diff --git a/vlib/compiler/scanner.v b/vlib/compiler/scanner.v
index 636127a076..e17c9f61c1 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/scanner.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/scanner.v
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 module compiler
 
 import os
+import v.pref
 
 const (
 	single_quote = `\'`
@@ -550,6 +551,7 @@ fn (s mut Scanner) scan() ScanRes {
 			s.pos++
 			name := s.ident_name()
 			// @FN => will be substituted with the name of the current V function
+			// @VEXE => will be substituted with the path to the V compiler
 			// @FILE => will be substituted with the path of the V source file
 			// @LINE => will be substituted with the V line number where it appears (as a string).
 			// @COLUMN => will be substituted with the column where it appears (as a string).
@@ -560,6 +562,10 @@ fn (s mut Scanner) scan() ScanRes {
 			if name == 'FN' {
 				return scan_res(.string, s.fn_name)
 			}
+			if name == 'VEXE' {
+				vexe := pref.vexe_path()
+				return scan_res(.string, cescaped_path( vexe ) )
+			}
 			if name == 'FILE' {
 				return scan_res(.string, cescaped_path(os.real_path(s.file_path)))
 			}
diff --git a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
index 739fe6639e..72e7744641 100644
--- a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
+++ b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module scanner
 import (
 	os
 	v.token
+	v.pref
 )
 
 const (
@@ -560,6 +561,7 @@ pub fn (s mut Scanner) scan() token.Token {
 			s.pos++
 			name := s.ident_name()
 			// @FN => will be substituted with the name of the current V function
+			// @VEXE => will be substituted with the path to the V compiler
 			// @FILE => will be substituted with the path of the V source file
 			// @LINE => will be substituted with the V line number where it appears (as a string).
 			// @COLUMN => will be substituted with the column where it appears (as a string).
@@ -570,6 +572,10 @@ pub fn (s mut Scanner) scan() token.Token {
 			if name == 'FN' {
 				return s.scan_res(.string, s.fn_name)
 			}
+			if name == 'VEXE' {
+				vexe := pref.vexe_path()
+				return s.scan_res(.string, cescaped_path( vexe ) )
+			}
 			if name == 'FILE' {
 				return s.scan_res(.string, cescaped_path(os.real_path(s.file_path)))
 			}