diff --git a/executor_test.go b/executor_test.go
index 8f3c794c..6ecd08f5 100644
--- a/executor_test.go
+++ b/executor_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ func NewExecutorTest(t *testing.T, opts ...ExecutorTestOption) {
 		task: "default",
 		vars: map[string]any{},
 		TaskTest: TaskTest{
-			experiments: map[*experiments.Experiment]int{},
+			experiments:         map[*experiments.Experiment]int{},
+			fixtureTemplateData: map[string]any{},
 		},
 	}
 	// Apply the functional options
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ func TestEmptyTaskfile(t *testing.T) {
 			task.WithDir("testdata/empty_taskfile"),
 		),
 		WithSetupError(),
-		WithPostProcessFn(PPRemoveAbsolutePaths),
+		WithFixtureTemplating(),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ func TestSpecialVars(t *testing.T) {
 					task.WithVersionCheck(true),
 				),
 				WithTask(test),
-				WithPostProcessFn(PPRemoveAbsolutePaths),
+				WithFixtureTemplating(),
 			)
 		}
 	}
@@ -551,7 +552,7 @@ func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
 			task.WithVerbose(true),
 		),
 		WithTask("gen-silent-baz"),
-		WithPostProcessFn(PPRemoveAbsolutePaths),
+		WithFixtureTemplating(),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -777,7 +778,7 @@ func TestForCmds(t *testing.T) {
 				task.WithForce(true),
 			),
 			WithTask(test.name),
-			WithPostProcessFn(PPRemoveAbsolutePaths),
+			WithFixtureTemplating(),
 		}
 		if test.wantErr {
 			opts = append(opts, WithRunError())
@@ -822,7 +823,7 @@ func TestForDeps(t *testing.T) {
 				task.WithOutputStyle(ast.Output{Name: "group"}),
 			),
 			WithTask(test.name),
-			WithPostProcessFn(PPRemoveAbsolutePaths),
+			WithFixtureTemplating(),
 			WithPostProcessFn(PPSortedLines),
 		}
 		if test.wantErr {
diff --git a/formatter_test.go b/formatter_test.go
index 2db067b2..7221ff76 100644
--- a/formatter_test.go
+++ b/formatter_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ func NewFormatterTest(t *testing.T, opts ...FormatterTestOption) {
 		task: "default",
 		vars: map[string]any{},
 		TaskTest: TaskTest{
-			experiments: map[*experiments.Experiment]int{},
+			experiments:         map[*experiments.Experiment]int{},
+			fixtureTemplateData: map[string]any{},
 		},
 	}
 	// Apply the functional options
@@ -222,8 +223,6 @@ func TestListDescInterpolation(t *testing.T) {
 func TestJsonListFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
-	fp, err := filepath.Abs("testdata/json_list_format/Taskfile.yml")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
 	NewFormatterTest(t,
 		WithExecutorOptions(
 			task.WithDir("testdata/json_list_format"),
@@ -231,10 +230,6 @@ func TestJsonListFormat(t *testing.T) {
 		WithListOptions(task.ListOptions{
 			FormatTaskListAsJSON: true,
 		}),
-		WithFixtureTemplateData(struct {
-			TaskfileLocation string
-		}{
-			TaskfileLocation: fp,
-		}),
+		WithFixtureTemplating(),
 	)
 }
diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index 9ae65847..a5f9e3b8 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/fs"
+	"maps"
 	rand "math/rand/v2"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -42,10 +43,11 @@ type (
 		FormatterTestOption
 	}
 	TaskTest struct {
-		name                string
-		experiments         map[*experiments.Experiment]int
-		postProcessFns      []PostProcessFn
-		fixtureTemplateData any
+		name                     string
+		experiments              map[*experiments.Experiment]int
+		postProcessFns           []PostProcessFn
+		fixtureTemplateData      map[string]any
+		fixtureTemplatingEnabled bool
 	}
 )
 
@@ -80,8 +82,19 @@ func (tt *TaskTest) writeFixture(
 	if goldenFileSuffix != "" {
 		goldenFileName += "-" + goldenFileSuffix
 	}
-	if tt.fixtureTemplateData != nil {
-		g.AssertWithTemplate(t, goldenFileName, tt.fixtureTemplateData, b)
+	// Create a set of data to be made available to every test fixture
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	if tt.fixtureTemplatingEnabled {
+		fixtureTemplateData := map[string]any{
+			"TEST_NAME": t.Name(),
+			"TEST_DIR":  wd,
+		}
+		// If the test has additional template data, copy it into the map
+		if tt.fixtureTemplateData != nil {
+			maps.Copy(fixtureTemplateData, tt.fixtureTemplateData)
+		}
+		g.AssertWithTemplate(t, goldenFileName, fixtureTemplateData, b)
 	} else {
 		g.Assert(t, goldenFileName, b)
 	}
@@ -239,24 +252,44 @@ func (opt *setupErrorTestOption) applyToFormatterTest(t *FormatterTest) {
 	t.wantSetupError = true
 }
 
