A new capacitive current measurement method of the distribution network is proposed based on the analysis of the problems existed in the current capacitive current measurement methods. First, a fixed resistance and an adjustable inductor are installed in series between any one phase and the ground; second, the adjustable inductor is regulated, and at the same time, the phase angle difference between the neutral voltage and the bias phase voltage is observed; then the system ground capacitance and resistance can be calculated when the phase angle difference mentioned above is close to 90 degrees. The corresponding simulation is carried out by using Matlab, which obtains the same results with the theoretical calculation. The results show that this method is feasible. Apart from these, this method is operated simply, of high measurement accuracy, and not leading to neutral overvoltage. This method can be used in the capacitive current measurement in the distribution network．