diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f6ee94b5..8619777a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+# Unreleased
+
+- Expose `.TASK` variable in templates with the task name
+  ([#252](https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/252)).
+
 # v3.0.0 - Preview 2
 
 - Taskfiles in version 1 are not supported anymore
diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index 9e79d060..42012840 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ Example of sending parameters with environment variables:
 $ TASK_VARIABLE=a-value task do-something
 ```
 
+> TIP: A special variable `.TASK` is always available containg the task name.
+
 Since some shells don't support above syntax to set environment variables
 (Windows) tasks also accepts a similar style when not in the beginning of
 the command. Variables given in this form are only visible to the task called
diff --git a/internal/compiler/v2/compiler_v2.go b/internal/compiler/v2/compiler_v2.go
index e2399f33..f42b5fbe 100644
--- a/internal/compiler/v2/compiler_v2.go
+++ b/internal/compiler/v2/compiler_v2.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type CompilerV2 struct {
 // 5. Environment variables
 func (c *CompilerV2) GetVariables(t *taskfile.Task, call taskfile.Call) (taskfile.Vars, error) {
 	vr := varResolver{c: c, vars: compiler.GetEnviron()}
+	vr.vars["TASK"] = taskfile.Var{Static: t.Task}
 	for _, vars := range []taskfile.Vars{c.Taskvars, c.TaskfileVars, call.Vars, t.Vars} {
 		for i := 0; i < c.Expansions; i++ {
 			vr.merge(vars)
diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index fe78744a..27128f33 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ func TestVarsV2(t *testing.T) {
 			"nestedtmpl2_foo2.txt": "<no value>",
 			"override.txt":         "bar",
 			"nested.txt":           "Taskvars-TaskfileVars-TaskVars",
+			"task_name.txt":        "hello",
 		},
 	}
 	tt.Run(t)
diff --git a/testdata/vars/v2/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/vars/v2/Taskfile.yml
index 657a464c..90f36993 100644
--- a/testdata/vars/v2/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/vars/v2/Taskfile.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ tasks:
       - echo '{{.NESTEDTMPL2_FOO2}}' > nestedtmpl2_foo2.txt
       - echo {{.OVERRIDE}} > override.txt
       - echo '{{.NESTED3}}' > nested.txt
+      - echo '{{.TASK}}' > task_name.txt
     vars:
       FOO: foo
       BAR: $echo bar