diff --git a/files/stat.py b/files/stat.py
index 644dc105fe8..f53367b99e5 100644
--- a/files/stat.py
+++ b/files/stat.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def main():
     # back to ansible
     d = {
         'exists'   : True,
+        'path'     : path,
         'mode'    : "%04o" % S_IMODE(mode),
         'isdir'    : S_ISDIR(mode),
         'ischr'    : S_ISCHR(mode),