diff --git a/xbmc/addons/AddonCallbacksAddon.cpp b/xbmc/addons/AddonCallbacksAddon.cpp
index 992d823d4a3..32dd7642c74 100644
--- a/xbmc/addons/AddonCallbacksAddon.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/addons/AddonCallbacksAddon.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ bool CAddonCallbacksAddon::GetAddonSetting(void *addonData, const char *strSetti
   {
     CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, "CAddonCallbacksAddon - %s - add-on '%s' requests setting '%s'", __FUNCTION__, addonHelper->m_addon->Name().c_str(), strSettingName);
 
+    if (strcasecmp(strSettingName, "__addonpath__") == 0)
+    {
+      strcpy((char*) settingValue, addonHelper->m_addon->Path().c_str());
+      return true;
+    }
+
     if (!addonHelper->m_addon->ReloadSettings())
     {
       CLog::Log(LOGERROR, "CAddonCallbacksAddon - %s - could't get settings for add-on '%s'", __FUNCTION__, addonHelper->m_addon->Name().c_str());