diff --git a/crates/cargo-util/src/process_builder.rs b/crates/cargo-util/src/process_builder.rs
index 0e1236c0911..2b9a735d865 100644
--- a/crates/cargo-util/src/process_builder.rs
+++ b/crates/cargo-util/src/process_builder.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ use std::process::{Command, ExitStatus, Output, Stdio};
 pub struct ProcessBuilder {
     /// The program to execute.
     program: OsString,
+    /// Best-effort replacement for arg0
+    arg0: Option<OsString>,
     /// A list of arguments to pass to the program.
     args: Vec<OsString>,
     /// Any environment variables that should be set for the program.
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ impl ProcessBuilder {
     pub fn new<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(cmd: T) -> ProcessBuilder {
         ProcessBuilder {
             program: cmd.as_ref().to_os_string(),
+            arg0: None,
             args: Vec::new(),
             cwd: None,
             env: BTreeMap::new(),
@@ -92,6 +95,12 @@ impl ProcessBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// (chainable) Overrides `arg0` for this program.
+    pub fn arg0<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(&mut self, arg: T) -> &mut ProcessBuilder {
+        self.arg0 = Some(arg.as_ref().to_os_string());
+        self
+    }
+
     /// (chainable) Adds `arg` to the args list.
     pub fn arg<T: AsRef<OsStr>>(&mut self, arg: T) -> &mut ProcessBuilder {
         self.args.push(arg.as_ref().to_os_string());
@@ -142,6 +151,11 @@ impl ProcessBuilder {
         self.wrappers.last().unwrap_or(&self.program)
     }
 
+    /// Gets the program arg0.
+    pub fn get_arg0(&self) -> Option<&OsStr> {
+        self.arg0.as_deref()
+    }
+
     /// Gets the program arguments.
     pub fn get_args(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &OsString> {
         self.wrappers
@@ -483,6 +497,11 @@ impl ProcessBuilder {
             cmd.args(iter);
             cmd
         };
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        if let Some(arg0) = self.get_arg0() {
+            use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt as _;
+            command.arg0(arg0);
+        }
         if let Some(cwd) = self.get_cwd() {
             command.current_dir(cwd);
         }
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_run.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_run.rs
index 8853619f3a5..b7a56a8a0b0 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_run.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_run.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::fmt::Write as _;
 use std::iter;
 use std::path::Path;
 
+use crate::core::MaybePackage;
 use crate::core::compiler::UnitOutput;
 use crate::core::{TargetKind, Workspace};
 use crate::ops;
@@ -105,6 +106,12 @@ pub fn run(
     let pkg = bins[0].0;
     let mut process = compile.target_process(exe, unit.kind, pkg, script_metas.as_ref())?;
 
+    if let MaybePackage::Package(pkg) = ws.root_maybe()
+        && pkg.manifest().is_embedded()
+    {
+        process.arg0(pkg.manifest_path());
+    }
+
     // Sets the working directory of the child process to the current working
     // directory of the parent process.
     // Overrides the default working directory of the `ProcessBuilder` returned
diff --git a/src/doc/src/reference/unstable.md b/src/doc/src/reference/unstable.md
index ee90cb74e90..afda1402d63 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/reference/unstable.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/reference/unstable.md
@@ -1496,6 +1496,10 @@ Differences between `cargo run --manifest-path <path>` and `cargo <path>`
 - `cargo <path>` runs with the config for `<path>` and not the current dir, more like `cargo install --path <path>`
 - `cargo <path>` is at a verbosity level below the normal default.  Pass `-v` to get normal output.
 
+When running a package with an embedded manifest,
+[`arg0`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/os/unix/process/trait.CommandExt.html#tymethod.arg0) will be the scripts path.
+To get the executable's path, see [`current_exe`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/env/fn.current_exe.html).
+
 ### Documentation Updates
 
 ## Profile `trim-paths` option
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/script/cargo.rs b/tests/testsuite/script/cargo.rs
index 41d548a076f..f5bb631cd1e 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/script/cargo.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/script/cargo.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ use cargo_test_support::str;
 const ECHO_SCRIPT: &str = r#"#!/usr/bin/env cargo
 
 fn main() {
+    let current_exe = std::env::current_exe().unwrap().to_str().unwrap().to_owned();
     let mut args = std::env::args_os();
-    let bin = args.next().unwrap().to_str().unwrap().to_owned();
+    let arg0 = args.next().unwrap().to_str().unwrap().to_owned();
     let args = args.collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    println!("bin: {bin}");
+    println!("current_exe: {current_exe}");
+    println!("arg0: {arg0}");
     println!("args: {args:?}");
 }
 
