diff --git a/eeschema/sch_symbol.cpp b/eeschema/sch_symbol.cpp
index 7cb9caaf5e..e9ea03e0d9 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_symbol.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_symbol.cpp
@@ -1186,6 +1186,7 @@ void SCH_SYMBOL::GetContextualTextVars( wxArrayString* aVars ) const
     aVars->push_back( wxT( "SYMBOL_KEYWORDS" ) );
     aVars->push_back( wxT( "EXCLUDE_FROM_BOM" ) );
     aVars->push_back( wxT( "EXCLUDE_FROM_BOARD" ) );
+    aVars->push_back( wxT( "EXCLUDE_FROM_SIM" ) );
     aVars->push_back( wxT( "DNP" ) );
 }
 
@@ -1328,6 +1329,12 @@ bool SCH_SYMBOL::ResolveTextVar( const SCH_SHEET_PATH* aPath, wxString* token, i
                                               : wxString( wxT( "" ) );
         return true;
     }
+    else if( token->IsSameAs( wxT( "EXCLUDE_FROM_SIM" ) ) )
+    {
+        *token = this->GetExcludeFromSim() ? _( "Excluded from simulation" )
+                                              : wxString( wxT( "" ) );
+        return true;
+    }
     else if( token->IsSameAs( wxT( "DNP" ) ) )
     {
         *token = this->GetDNP() ? _( "DNP" ) : wxString( wxT( "" ) );
diff --git a/eeschema/sch_symbol.h b/eeschema/sch_symbol.h
index 074af17f90..d4598060f1 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_symbol.h
+++ b/eeschema/sch_symbol.h
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ public:
      *
      * @param aFieldName is the name of the field to find.
      * @param aIncludeDefaultFields searches the library symbol default fields if true.
-     * @param aCaseInsensitive ignore the filed name case if true.     
+     * @param aCaseInsensitive ignore the filed name case if true.
      *
      * @return the field if found or NULL if the field was not found.
      */