diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index d9785c4..246e404 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@
     {VV_NAME("hlsearch",	 VAR_NUMBER), 0},
     {VV_NAME("oldfiles",	 VAR_LIST), 0},
     {VV_NAME("windowid",	 VAR_NUMBER), VV_RO},
+    {VV_NAME("progpath",	 VAR_STRING), VV_RO},
 };
 
 /* shorthand */
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index f9bd873..c29d6be 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1602,6 +1602,7 @@
 
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
     set_vim_var_string(VV_PROGNAME, initstr, -1);
+    set_vim_var_string(VV_PROGPATH, (char_u *)parmp->argv[0], -1);
 #endif
 
     if (TOLOWER_ASC(initstr[0]) == 'r')
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 0fcea78..542342f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -735,6 +735,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    234,
+/**/
     233,
 /**/
     232,
diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
index ac2ca30..e83ea4a 100644
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -1880,7 +1880,8 @@
 #define VV_HLSEARCH	54
 #define VV_OLDFILES	55
 #define VV_WINDOWID	56
-#define VV_LEN		57	/* number of v: vars */
+#define VV_PROGPATH	57
+#define VV_LEN		58	/* number of v: vars */
 
 #ifdef FEAT_CLIPBOARD