diff --git a/src/host/os_locate.c b/src/host/os_locate.c
index 9aa33b38..6313f7a9 100644
--- a/src/host/os_locate.c
+++ b/src/host/os_locate.c
@@ -24,16 +24,20 @@ int do_locate(lua_State* L, const char* filename, const char* path)
 
 int os_locate(lua_State* L)
 {
+	const char* path;
 	int i;
 	int nArgs = lua_gettop(L);
 
 	/* Fetch premake.path */
 	lua_getglobal(L, "premake");
 	lua_getfield(L, -1, "path");
+	path = lua_tostring(L, -1);
 
 	for (i = 1; i <= nArgs; ++i) {
+		const char* name = lua_tostring(L, i);
+
 		/* Direct path to file? Return as absolute path */
-		if (do_isfile(lua_tostring(L, i))) {
+		if (do_isfile(name)) {
 			lua_pushcfunction(L, path_getabsolute);
 			lua_pushvalue(L, i);
 			lua_call(L, 1, 1);
@@ -41,7 +45,15 @@ int os_locate(lua_State* L)
 		}
 
 		/* do_locate(arg[i], premake.path) */
-		if (do_locate(L, lua_tostring(L, i), lua_tostring(L, -1))) {
+		if (do_locate(L, name, path)) {
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		/* embedded in the executable? */
+		if (premake_find_embedded_script(name)) {
+			lua_pushstring(L, "$/");
+			lua_pushvalue(L, i);
+			lua_concat(L, 2);
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/host/premake.c b/src/host/premake.c
index 593e1a71..ae0a83bf 100644
--- a/src/host/premake.c
+++ b/src/host/premake.c
@@ -461,6 +461,26 @@ static int run_premake_main(lua_State* L, const char* script)
 
 
 
+/**
+ * Locate a file in the embedded script index. If found, returns the
+ * contents of the file's script.
+ */
+
+ const char* premake_find_embedded_script(const char* filename)
+ {
+#if !defined(PREMAKE_NO_BUILTIN_SCRIPTS)
+ 	int i;
+	for (i = 0; builtin_scripts_index[i] != NULL; ++i) {
+		if (strcmp(builtin_scripts_index[i], filename) == 0) {
+			return builtin_scripts[i];
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+	return NULL;
+ }
+
+
+
 /**
  * Load a script that was previously embedded into the executable. If
  * successful, a function containing the new script chunk is pushed to
@@ -470,22 +490,11 @@ static int run_premake_main(lua_State* L, const char* script)
 
 int premake_load_embedded_script(lua_State* L, const char* filename)
 {
-	int i;
-	const char* chunk = NULL;
 #if !defined(NDEBUG)
 	static int warned = 0;
 #endif
 
-	/* Try to locate a record matching the filename */
-	#if !defined(PREMAKE_NO_BUILTIN_SCRIPTS)
-	for (i = 0; builtin_scripts_index[i] != NULL; ++i) {
-		if (strcmp(builtin_scripts_index[i], filename) == 0) {
-			chunk = builtin_scripts[i];
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	#endif
-
+	const char* chunk = premake_find_embedded_script(filename);
 	if (chunk == NULL) {
 		return !OKAY;
 	}
diff --git a/src/host/premake.h b/src/host/premake.h
index 08cebfb3..9f5e5c04 100644
--- a/src/host/premake.h
+++ b/src/host/premake.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ int string_startswith(lua_State* L);
 /* Engine interface */
 int premake_init(lua_State* L);
 int premake_execute(lua_State* L, int argc, const char** argv, const char* script);
+const char* premake_find_embedded_script(const char* filename);
 int premake_load_embedded_script(lua_State* L, const char* filename);
 int premake_locate_executable(lua_State* L, const char* argv0);
 int premake_test_file(lua_State* L, const char* filename, int searchMask);