diff --git a/executor_test.go b/executor_test.go
index e0ce4e2786..e502fe7a0f 100644
--- a/executor_test.go
+++ b/executor_test.go
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ func TestForCmds(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{name: "loop-sources"},
 		{name: "loop-sources-glob"},
+		{name: "sources-variable"},
 		{name: "loop-generates"},
 		{name: "loop-generates-glob"},
 		{name: "loop-vars"},
diff --git a/testdata/for/cmds/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/for/cmds/Taskfile.yml
index 589cc57797..f1be06a3e7 100644
--- a/testdata/for/cmds/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/for/cmds/Taskfile.yml
@@ -152,3 +152,9 @@ tasks:
   task-3:
     internal: true
     cmd: echo "3"
+
+  sources-variable:
+    sources:
+      - "*.txt"
+    cmds:
+      - echo "{{.sources}}"
diff --git a/testdata/for/cmds/testdata/TestForCmds-sources-variable.golden b/testdata/for/cmds/testdata/TestForCmds-sources-variable.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f732516bbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/for/cmds/testdata/TestForCmds-sources-variable.golden
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[bar.txt foo.txt]
diff --git a/variables.go b/variables.go
index c2085bd1ea..1b53f7e739 100644
--- a/variables.go
+++ b/variables.go
@@ -227,6 +227,20 @@ func (e *Executor) compiledTask(call *Call, evaluateShVars bool) (*ast.Task, err
 				cache.ResetCache()
 			}
 		}
+
+		matchedSources, err := fingerprint.Globs(new.Dir, new.Sources, gitignore)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		for i, m := range matchedSources {
+			if matchedSources[i], err = filepath.Rel(new.Dir, m); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+
+		vars.Set("sources", ast.Var{Live: matchedSources})
+		cache.ResetCache()
 	}
 
 	if len(origTask.Cmds) > 0 {