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 9c30a28fa1fde6..d27c9baa843685 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 2e5b3351004c07..c3c80d47d2a09f 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_helper.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_helper.bzl
@@ -927,6 +927,9 @@ 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,
@@ -972,4 +975,5 @@ 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 0b698aef8384a1..317313e77bbd53 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/cc_integration_test.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/cc_integration_test.sh
@@ -1594,4 +1594,118 @@ function test_external_cc_test_local_sibling_repository_layout() {
       @other_repo//test >& $TEST_log || fail "Test should pass"
 }
 
+function test_bazel_current_repository_define() {
+  cat >> WORKSPACE <<'EOF'
+local_repository(
+  name = "other_repo",
+  path = "other_repo",
+)
+EOF
+
+  mkdir -p pkg
+  cat > pkg/BUILD.bazel <<'EOF'
+cc_library(
+  name = "library",
+  srcs = ["library.cpp"],
+  hdrs = ["library.h"],
+  visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+cc_binary(
+  name = "binary",
+  srcs = ["binary.cpp"],
+  deps = [":library"],
+)
+
+cc_test(
+  name = "test",
+  srcs = ["test.cpp"],
+  deps = [":library"],
+)
+EOF
+
+  cat > pkg/library.cpp <<'EOF'
+#include "library.h"
+#include <iostream>
+void print_repo_name() {
+  std::cout << "in " << __FILE__ << ": '" << BAZEL_CURRENT_REPOSITORY << "'" << std::endl;
+}
+EOF
+
+  cat > pkg/library.h <<'EOF'
+void print_repo_name();
+EOF
+
+  cat > pkg/binary.cpp <<'EOF'
+#include <iostream>
+#include "library.h"
+int main() {
+  std::cout << "in " << __FILE__ << ": '" << BAZEL_CURRENT_REPOSITORY << "'" << std::endl;
+  print_repo_name();
+}
+EOF
+
+  cat > pkg/test.cpp <<'EOF'
+#include <iostream>
+#include "library.h"
+int main() {
+  std::cout << "in " << __FILE__ << ": '" << BAZEL_CURRENT_REPOSITORY << "'" << std::endl;
+  print_repo_name();
+}
+EOF
+
+  mkdir -p other_repo
+  touch other_repo/WORKSPACE
+
+  mkdir -p other_repo/pkg
+  cat > other_repo/pkg/BUILD.bazel <<'EOF'
+cc_binary(
+  name = "binary",
+  srcs = ["binary.cpp"],
+  deps = ["@//pkg:library"],
+)
+
+cc_test(
+  name = "test",
+  srcs = ["test.cpp"],
+  deps = ["@//pkg:library"],
+)
+EOF
+
+  cat > other_repo/pkg/binary.cpp <<'EOF'
+#include <iostream>
+#include "pkg/library.h"
+int main() {
+  std::cout << "in " << __FILE__ << ": '" << BAZEL_CURRENT_REPOSITORY << "'" << std::endl;
+  print_repo_name();
+}
+EOF
+
+  cat > other_repo/pkg/test.cpp <<'EOF'
+#include <iostream>
+#include "pkg/library.h"
+int main() {
+  std::cout << "in " << __FILE__ << ": '" << BAZEL_CURRENT_REPOSITORY << "'" << std::endl;
+  print_repo_name();
+}
+EOF
+
+  bazel run //pkg:binary &>"$TEST_log" || fail "Run should succeed"
+  expect_log "in pkg/binary.cpp: ''"
+  expect_log "in pkg/library.cpp: ''"
+
+  bazel test --test_output=streamed //pkg:test &>"$TEST_log" || fail "Test should succeed"
+  expect_log "in pkg/test.cpp: ''"
+  expect_log "in pkg/library.cpp: ''"
+
+  bazel run @other_repo//pkg:binary &>"$TEST_log" || fail "Run should succeed"
+  expect_log "in external/other_repo/pkg/binary.cpp: 'other_repo'"
+  expect_log "in pkg/library.cpp: ''"
+
+  bazel test --test_output=streamed \
+    @other_repo//pkg:test &>"$TEST_log" || fail "Test should succeed"
+  expect_log "in external/other_repo/pkg/test.cpp: 'other_repo'"
+  expect_log "in pkg/library.cpp: ''"
+}
+
 run_suite "cc_integration_test"