@@ -34,7 +36,58 @@ fn basic_rs() {
     p.cargo("-Zscript -v echo.rs")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/echo[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/echo[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
+args: []
+
+"#]])
+        .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
+[WARNING] `package.edition` is unspecified, defaulting to `2024`
+[COMPILING] echo v0.0.0 ([ROOT]/foo/echo.rs)
+[FINISHED] `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in [ELAPSED]s
+[RUNNING] `[ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/echo[EXE]`
+
+"#]])
+        .run();
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[cargo_test(nightly, reason = "-Zscript is unstable")]
+fn arg0() {
+    let p = cargo_test_support::project()
+        .file("echo.rs", ECHO_SCRIPT)
+        .build();
+
+    p.cargo("-Zscript -v echo.rs")
+        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
+        .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/echo[EXE]
+arg0: [ROOT]/foo/echo.rs
+args: []
+
+"#]])
+        .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
+[WARNING] `package.edition` is unspecified, defaulting to `2024`
+[COMPILING] echo v0.0.0 ([ROOT]/foo/echo.rs)
+[FINISHED] `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in [ELAPSED]s
+[RUNNING] `[ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/echo[EXE]`
+
+"#]])
+        .run();
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+#[cargo_test(nightly, reason = "-Zscript is unstable")]
+fn arg0() {
+    let p = cargo_test_support::project()
+        .file("echo.rs", ECHO_SCRIPT)
+        .build();
+
+    p.cargo("-Zscript -v echo.rs")
+        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
+        .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/echo[EXE]
+arg0: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/echo[EXE]
 args: []
 
 "#]])
@@ -57,7 +110,8 @@ fn basic_path() {
     p.cargo("-Zscript -v ./echo")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/echo[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/echo[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: []
 
 "#]])
@@ -111,7 +165,8 @@ fn manifest_precedence_over_plugins() {
         .env("PATH", &path)
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/echo[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/echo[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: []
 
 "#]])
@@ -361,7 +416,8 @@ rustc = "non-existent-rustc"
     p.cargo("-Zscript script.rs -NotAnArg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: ["-NotAnArg"]
 
 "#]])
@@ -371,7 +427,8 @@ args: ["-NotAnArg"]
     p.cargo("-Zscript ../script/script.rs -NotAnArg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: ["-NotAnArg"]
 
 "#]])
@@ -412,7 +469,8 @@ fn default_programmatic_verbosity() {
     p.cargo("-Zscript script.rs -NotAnArg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: ["-NotAnArg"]
 
 "#]])
@@ -430,7 +488,8 @@ fn quiet() {
     p.cargo("-Zscript -q script.rs -NotAnArg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: ["-NotAnArg"]
 
 "#]])
@@ -476,7 +535,8 @@ fn test_escaped_hyphen_arg() {
     p.cargo("-Zscript -v -- script.rs -NotAnArg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: ["-NotAnArg"]
 
 "#]])
@@ -500,7 +560,8 @@ fn test_unescaped_hyphen_arg() {
     p.cargo("-Zscript -v script.rs -NotAnArg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: ["-NotAnArg"]
 
 "#]])
@@ -524,7 +585,8 @@ fn test_same_flags() {
     p.cargo("-Zscript -v script.rs --help")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: ["--help"]
 
 "#]])
@@ -548,7 +610,8 @@ fn test_name_has_weird_chars() {
     p.cargo("-Zscript -v s-h.w§c!.rs")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/s-h-w-c-[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/s-h-w-c-[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: []
 
 "#]])
@@ -572,7 +635,8 @@ fn test_name_has_leading_number() {
     p.cargo("-Zscript -v 42answer.rs")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/answer[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/answer[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: []
 
 "#]])
@@ -594,7 +658,8 @@ fn test_name_is_number() {
     p.cargo("-Zscript -v 42.rs")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/package[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/package[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: []
 
 "#]])
@@ -1288,7 +1353,8 @@ fn implicit_target_dir() {
     p.cargo("-Zscript -v script.rs")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: []
 
 "#]])
@@ -1315,7 +1381,8 @@ fn no_local_lockfile() {
     p.cargo("-Zscript -v script.rs")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: []
 
 "#]])
@@ -1661,7 +1728,8 @@ fn cmd_run_with_embedded() {
     p.cargo("-Zscript run --manifest-path script.rs")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/script[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: []
 
 "#]])
@@ -1961,7 +2029,8 @@ members = [
     p.cargo("-Zscript -v script/echo.rs")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["script"])
         .with_stdout_data(str![[r#"
-bin: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/echo[EXE]
+current_exe: [ROOT]/home/.cargo/target/[HASH]/debug/echo[EXE]
+arg0: [..]
 args: []
 
 "#]])