diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 81230eb6..bdcc5312 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ build_script:
 deploy:
 - provider: NuGet
   api_key:
-    secure: 5tuxbM+Ujp0ZtaDCGYET23qKr6bJWo/Vzxlf7uTbspaf8R1R7sIe1JqSDHZoK1gV
+    secure: e+0IpLU3V1eXUsWCRjKGuyyeuLQYfFpv6BAoIihFQryuYZsOWVvxUBvQOC0dOL2n
   on:
     branch: master
 test_script:
diff --git a/src/NLog.Web/LayoutRenderers/AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRenderer.cs b/src/NLog.Web/LayoutRenderers/AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRenderer.cs
index 95670bca..5cf5ae93 100644
--- a/src/NLog.Web/LayoutRenderers/AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/NLog.Web/LayoutRenderers/AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRenderer.cs
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ namespace NLog.Web.LayoutRenderers
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>
     /// <code>
-    /// ${aspnet-application:variable=myvariable} - produces "123"
-    /// ${aspnet-application:variable=anothervariable} - produces "01/01/2006 00:00:00"
-    /// ${aspnet-application:variable=anothervariable:culture=pl-PL} - produces "2006-01-01 00:00:00"
-    /// ${aspnet-application:variable=myvariable:padding=5} - produces "  123"
-    /// ${aspnet-application:variable=myvariable:padding=-5} - produces "123  "
-    /// ${aspnet-application:variable=stringvariable:upperCase=true} - produces "AAA BBB"
+    /// ${aspnet-application:item=myvariable} - produces "123"
+    /// ${aspnet-application:item=anothervariable} - produces "01/01/2006 00:00:00"
+    /// ${aspnet-application:item=anothervariable:culture=pl-PL} - produces "2006-01-01 00:00:00"
+    /// ${aspnet-application:item=myvariable:padding=5} - produces "  123"
+    /// ${aspnet-application:item=myvariable:padding=-5} - produces "123  "
+    /// ${aspnet-application:item=stringvariable:upperCase=true} - produces "AAA BBB"
     /// </code>
     /// </remarks>
     /// <example>
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ namespace NLog.Web.LayoutRenderers
     [LayoutRenderer("aspnet-application")]
     public class AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRenderer : AspNetLayoutRendererBase
     {
+        private readonly NLog.LayoutRenderers.Wrappers.ObjectPathRendererWrapper _objectPathRenderer = new NLog.LayoutRenderers.Wrappers.ObjectPathRendererWrapper();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the item variable name.
         /// </summary>
@@ -45,8 +47,14 @@ public class AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRenderer : AspNetLayoutRendererBase
         /// Gets or sets the variable name.
         /// </summary>
         /// <docgen category='Rendering Options' order='10' />
+        [Obsolete("Instead use Item. Marked obsolete with NLog.Web 5.3")]
         public string Variable { get => Item; set => Item = value; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the object-property-navigation-path for lookup of nested property
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ObjectPath { get => _objectPathRenderer.ObjectPath; set => _objectPathRenderer.ObjectPath = value; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Format string for conversion from object to string.
         /// </summary>
@@ -74,8 +82,23 @@ protected override void DoAppend(StringBuilder builder, LogEventInfo logEvent)
                 return;
             }
 
+            var value = application[item];
+            if (value is null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (!(ObjectPath is null))
+            {
+                if (!_objectPathRenderer.TryGetPropertyValue(value, out value))
+                    return;
+
+                if (value is null)
+                    return;
+            }
+
             var formatProvider = GetFormatProvider(logEvent, Culture);
-            builder.AppendFormattedValue(application[item], Format, formatProvider, ValueFormatter);
+            builder.AppendFormattedValue(value, Format, formatProvider, ValueFormatter);
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer.cs b/src/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer.cs
index eeb600b2..12ddf221 100644
--- a/src/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class AspNetItemValueLayoutRenderer : AspNetLayoutRendererBase
         /// Gets or sets the item variable name.
         /// </summary>
         /// <docgen category='Rendering Options' order='10' />
+        [Obsolete("Instead use Item. Marked obsolete with NLog.Web 5.3")]
         public string Variable { get => Item; set => Item = value; }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer.cs b/src/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer.cs
index 8bbbd077..2bef7236 100644
--- a/src/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer : AspNetLayoutRendererBase
         /// Gets or sets the session item name.
         /// </summary>
         /// <docgen category='Rendering Options' order='10' />
+        [Obsolete("Instead use Item. Marked obsolete with NLog.Web 5.3")]
         public string Variable { get => Item; set => Item = value; }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/tests/NLog.Web.Tests/LayoutRenderers/AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRendererTests.cs b/tests/NLog.Web.Tests/LayoutRenderers/AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
index 02dc4d8a..bcf0f440 100644
--- a/tests/NLog.Web.Tests/LayoutRenderers/AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
+++ b/tests/NLog.Web.Tests/LayoutRenderers/AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ public class AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRendererTests : TestBase
         public void NullHttpContextRendersEmptyString()
         {
             var renderer = new AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRenderer();
-            renderer.Variable = string.Empty;
+            renderer.Item = string.Empty;
 
