diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.ts
index 81bcb30a64..dcbfcc0a34 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.ts
@@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ export class NunjucksWorkflowRunner implements WorkflowRunner {
 
         await action.handler({
           input: iteration.input,
+          task: {
+            id: await task.getWorkspaceName(),
+          },
           secrets: task.secrets ?? {},
           // TODO(blam): move to LoggerService and away from Winston
           logger: loggerToWinstonLogger(taskLogger),
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/types.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/types.ts
index 5dd9d5526f..51addda05c 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/actions/types.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ export type ActionContext<
    */
   getInitiatorCredentials(): Promise<BackstageCredentials>;
 
+  /**
+   * Optional task information
+   */
+  task?: {
+    id: string;
+  };
+
   templateInfo?: TemplateInfo;
 
   /**