diff --git a/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/script.html b/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/script.html
index 9aec649f3..6ec82118e 100644
--- a/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/script.html
+++ b/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/script.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 See <a href="../install.html#librarydependencies">Library Dependencies</a> for more information.</p>
 <p>All items (tasks, targets, etc) of the running project are
 accessible from the script, using either their <code>name</code> or
-<code>id</code> attributes.</p>
+<code>id</code> attributes.  The name "project" is a pre-defined reference to the Project, which can be used instead of the project name.</p>
 <p>Scripts can do almost anything a task written in Java could do.</p>
 <h3>Parameters</h3>
 <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
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 3be6b1430..ed48e7c2f 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/Script.java
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ public class Script extends Task {
             addBeans(project.getTargets());
             addBeans(project.getReferences());
 
+            beans.put("project", getProject());
+
             BSFManager manager = new BSFManager ();
 
             for (Enumeration e = beans.keys() ; e.hasMoreElements() ;) {