diff --git a/tests/ssg_test_suite/common.py b/tests/ssg_test_suite/common.py
index d41b12c30ee..c3a0288aac5 100644
--- a/tests/ssg_test_suite/common.py
+++ b/tests/ssg_test_suite/common.py
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ def load_templated_tests(
 def load_test(absolute_path, rule_template, local_env_yaml):
     template_name = rule_template['name']
     template_vars = rule_template['vars']
+    template_vars["_rule_id"] = local_env_yaml["rule_id"]
     # Load template parameters and apply it to the test case.
     maybe_template = ssg.templates.Template.load_template(_SHARED_TEMPLATES, template_name)
     if maybe_template is not None: