 @@ public function output()
                         }, array_values($this->results)),
         ];
 
+        if(!empty($this->variables)){
+            $output['variables'] = $this->variables;
+        };
+
         return json_encode($output);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/WorkflowTest.php b/tests/WorkflowTest.php
index cc66b6b..dfd6fe6 100644
--- a/tests/WorkflowTest.php
+++ b/tests/WorkflowTest.php
@@ -418,4 +418,68 @@ public function it_can_filter_results_by_a_different_key()
 
         $this->assertSame(json_encode($expected), $workflow->filterResults('ID 2', 'uid')->output());
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_add_variables()
+    {
+        $workflow = new Workflow;
+
+        $workflow->variable('fruit','apple')
+                 ->variable('vegetables','carrots');
+
+        $workflow->result()
+                    ->uid('THE ID')
+                    ->title('Item Title')
+                    ->subtitle('Item Subtitle')
+                    ->quicklookurl('https://www.google.com')
+                    ->type('file')
+                    ->arg('ARGUMENT')
+                    ->valid(false)
+                    ->icon('icon.png')
+                    ->mod('cmd', 'Do Something Different', 'something-different')
+                    ->mod('shift', 'Another Different', 'another-different', false)
+                    ->copy('Please copy this')
+                    ->largetype('This will be huge')
+                    ->autocomplete('AutoComplete This');
+
+        $expected = [
+            'items' => [
+                [
+                    'arg'          => 'ARGUMENT',
+                    'autocomplete' => 'AutoComplete This',
+                    'icon'         => [
+                        'path' => 'icon.png',
+                    ],
+                    'mods' => [
+                        'cmd' => [
+                            'subtitle' => 'Do Something Different',
+                            'arg'      => 'something-different',
+                            'valid'    => true,
+                        ],
+                        'shift' => [
+                            'subtitle' => 'Another Different',
+                            'arg'      => 'another-different',
+                            'valid'    => false,
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                    'quicklookurl' => 'https://www.google.com',
+                    'subtitle'     => 'Item Subtitle',
+                    'text'         => [
+                        'copy'      => 'Please copy this',
+                        'largetype' => 'This will be huge',
+                    ],
+                    'title'        => 'Item Title',
+                    'type'         => 'file',
+                    'uid'          => 'THE ID',
+                    'valid'        => false,
+                ],
+            ],
+            'variables' => [
+                'fruit' => 'apple',
+                'vegetables' => 'carrots'
+            ]
+        ];
+
+        $this->assertSame(json_encode($expected), $workflow->output());
+    }
 }