             string result = renderer.Render(new LogEventInfo());
             Assert.Empty(result);
 
-            renderer.Variable = null;
+            renderer.Item = null;
             result = renderer.Render(new LogEventInfo());
             Assert.Empty(result);
         }
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public void VariableNotFoundRendersEmptyString()
             var httpContext = Substitute.For<HttpContextBase>();
 
             var renderer = new AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRenderer();
-            renderer.Variable = "key";
+            renderer.Item = "key";
             renderer.HttpContextAccessor = new FakeHttpContextAccessor(httpContext);
 
             string result = renderer.Render(new LogEventInfo());
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public void VariableFoundRendersValue(object expectedValue)
 
             var culture = CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture;
             var renderer = new AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRenderer();
-            renderer.Variable = "key";
+            renderer.Item = "key";
             renderer.HttpContextAccessor = new FakeHttpContextAccessor(httpContext);
             renderer.Culture = culture;
 
@@ -57,6 +57,24 @@ public void VariableFoundRendersValue(object expectedValue)
             Assert.Equal(Convert.ToString(expectedValue, culture), result);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void NestedObjectPath()
+        {
+            var expectedValue = "a";
+
+            var httpContext = Substitute.For<HttpContextBase>();
+            httpContext.Application["key"].Returns(Tuple.Create(expectedValue, 1));
+
+            var renderer = new AspNetApplicationValueLayoutRenderer();
+            renderer.Item = "key";
+            renderer.ObjectPath = "Item1";
+            renderer.HttpContextAccessor = new FakeHttpContextAccessor(httpContext);
+
+            string result = renderer.Render(new LogEventInfo());
+
+            Assert.Equal(expectedValue, result);
+        }
+
         public static IEnumerable<object[]> VariableFoundData
         {
             get
diff --git a/tests/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRendererTests.cs b/tests/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
index 3314ad78..4e92e196 100644
--- a/tests/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetItemValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public void VariableNotFoundRendersEmptyString()
         {
             // Arrange
             var (renderer, _) = CreateWithHttpContext();
-            renderer.Variable = "key";
+            renderer.Item = "key";
 
             // Act
             string result = renderer.Render(new LogEventInfo());
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public void CulturedVariableFoundRendersValue(object expectedValue)
             httpContext.Items["key"].Returns(expectedValue);
 #endif
             var cultureInfo = new CultureInfo("nl-NL");
-            renderer.Variable = "key";
+            renderer.Item = "key";
             renderer.Culture = cultureInfo;
 
             // Act
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public void VariableFoundRendersValue(object expectedValue)
             httpContext.Items["key"].Returns(expectedValue);
 #endif
             var culture = CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture;
-            renderer.Variable = "key";
+            renderer.Item = "key";
             renderer.Culture = culture;
 
             // Act
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public void NestedPropertyRendersValueItem(string itemKey, string variable, obje
             httpContext.Items[itemKey].Returns(data);
 #endif
             var culture = CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture;
-            renderer.Variable = variable;
+            renderer.Item = variable;
 #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
             renderer.EvaluateAsNestedProperties = true;
 #pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public void NestedPropertyRendersValueObjectPath(string itemKey, string variable
             httpContext.Items[itemKey].Returns(data);
 #endif
             var culture = CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture;
-            renderer.Variable = variable;
+            renderer.Item = variable;
 #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
             renderer.EvaluateAsNestedProperties = true;
 #pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
diff --git a/tests/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRendererTests.cs b/tests/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
index 93b25515..c94132db 100644
--- a/tests/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRendererTests.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public void SimpleTest()
         {
             var appSettingLayoutRenderer = new AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer()
             {
-                Variable = "a"
+                Item = "a"
             };
 