-// WithFixtureTemplateData sets up data defined in the golden file using golang
-// template. Useful if the golden file can change depending on the test.
-// Example template: {{ .Value }}
-// Example data definition: struct{ Value string }{Value: "value"}
-func WithFixtureTemplateData(data any) TestOption {
-	return &fixtureTemplateDataTestOption{data: data}
+// WithFixtureTemplating enables templating for the golden fixture files with
+// the default set of data. This is useful if the golden file is dynamic in some
+// way (e.g. contains user-specific directories). To add more data, see
+// WithFixtureTemplateData.
+func WithFixtureTemplating() TestOption {
+	return &fixtureTemplatingTestOption{}
+}
+
+type fixtureTemplatingTestOption struct{}
+
+func (opt *fixtureTemplatingTestOption) applyToExecutorTest(t *ExecutorTest) {
+	t.fixtureTemplatingEnabled = true
+}
+
+func (opt *fixtureTemplatingTestOption) applyToFormatterTest(t *FormatterTest) {
+	t.fixtureTemplatingEnabled = true
+}
+
+// WithFixtureTemplateData adds data to the golden fixture file templates. Keys
+// given here will override any existing values. This option will also enable
+// global templating, so you do not need to call WithFixtureTemplating as well.
+func WithFixtureTemplateData(key string, value any) TestOption {
+	return &fixtureTemplateDataTestOption{key, value}
 }
 
 type fixtureTemplateDataTestOption struct {
-	data any
+	k string
+	v any
 }
 
 func (opt *fixtureTemplateDataTestOption) applyToExecutorTest(t *ExecutorTest) {
-	t.fixtureTemplateData = opt.data
+	t.fixtureTemplatingEnabled = true
+	t.fixtureTemplateData[opt.k] = opt.v
 }
 
 func (opt *fixtureTemplateDataTestOption) applyToFormatterTest(t *FormatterTest) {
-	t.fixtureTemplateData = opt.data
+	t.fixtureTemplatingEnabled = true
+	t.fixtureTemplateData[opt.k] = opt.v
 }
 
 // Post-processing
@@ -265,17 +298,6 @@ func (opt *fixtureTemplateDataTestOption) applyToFormatterTest(t *FormatterTest)
 // fixture before the file is written.
 type PostProcessFn func(*testing.T, []byte) []byte
 
