diff --git a/tests/snippets/builtin_file.py b/tests/snippets/builtin_file.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50dfeb931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snippets/builtin_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from import_file import import_file
+
+import_file()
diff --git a/tests/snippets/import_file.py b/tests/snippets/import_file.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f9eeed70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snippets/import_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import os
+
+def import_file():
+	assert os.path.basename(__file__) == "import_file.py"
diff --git a/vm/src/import.rs b/vm/src/import.rs
index f4c52a11e..a03f14623 100644
--- a/vm/src/import.rs
+++ b/vm/src/import.rs
@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@ pub fn import_file(
     content: String,
 ) -> PyResult {
     let sys_modules = vm.get_attribute(vm.sys_module.clone(), "modules").unwrap();
-    let code_obj = compile::compile(vm, &content, &compile::Mode::Exec, file_path)
+    let code_obj = compile::compile(vm, &content, &compile::Mode::Exec, file_path.clone())
         .map_err(|err| vm.new_syntax_error(&err))?;
     // trace!("Code object: {:?}", code_obj);
 
     let attrs = vm.ctx.new_dict();
     attrs.set_item("__name__", vm.new_str(module_name.to_string()), vm)?;
+    attrs.set_item("__file__", vm.new_str(file_path), vm)?;
     let module = vm.ctx.new_module(module_name, attrs.clone());
 
     // Store module in cache to prevent infinite loop with mutual importing libs: