diff --git a/docs/docs/api_reference.md b/docs/docs/api_reference.md
index a53b7cf6d2..53b9f3ac6f 100644
--- a/docs/docs/api_reference.md
+++ b/docs/docs/api_reference.md
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ There are some special variables that is available on the templating system:
 | `TASK`             | The name of the current task.                                                                                                                            |
 | `ROOT_TASKFILE`    | The absolute path of the root Taskfile.                                                                                                                  |
 | `ROOT_DIR`         | The absolute path of the root Taskfile directory.                                                                                                        |
+| `TASKFILE`         | The absolute path of the included Taskfile.                                                                                                              |
 | `TASKFILE_DIR`     | The absolute path of the included Taskfile directory.                                                                                                    |
 | `USER_WORKING_DIR` | The absolute path of the directory `task` was called from.                                                                                               |
 | `CHECKSUM`         | The checksum of the files listed in `sources`. Only available within the `status` prop and if method is set to `checksum`.                               |
diff --git a/internal/compiler/compiler.go b/internal/compiler/compiler.go
index 376495f121..ec10c2455b 100644
--- a/internal/compiler/compiler.go
+++ b/internal/compiler/compiler.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -208,24 +209,13 @@ func (c *Compiler) ResetCache() {
 }
 
 func (c *Compiler) getSpecialVars(t *ast.Task) (map[string]string, error) {
-	taskfileDir, err := c.getTaskfileDir(t)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	return map[string]string{
 		"TASK":             t.Task,
 		"ROOT_TASKFILE":    filepathext.SmartJoin(c.Dir, c.Entrypoint),
 		"ROOT_DIR":         c.Dir,
-		"TASKFILE_DIR":     taskfileDir,
+		"TASKFILE":         t.Location.Taskfile,
+		"TASKFILE_DIR":     filepath.Dir(t.Location.Taskfile),
 		"USER_WORKING_DIR": c.UserWorkingDir,
 		"TASK_VERSION":     version.GetVersion(),
 	}, nil
 }
-
-func (c *Compiler) getTaskfileDir(t *ast.Task) (string, error) {
-	if t.IncludedTaskfile != nil {
-		return t.IncludedTaskfile.FullDirPath()
-	}
-	return c.Dir, nil
-}
diff --git a/taskfile/ast/task.go b/taskfile/ast/task.go
index 049cdc6b8f..7b2ea589a6 100644
--- a/taskfile/ast/task.go
+++ b/taskfile/ast/task.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ type Task struct {
 	Run                  string
 	IncludeVars          *Vars
 	IncludedTaskfileVars *Vars
-	IncludedTaskfile     *Include
 	Platforms            []*Platform
 	Location             *Location
 	Watch                bool
@@ -207,7 +206,6 @@ func (t *Task) DeepCopy() *Task {
 		Run:                  t.Run,
 		IncludeVars:          t.IncludeVars.DeepCopy(),
 		IncludedTaskfileVars: t.IncludedTaskfileVars.DeepCopy(),
-		IncludedTaskfile:     t.IncludedTaskfile.DeepCopy(),
 		Platforms:            deepcopy.Slice(t.Platforms),
 		Location:             t.Location.DeepCopy(),
 		Requires:             t.Requires.DeepCopy(),
diff --git a/taskfile/reader.go b/taskfile/reader.go
index c8ca8bdf66..92127a35d8 100644
--- a/taskfile/reader.go
+++ b/taskfile/reader.go
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ func Read(
 					}
 					task.IncludeVars.Merge(include.Vars)
 					task.IncludedTaskfileVars = includedTaskfile.Vars
-					task.IncludedTaskfile = &include
 				}
 			}