diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index b1830142..a4fa2cae 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -342,6 +342,22 @@ func (e *Executor) runDeferred(t *ast.Task, call *ast.Call, i int, deferredExitC
 
 	cmd.Cmd = templater.ReplaceWithExtra(cmd.Cmd, cache, extra)
 
+	if cmd.Vars != nil && cmd.Vars.Len() > 0 {
+		for _, key := range cmd.Vars.Keys() {
+			if v := cmd.Vars.Get(key); v.Value != "" || v.Sh != nil {
+				// Handle Value field
+				if str, isStr := v.Value.(string); isStr {
+					v.Value = templater.ReplaceWithExtra(str, cache, extra)
+				}
+				// Handle Sh field if it exists
+				if v.Sh != nil {
+					*v.Sh = templater.ReplaceWithExtra(*v.Sh, cache, extra)
+				}
+				cmd.Vars.Set(key, v)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := e.runCommand(ctx, t, call, i); err != nil {
 		e.Logger.VerboseErrf(logger.Yellow, "task: ignored error in deferred cmd: %s\n", err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index ef039d3b..1e7ab434 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -2238,6 +2238,10 @@ task: [task-2] exit 1
 task: [task-2] echo 'failing' && exit 2
 failing
 echo ran
+task: [task-1] echo 'task-1 ran Variable with SH - EXIT_CODE : 1'
+task-1 ran Variable with SH - EXIT_CODE : 1
+task: [task-1] echo 'task-1 ran EXIT_CODE : 1'
+task-1 ran EXIT_CODE : 1
 task-1 ran successfully
 task: [task-1] echo 'task-1 ran successfully'
 task-1 ran successfully
diff --git a/testdata/deferred/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/deferred/Taskfile.yml
index b193117c..f393f429 100644
--- a/testdata/deferred/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/deferred/Taskfile.yml
@@ -2,13 +2,24 @@ version: '3'
 
 tasks:
   task-1:
-    - echo 'task-1 ran {{.PARAM}}'
+    cmds:
+      - echo 'task-1 ran {{.PARAM}}'
 
   task-2:
-    - defer: { task: 'task-1', vars: { PARAM: 'successfully' } }
-    - defer: { task: 'task-1', vars: { PARAM: 'successfully' }, silent: true }
-    - defer: echo 'echo ran'
-      silent: true
-    - defer: echo 'failing' && exit 2
-    - echo 'cmd ran'
-    - exit 1
+    cmds:
+      - defer: { task: 'task-1', vars: { PARAM: 'successfully' } }
+      - defer: { task: 'task-1', vars: { PARAM: 'successfully' }, silent: true }
+      - defer:
+          task: 'task-1'
+          vars:
+            PARAM: "{{if .EXIT_CODE}}EXIT_CODE : {{.EXIT_CODE}}{{else}}Success{{end}}"
+      - defer:
+          task: 'task-1'
+          vars:
+            PARAM:
+              sh: "{{if .EXIT_CODE}}echo Variable with SH - EXIT_CODE : {{.EXIT_CODE}}{{else}}echo Variable with SH : Success{{end}}"
+      - defer: echo 'echo ran'
+        silent: true
+      - defer: echo 'failing' && exit 2
+      - echo 'cmd ran'
+      - exit 1