diff --git a/lib/cdist/core/manifest.py b/lib/cdist/core/manifest.py
index 50964fdc..84092892 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/core/manifest.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/core/manifest.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class Manifest(object):
             env = os.environ.copy()
             env.update(self.env)
             env.update({
+                '__self': cdist_object.path,
                 '__object': cdist_object.absolute_path,
                 '__object_id': cdist_object.object_id,
                 '__object_fq': cdist_object.path,