diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/stage.py b/lib/spack/spack/stage.py
index 5cf3f9c56345d9..77b15a2406b90f 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/stage.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/stage.py
@@ -598,6 +598,10 @@ def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
     def source_path(self):
         return self[0].source_path
 
+    @property
+    def expanded(self):
+        return self[0].expanded
+
     @property
     def path(self):
         return self[0].path