diff --git a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_binary.bzl b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_binary.bzl
index e132b5e58f94c5..d85a1a0da82682 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_binary.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_binary.bzl
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ def cc_binary_impl(ctx, additional_linkopts):
         cc_toolchain = cc_toolchain,
         user_compile_flags = cc_helper.get_copts(ctx, common, feature_configuration, additional_make_variable_substitutions),
         defines = common.defines,
-        local_defines = common.local_defines,
+        local_defines = common.local_defines + cc_helper.get_local_defines_for_runfiles_lookup(ctx),
         loose_includes = common.loose_include_dirs,
         system_includes = common.system_include_dirs,
         private_hdrs = common.private_hdrs,
diff --git a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_helper.bzl b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_helper.bzl
index f4226daf0030d6..f9030bf0a4e713 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_helper.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_helper.bzl
@@ -916,6 +916,9 @@ def _is_stamping_enabled_for_aspect(ctx):
         stamp = ctx.rule.attr.stamp
     return stamp
 
+def _get_local_defines_for_runfiles_lookup(ctx):
+    return ["BAZEL_CURRENT_REPOSITORY=\"{}\"".format(ctx.label.workspace_name)]
+
 cc_helper = struct(
     merge_cc_debug_contexts = _merge_cc_debug_contexts,
     is_code_coverage_enabled = _is_code_coverage_enabled,
@@ -960,4 +963,5 @@ cc_helper = struct(
     build_linking_context_from_libraries = _build_linking_context_from_libraries,
     is_stamping_enabled = _is_stamping_enabled,
     is_stamping_enabled_for_aspect = _is_stamping_enabled_for_aspect,
+    get_local_defines_for_runfiles_lookup = _get_local_defines_for_runfiles_lookup,
 )
diff --git a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_library.bzl b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_library.bzl
index 3df80e994e34c3..3e7d2a28651866 100755
--- a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_library.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_library.bzl
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def _cc_library_impl(ctx):
         feature_configuration = feature_configuration,
         user_compile_flags = cc_helper.get_copts(ctx, common, feature_configuration, additional_make_variable_substitutions),
         defines = common.defines,
-        local_defines = common.local_defines,
+        local_defines = common.local_defines + cc_helper.get_local_defines_for_runfiles_lookup(ctx),
         loose_includes = common.loose_include_dirs,
         system_includes = common.system_include_dirs,
         copts_filter = common.copts_filter,
diff --git a/src/test/shell/bazel/cc_integration_test.sh b/src/test/shell/bazel/cc_integration_test.sh
index 24d94b5cd33c93..964e989de2d96b 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/cc_integration_test.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/cc_integration_test.sh
@@ -1506,4 +1506,33 @@ EOF
   expect_log "\"PWD\": \"/proc/self/cwd\""
 }
 
+function test_bazel_current_repository_define() {
+  mkdir -p pkg
+  cat > pkg/BUILD.bazel <<'EOF'
+cc_library(
+  name = "library",
+  srcs = ["define.cpp"],
+)
+cc_binary(
+  name = "binary",
+  srcs = ["define.cpp"],
+)
+cc_test(
+  name = "test",
+  srcs = ["define.cpp"],
+)
+EOF
+
+  cat > pkg/define.cpp <<'EOF'
+#include <iostream>
+int main() {
+  std::cout << BAZEL_CURRENT_REPOSITORY << std::endl;
+}
+EOF
+
+  bazel build //pkg:library &>"$TEST_log" || fail "Build should succeed"
+  bazel build //pkg:binary &>"$TEST_log" || fail "Build should succeed"
+  bazel build //pkg:test &>"$TEST_log" || fail "Build should succeed"
+}
+
 run_suite "cc_integration_test"