diff --git a/client/driver/driver.go b/client/driver/driver.go
index ee28888cf..d48fb007a 100644
--- a/client/driver/driver.go
+++ b/client/driver/driver.go
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ func GetTaskEnv(taskDir *allocdir.TaskDir, node *structs.Node,
 		SetJobName(alloc.Job.Name).
 		SetEnvvars(task.Env).
 		SetTaskName(task.Name)
+		SetDatacenterName(node.Datacenter)
+		SetRegionName(node.Region)
 
 	// Vary paths by filesystem isolation used
 	drv, err := NewDriver(task.Driver, NewEmptyDriverContext())
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 924c39009..357c95332 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -735,6 +735,9 @@ type Node struct {
 	// Datacenter for this node
 	Datacenter string
 
+	// Region for this node
+	Region string
+
 	// Node name
 	Name string