             ExecTest("a", "b", "b", appSettingLayoutRenderer);
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public void SimpleTest2()
         {
             var appSettingLayoutRenderer = new AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer()
             {
-                Variable = "a.b"
+                Item = "a.b"
             };
 
             ExecTest("a.b", "c", "c", appSettingLayoutRenderer);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public void NestedProps()
         {
             var appSettingLayoutRenderer = new AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer()
             {
-                Variable = "a.b",
+                Item = "a.b",
 #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
                 EvaluateAsNestedProperties = true
 #pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public void NestedPropsObjectPath()
         {
             var appSettingLayoutRenderer = new AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer()
             {
-                Variable = "a",
+                Item = "a",
                 ObjectPath = "b",
             };
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public void NestedProps2()
         {
             var appSettingLayoutRenderer = new AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer()
             {
-                Variable = "a.b.c",
+                Item = "a.b.c",
 #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
                 EvaluateAsNestedProperties = true
 #pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public void NestedPropsObjectPath2()
         {
             var appSettingLayoutRenderer = new AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer()
             {
-                Variable = "a",
+                Item = "a",
                 ObjectPath = "b.c"
             };
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public void NestedProps3()
         {
             var appSettingLayoutRenderer = new AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer()
             {
-                Variable = "a.b..c",
+                Item = "a.b..c",
 #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
                 EvaluateAsNestedProperties = true
 #pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public void EmptyPath()
         {
             var appSettingLayoutRenderer = new AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer()
             {
-                Variable = "",
+                Item = "",
 #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
                 EvaluateAsNestedProperties = true
 #pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public void EmptyVarname()
         {
             var appSettingLayoutRenderer = new AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer()
             {
-                Variable = "",
+                Item = "",
 #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
                 EvaluateAsNestedProperties = true
 #pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
@@ -201,6 +201,6 @@ private void ExecTest(string key, object value, object expected, AspNetLayoutRen
 
             Assert.Equal(expected, rendered);
         }
-        }
     }
+}
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRendererTests2.cs b/tests/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRendererTests2.cs
index f0b59ff8..0246b316 100644
--- a/tests/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRendererTests2.cs
+++ b/tests/Shared/LayoutRenderers/AspNetSessionValueLayoutRendererTests2.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public void SingleStringItemRendersCorrectValue()
         {
             // Arrange
             var (renderer, _) = CreateRenderer();
-            renderer.Variable = "a";
+            renderer.Item = "a";
 
             // Act
             string result = renderer.Render(LogEventInfo.CreateNullEvent());
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public void SingleIntItemRendersCorrectValue()
         {
             // Arrange
             var (renderer, _) = CreateRenderer();
-            renderer.Variable = "b";
+            renderer.Item = "b";
             renderer.ValueType = SessionValueType.Int32;
 
             // Act
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public void MissingItemRendersEmpty()
         {
             // Arrange
             var (renderer, _) = CreateRenderer();
-            renderer.Variable = "nope";
+            renderer.Item = "nope";
 
             // Act
             string result = renderer.Render(LogEventInfo.CreateNullEvent());
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ private static (AspNetSessionValueLayoutRenderer, HttpContext) CreateRenderer(bo
 
         private class SessionFeatureMock : ISessionFeature
         {
-            #region Implementation of ISessionFeature
+#region Implementation of ISessionFeature
 
             /// <inheritdoc />
             public SessionFeatureMock(ISession session)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public SessionFeatureMock(ISession session)
             /// <inheritdoc />
             public ISession Session { get; set; }
 
-            #endregion
+#endregion
         }
 
         private class SessionMock : ISession
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public SessionMock(bool throwsErrorOnGet)
                 _throwsErrorOnGet = throwsErrorOnGet;
             }
 
-            #region Implementation of ISession
+#region Implementation of ISession
 
             /// <summary>
             /// Load the session from the data store. This may throw if the data store is unavailable.
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public void Clear()
             /// <inheritdoc />
             public IEnumerable<string> Keys => _values.Keys;
 
-            #endregion
+#endregion
         }
     }
 }