diff --git a/new/project.jam b/new/project.jam
index 772f9521a..175056f72 100644
--- a/new/project.jam
+++ b/new/project.jam
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ rule initialize (
         #
         local project-root-module = [ project-roots.load $(location) ] ;
         local project-root = [ $(project-root-module).project-root get-location ] ;
+        
+        $(attributes).set project-root-module : $(project-root-module) : exact ;
 
         local parent = [ find-jamfile $(location) $(project-root) ] ;
         local parent-module = ;
@@ -561,7 +563,6 @@ rule use ( id : location )
 # This module defines rules common to all projects
 module project-rules
 {
-
     rule project ( id ? : options * : * )
     {
         import project ;
diff --git a/test/project_root.py b/test/project_root.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db337bd86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/project_root.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+#  Copyright (C) Vladimir Prus 2003. Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and
+#  distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears in
+#  all copies. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
+#  warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
+
+#  Test that we can access project-root attributes from Jamfiles.
+from BoostBuild import Tester, List
+
+# Create a temporary working directory
+t = Tester()
+
+t.write("Jamfile", """
+local l = [ project-root get-location ] ;
+ECHO XXX $(l) ;
+""")
+
+t.write("project-root.jam", "")
+        
+t.run_build_system(stdout="XXX .\n")
+
+t.cleanup()
diff --git a/test/test_all.py b/test/test_all.py
index 66a08440f..38b5df8cb 100644
--- a/test/test_all.py
+++ b/test/test_all.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ tests = [ "project_test1",
           "suffix",
           "inherit_toolset",
           "skipping",
+          "project_root",
 	  ]
 
 if os.name == 'posix':
diff --git a/v2/build/project.jam b/v2/build/project.jam
index 772f9521a..175056f72 100644
--- a/v2/build/project.jam
+++ b/v2/build/project.jam
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ rule initialize (
         #
         local project-root-module = [ project-roots.load $(location) ] ;
         local project-root = [ $(project-root-module).project-root get-location ] ;
+        
+        $(attributes).set project-root-module : $(project-root-module) : exact ;
 
         local parent = [ find-jamfile $(location) $(project-root) ] ;
         local parent-module = ;
@@ -561,7 +563,6 @@ rule use ( id : location )
 # This module defines rules common to all projects
 module project-rules
 {
-
     rule project ( id ? : options * : * )
     {
         import project ;
diff --git a/v2/test/project_root.py b/v2/test/project_root.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db337bd86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/test/project_root.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+#  Copyright (C) Vladimir Prus 2003. Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and
+#  distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears in
+#  all copies. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
+#  warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
+
+#  Test that we can access project-root attributes from Jamfiles.
+from BoostBuild import Tester, List
+
+# Create a temporary working directory
+t = Tester()
+
+t.write("Jamfile", """
+local l = [ project-root get-location ] ;
+ECHO XXX $(l) ;
+""")
+
+t.write("project-root.jam", "")
+        
+t.run_build_system(stdout="XXX .\n")
+
+t.cleanup()
diff --git a/v2/test/test_all.py b/v2/test/test_all.py
index 66a08440f..38b5df8cb 100644
--- a/v2/test/test_all.py
+++ b/v2/test/test_all.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ tests = [ "project_test1",
           "suffix",
           "inherit_toolset",
           "skipping",
+          "project_root",
 	  ]
 
 if os.name == 'posix':