diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java
index ed48e7c2f..e7beef92d 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ public class Script extends Task {
 
             beans.put("project", getProject());
 
+            beans.put("self", this);
+
             BSFManager manager = new BSFManager ();
 
             for (Enumeration e = beans.keys() ; e.hasMoreElements() ;) {