diff --git a/src/__tests__/cli.js b/src/__tests__/cli.js
index a6750ae..5723267 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/cli.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/cli.js
@@ -181,6 +181,22 @@ test("cli", function(t) {
   )
   planned += 1
 
+  exec(
+    cssnextBin + " --extract src/__tests__/fixtures/extract.css " +
+      "--config src/__tests__/fixtures/extract.json",
+    function(err, stdout) {
+      if (err) {
+        throw err
+      }
+      t.deepEqual(
+        JSON.parse(stdout),
+        JSON.parse(utils.readFixture("extract.expected", ".json")),
+        "should extract custom properties and custom medias on --extract"
+      )
+    }
+  )
+  planned += 1
+
   exec(
     cssnextBin + " --compress src/__tests__/fixtures/compress.css",
     function(err, stdout) {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/fixtures/extract.css b/src/__tests__/fixtures/extract.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0c1abe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/fixtures/extract.css
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+:root {
+  --width: 1px;
+  --width: calc(1px + 1px);
+  --width2: var(--width);
+}
+@custom-media --mq (max-width: 30em);
diff --git a/src/__tests__/fixtures/extract.expected.json b/src/__tests__/fixtures/extract.expected.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79f5cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/fixtures/extract.expected.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "customProperties":{
+    "width": "2px",
+    "width2": "2px",
+    "color": "#e00",
+    "color2": "#e00"
+  },
+  "customMedias":{
+    "mq": "(max-width: 30em)",
+    "mq2": "screen"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/__tests__/fixtures/extract.json b/src/__tests__/fixtures/extract.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59e9dda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/fixtures/extract.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "features": {
+    "customProperties": {
+      "variables": {
+        "color": "#e00",
+        "color2": "var(--color)"
+      }
+    },
+    "customMedia": {
+      "extensions": {
+        "mq2": "screen"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/bin.js b/src/bin.js
index 1b33303..67f9b88 100755
--- a/src/bin.js
+++ b/src/bin.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ program
   .option("-b, --browsers <items>", "browsers list (comma separated)")
   .option("-I, --no-import", "do not inline @import")
   .option("-U, --no-url", "do not adjust url()")
+  .option("-e, --extract", "output values of custom properties")
   .option("-c, --compress", "compress output")
   .option("-s, --sourcemap", "add sourcemap")
   .option("-w, --watch", "watch the input file for changes")
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ if ("compress" in program) {
 if ("watch" in program) {
   config.watch = program.watch
 }
+config.extract = program.extract
 
 const input = program.args[0] ? path.resolve(program.args[0]) : null
 const output = program.args[1] ? path.resolve(program.args[1]) : null
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 9673e52..1c48477 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -112,11 +112,28 @@ function cssnext(string, options) {
         )
       )
     ) {
-      const plugin = cssnext.features[key](
-        typeof features[key] === "object"
-          ? {...features[key]}
-          : undefined
-        )
+      let pluginOpts = typeof features[key] === "object"
+        ? {...features[key]}
+        : undefined
+      if (options.extract) {
+        switch (key) {
+        case "customProperties":
+          if (!pluginOpts) {
+            pluginOpts = {}
+          }
+          pluginOpts.preserve = "computed"
+          pluginOpts.appendVariables = true
+          break
+        case "customMedia":
+          if (!pluginOpts) {
+            pluginOpts = {}
+          }
+          pluginOpts.preserve = true
+          pluginOpts.appendExtensions = true
+          break
+        }
+      }
+      const plugin = cssnext.features[key](pluginOpts)
       plugin.postcssPlugin = "cssnext"
       postcss.use(plugin)
     }
@@ -159,6 +176,44 @@ function cssnext(string, options) {
   if (typeof string === "string") {
     const result = postcss.process(string, options)
 
+    // extract customProperties and customMedias
+    if (options.extract) {
+      const map = {
+        customProperties: {},
+        customMedias: {},
+      }
+      result.root.eachRule(function(rule) {
+        if (
+          rule.selectors.length !== 1 ||
+          rule.selectors[0] !== ":root" ||
+          rule.parent.type !== "root"
+        ) {
+          return
+        }
+        rule.each(function(decl) {
+          let name = decl.prop
+          if (name.slice(0, 2) !== "--") {
+            return
+          }
+          name = name.slice(2)
+          map.customProperties[name] = decl.value
+        })
+      })
+      result.root.eachAtRule(function(atRule) {
+        if (atRule.name !== "custom-media") {
+          return
+        }
+        const params = atRule.params.split(" ")
+        let name = params.shift()
+        if (name.slice(0, 2) !== "--") {
+          return
+        }
+        name = name.slice(2)
+        map.customMedias[name] = params.join(" ")
+      })
+      return JSON.stringify(map) + "\n"
+    }
+
     // default behavior, cssnext returns a css string if no or inline sourcemap
     if (options.map === null || (options.map === true || options.map.inline)) {
       return result.css