diff --git a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/helper/ProjectHelperImpl2.java b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/helper/ProjectHelperImpl2.java
index 7ee440c6d..1c23dd684 100644
--- a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/helper/ProjectHelperImpl2.java
+++ b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/helper/ProjectHelperImpl2.java
@@ -632,6 +632,9 @@ public class ProjectHelperImpl2 extends ProjectHelper {
                 }
             }
 
+            project.setUserProperty("ant.file."+context.currentProjectName,
+                    context.buildFile.toString());
+
             if( context.ignoreProjectTag ) {
                 // no further processing
                 return;