diff --git a/executor_test.go b/executor_test.go
index d963fa6d3f..e9f7bd87ff 100644
--- a/executor_test.go
+++ b/executor_test.go
@@ -872,7 +872,9 @@ func TestForCmds(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "loop-vars"},
 		{name: "loop-vars-sh"},
 		{name: "loop-task"},
+		{name: "loop-task-ref"},
 		{name: "loop-task-as"},
+		{name: "loop-task-ref-as"},
 		{name: "loop-different-tasks"},
 	}
 
@@ -915,7 +917,9 @@ func TestForDeps(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "loop-vars"},
 		{name: "loop-vars-sh"},
 		{name: "loop-task"},
+		{name: "loop-task-ref"},
 		{name: "loop-task-as"},
+		{name: "loop-task-ref-as"},
 		{name: "loop-different-tasks"},
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/templater/templater.go b/internal/templater/templater.go
index c37bae3626..0f0608770e 100644
--- a/internal/templater/templater.go
+++ b/internal/templater/templater.go
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ func (r *Cache) Err() error {
 }
 
 func ResolveRef(ref string, cache *Cache) any {
+	return ResolveRefWithExtra(ref, cache, nil)
+}
+
+func ResolveRefWithExtra(ref string, cache *Cache, extra map[string]any) any {
 	// If there is already an error, do nothing
 	if cache.err != nil {
 		return nil
@@ -42,15 +46,21 @@ func ResolveRef(ref string, cache *Cache) any {
 		cache.cacheMap = cache.Vars.ToCacheMap()
 	}
 
+	data := cache.cacheMap
+	if extra != nil {
+		data = maps.Clone(cache.cacheMap)
+		maps.Copy(data, extra)
+	}
+
 	if ref == "." {
-		return cache.cacheMap
+		return data
 	}
 	t, err := template.New("resolver").Funcs(templateFuncs).Parse(fmt.Sprintf("{{%s}}", ref))
 	if err != nil {
 		cache.err = err
 		return nil
 	}
-	val, err := t.Resolve(cache.cacheMap)
+	val, err := t.Resolve(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		cache.err = err
 		return nil
@@ -132,7 +142,7 @@ func ReplaceVar(v ast.Var, cache *Cache) ast.Var {
 
 func ReplaceVarWithExtra(v ast.Var, cache *Cache, extra map[string]any) ast.Var {
 	if v.Ref != "" {
-		return ast.Var{Value: ResolveRef(v.Ref, cache)}
+		return ast.Var{Value: ResolveRefWithExtra(v.Ref, cache, extra)}
 	}
 	return ast.Var{
 		Value: ReplaceWithExtra(v.Value, cache, extra),
diff --git a/testdata/for/cmds/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/for/cmds/Taskfile.yml
index e9a95234be..f53acacc0a 100644
--- a/testdata/for/cmds/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/for/cmds/Taskfile.yml
@@ -105,6 +105,18 @@ tasks:
         vars:
           FILE: "{{.ITEM}}"
 
+  # Loop over another task using ref to the default loop variable
+  loop-task-ref:
+    vars:
+      FOO: foo.txt bar.txt
+    cmds:
+      - for:
+          var: FOO
+        task: looped-task
+        vars:
+          FILE:
+            ref: .ITEM
+
   # Loop over another task with the variable named differently
   loop-task-as:
     vars:
@@ -117,6 +129,19 @@ tasks:
         vars:
           FILE: "{{.FILE}}"
 
+  # Loop over another task using ref to a named loop variable
+  loop-task-ref-as:
+    vars:
+      FOO: foo.txt bar.txt
+    cmds:
+      - for:
+          var: FOO
+          as: FILE
+        task: looped-task
+        vars:
+          FILE:
+            ref: .FILE
+
   # Loop over different tasks using the variable
   loop-different-tasks:
     vars:
diff --git a/testdata/for/cmds/testdata/TestForCmds-loop-task-ref-as.golden b/testdata/for/cmds/testdata/TestForCmds-loop-task-ref-as.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bd1f0e297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/for/cmds/testdata/TestForCmds-loop-task-ref-as.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+foo
+bar
diff --git a/testdata/for/cmds/testdata/TestForCmds-loop-task-ref.golden b/testdata/for/cmds/testdata/TestForCmds-loop-task-ref.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bd1f0e297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/for/cmds/testdata/TestForCmds-loop-task-ref.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+foo
+bar
diff --git a/testdata/for/deps/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/for/deps/Taskfile.yml
index 66567cc662..f4eb919e0a 100644
--- a/testdata/for/deps/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/for/deps/Taskfile.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,18 @@ tasks:
         vars:
           FILE: "{{.ITEM}}"
 
+  # Loop over another task using ref to the default loop variable
+  loop-task-ref:
+    vars:
+      FOO: foo.txt bar.txt
+    deps:
+      - for:
+          var: FOO
+        task: looped-task
+        vars:
+          FILE:
+            ref: .ITEM
+
   # Loop over another task with the variable named differently
   loop-task-as:
     vars:
@@ -137,6 +149,19 @@ tasks:
         vars:
           FILE: "{{.FILE}}"
 
+  # Loop over another task using ref to a named loop variable
+  loop-task-ref-as:
+    vars:
+      FOO: foo.txt bar.txt
+    deps:
+      - for:
+          var: FOO
+          as: FILE
+        task: looped-task
+        vars:
+          FILE:
+            ref: .FILE
+
   # Loop over different tasks using the variable
   loop-different-tasks:
     vars:
diff --git a/testdata/for/deps/testdata/TestForDeps-loop-task-ref-as.golden b/testdata/for/deps/testdata/TestForDeps-loop-task-ref-as.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..128976523b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/for/deps/testdata/TestForDeps-loop-task-ref-as.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bar
+foo
diff --git a/testdata/for/deps/testdata/TestForDeps-loop-task-ref.golden b/testdata/for/deps/testdata/TestForDeps-loop-task-ref.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..128976523b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/for/deps/testdata/TestForDeps-loop-task-ref.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bar
+foo