diff --git a/bin/assets/i18n/en.xml b/bin/assets/i18n/en.xml
index f409ec037..89a79acba 100644
--- a/bin/assets/i18n/en.xml
+++ b/bin/assets/i18n/en.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ File path is: </string>
 	<string name="custom_variables">Custom Variables</string>
 	<string name="custom_variables_desc">Custom Variables allow to simplify the build commands steps adding custom variables that can be used over the build settings in commands, arguments, and working directories.</string>
 	<string name="custom_variables_desc_2">Custom Variables can be invoked using ${variable_name} in any of the commands.</string>
-	<string name="custom_variables_desc_3">There are predefined custom variables available to use:&amp;#10;${project_root}: The folder / project root directory.&amp;#10;${build_type}: The build type selected to build the project.&amp;#10;${os}: The current operating system name.&amp;#10;${nproc}: The number of logical processing units.&amp;#10;${current_doc}: The last or current focused document path.&amp;#10;${current_doc_name}: The last or current focused document name (without extension</string>
+	<string name="custom_variables_desc_3">There are predefined custom variables available to use:&#10;${project_root}: The folder / project root directory.&#10;${build_type}: The build type selected to build the project.&#10;${os}: The current operating system name.&#10;${arch}: The current operating architecture.&#10;${nproc}: The number of logical processing units.&#10;${current_doc}: The last or current focused document path.&#10;${current_doc_name}: The last or current focused document name (without extension).&#10;${current_doc_dir}: The last or current focused document directory.</string>
 	<string name="cut">Cut</string>
 	<string name="dark">Dark</string>
 	<string name="date">Date</string>
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/projectbuild.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/projectbuild.cpp
index d9f408003..f658e9862 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/projectbuild.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/projectbuild.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ static const char* VAR_ARCH = "${arch}";
 static const char* VAR_NPROC = "${nproc}";
 static const char* VAR_CURRENT_DOC = "${current_doc}";
 static const char* VAR_CURRENT_DOC_NAME = "${current_doc_name}";
+static const char* VAR_CURRENT_DOC_DIR = "${current_doc_dir}";
 
 static void replaceVar( ProjectBuildStep& s, const std::string& var, const std::string& val ) {
 	static std::string slashDup = FileSystem::getOSSlash() + FileSystem::getOSSlash();
@@ -382,11 +383,13 @@ void ProjectBuildManager::replaceDynamicVars( ProjectBuildCommand& cmd ) {
 	std::string curDoc = getCurrentDocument();
 	std::string curDocName =
 		FileSystem::fileRemoveExtension( FileSystem::fileNameFromPath( curDoc ) );
+	std::string curDocDir = FileSystem::fileRemoveFileName( curDoc );
 	replaceVar( cmd, VAR_OS, currentOS );
 	replaceVar( cmd, VAR_ARCH, Sys::getOSArchitecture() );
 	replaceVar( cmd, VAR_NPROC, nproc );
 	replaceVar( cmd, VAR_CURRENT_DOC, curDoc );
 	replaceVar( cmd, VAR_CURRENT_DOC_NAME, curDocName );
+	replaceVar( cmd, VAR_CURRENT_DOC_DIR, curDocDir );
 	if ( cmd.workingDir.empty() )
 		cmd.workingDir = mProjectRoot;
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/ecode/uibuildsettings.cpp b/src/tools/ecode/uibuildsettings.cpp
index c671c8148..8fe6fcecf 100644
--- a/src/tools/ecode/uibuildsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/ecode/uibuildsettings.cpp
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static const auto SETTINGS_PANEL_XML = R"xml(
 							<PushButton id="custom_var_del" icon="icon(delete-bin, 12dp)" min-width="20dp" tooltip="@string(del_custom_variable, Delete Selected Variable)" lg="center" />
 						</vbox>
 					</hbox>
-					<TextView class="span" lw="mp" lh="wc" word-wrap="true" text='@string(custom_variables_desc_3, There are predefined custom variables available to use:&#10;${project_root}: The folder / project root directory.&#10;${build_type}: The build type selected to build the project.&#10;${os}: The current operating system name.&#10;${arch}: The current operating architecture.&#10;${nproc}: The number of logical processing units.&#10;${current_doc}: The last or current focused document path.&#10;${current_doc_name}: The last or current focused document name (without extension).)' />
+					<TextView class="span" lw="mp" lh="wc" word-wrap="true" text='@string(custom_variables_desc_3, "There are predefined custom variables available to use:&#10;${project_root}: The folder / project root directory.&#10;${build_type}: The build type selected to build the project.&#10;${os}: The current operating system name.&#10;${arch}: The current operating architecture.&#10;${nproc}: The number of logical processing units.&#10;${current_doc}: The last or current focused document path.&#10;${current_doc_name}: The last or current focused document name (without extension).&#10;${current_doc_dir}: The last or current focused document directory.")' />
 				</vbox>
 
 				<vbox lw="mp" lh="wc" class="build_environment">