-// PPRemoveAbsolutePaths removes any absolute paths from the output of the task.
-// This is useful when the task output contains paths that are can be different
-// in different environments such as home directories. The function looks for
-// any paths that contain the current working directory and truncates them.
-func PPRemoveAbsolutePaths(t *testing.T, b []byte) []byte {
-	t.Helper()
-	wd, err := os.Getwd()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	return bytes.ReplaceAll(b, []byte(wd), nil)
-}
-
 // PPSortedLines sorts the lines of the output of the task. This is useful when
 // the order of the output is not important, but the output is expected to be
 // the same each time the task is run (e.g. when running tasks in parallel).
diff --git a/testdata/empty_taskfile/testdata/TestEmptyTaskfile-err-setup.golden b/testdata/empty_taskfile/testdata/TestEmptyTaskfile-err-setup.golden
index 270d5182..730f459b 100644
--- a/testdata/empty_taskfile/testdata/TestEmptyTaskfile-err-setup.golden
+++ b/testdata/empty_taskfile/testdata/TestEmptyTaskfile-err-setup.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-task: Missing schema version in Taskfile "/testdata/empty_taskfile/Taskfile.yml"
\ No newline at end of file
+task: Missing schema version in Taskfile "{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/empty_taskfile/Taskfile.yml"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/for/cmds/testdata/TestForCmds-loop-matrix-ref-error-err-run.golden b/testdata/for/cmds/testdata/TestForCmds-loop-matrix-ref-error-err-run.golden
index c04ae8c5..c013c8be 100644
--- a/testdata/for/cmds/testdata/TestForCmds-loop-matrix-ref-error-err-run.golden
+++ b/testdata/for/cmds/testdata/TestForCmds-loop-matrix-ref-error-err-run.golden
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-task: Failed to parse /testdata/for/cmds/Taskfile.yml:
+task: Failed to parse {{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/for/cmds/Taskfile.yml:
 matrix reference ".NOT_A_LIST" must resolve to a list
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/for/deps/testdata/TestForDeps-loop-matrix-ref-error-err-run.golden b/testdata/for/deps/testdata/TestForDeps-loop-matrix-ref-error-err-run.golden
index e43c1af3..a328c4fb 100644
--- a/testdata/for/deps/testdata/TestForDeps-loop-matrix-ref-error-err-run.golden
+++ b/testdata/for/deps/testdata/TestForDeps-loop-matrix-ref-error-err-run.golden
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 matrix reference ".NOT_A_LIST" must resolve to a list
-task: Failed to parse /testdata/for/deps/Taskfile.yml:
+task: Failed to parse {{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/for/deps/Taskfile.yml:
diff --git a/testdata/json_list_format/testdata/TestJsonListFormat.golden b/testdata/json_list_format/testdata/TestJsonListFormat.golden
index 44f05284..5a17b3ed 100644
--- a/testdata/json_list_format/testdata/TestJsonListFormat.golden
+++ b/testdata/json_list_format/testdata/TestJsonListFormat.golden
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
       "location": {
         "line": 4,
         "column": 3,
-        "taskfile": "{{ .TaskfileLocation }}"
+        "taskfile": "{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/json_list_format/Taskfile.yml"
       }
     }
   ],
-  "location": "{{ .TaskfileLocation }}"
+  "location": "{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/json_list_format/Taskfile.yml"
 }
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-included-print-root-dir.golden b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-included-print-root-dir.golden
index 53fb1b33..c2e48014 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-included-print-root-dir.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-included-print-root-dir.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-included-print-taskfile-dir.golden b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-included-print-taskfile-dir.golden
index d1e887b1..8b508a90 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-included-print-taskfile-dir.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-included-print-taskfile-dir.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars/included
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars/included
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-included-print-taskfile.golden b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-included-print-taskfile.golden
index 193f3dcc..8b1cc4b2 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-included-print-taskfile.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-included-print-taskfile.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars/included/Taskfile.yml
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars/included/Taskfile.yml
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-root-dir.golden b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-root-dir.golden
index 53fb1b33..c2e48014 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-root-dir.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-root-dir.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-task-dir.golden b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-task-dir.golden
index f9d92450..35d8dd28 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-task-dir.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-task-dir.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars/foo
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars/foo
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-taskfile-dir.golden b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-taskfile-dir.golden
index 53fb1b33..c2e48014 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-taskfile-dir.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-taskfile-dir.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-taskfile.golden b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-taskfile.golden
index 1e59e1e4..7593e0b1 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-taskfile.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/subdir/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-subdir-print-taskfile.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars/Taskfile.yml
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars/Taskfile.yml
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-included-print-root-dir.golden b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-included-print-root-dir.golden
index 53fb1b33..c2e48014 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-included-print-root-dir.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-included-print-root-dir.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-included-print-taskfile-dir.golden b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-included-print-taskfile-dir.golden
index d1e887b1..8b508a90 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-included-print-taskfile-dir.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-included-print-taskfile-dir.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars/included
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars/included
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-included-print-taskfile.golden b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-included-print-taskfile.golden
index 193f3dcc..8b1cc4b2 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-included-print-taskfile.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-included-print-taskfile.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars/included/Taskfile.yml
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars/included/Taskfile.yml
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-root-dir.golden b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-root-dir.golden
index 53fb1b33..c2e48014 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-root-dir.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-root-dir.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-task-dir.golden b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-task-dir.golden
index f9d92450..35d8dd28 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-task-dir.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-task-dir.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars/foo
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars/foo
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-taskfile-dir.golden b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-taskfile-dir.golden
index 53fb1b33..c2e48014 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-taskfile-dir.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-taskfile-dir.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars
diff --git a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-taskfile.golden b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-taskfile.golden
index 1e59e1e4..7593e0b1 100644
--- a/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-taskfile.golden
+++ b/testdata/special_vars/testdata/TestSpecialVars-testdata-special_vars-print-taskfile.golden
@@ -1 +1 @@
-/testdata/special_vars/Taskfile.yml
+{{.TEST_DIR}}/testdata/special_vars/Taskfile.yml