diff --git a/source/_docs/automation/templating.markdown b/source/_docs/automation/templating.markdown
index 60d3fc3c92f..9fd0866828d 100644
--- a/source/_docs/automation/templating.markdown
+++ b/source/_docs/automation/templating.markdown
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ title: "Automation Trigger Variables"
 description: "List all available variables made available by triggers."
 ---
 
-Automations support [templating](/docs/configuration/templating/) in the same way as scripts do. In addition to the [Home Assistant template extensions](/docs/configuration/templating/#home-assistant-template-extensions) available to scripts, the `trigger` template variable is available.
+Automations support [templating](/docs/configuration/templating/) in the same way as scripts do. In addition to the [Home Assistant template extensions](/docs/configuration/templating/#home-assistant-template-extensions) available to scripts, the `trigger` and `this` template variables are available.
+
+The template variable `this` is also available when evaluating any `trigger_variables` declared in the configuration.
+
+## Available this Data
+
+`this` is a state object. [State Objects](docs/configuration/state_object) provides a comprehensive description for the properties of `this` and `this.attributes`.
 
 ## Available Trigger Data
 
diff --git a/source/_integrations/script.markdown b/source/_integrations/script.markdown
index 25fd62aa487..2d487443b62 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/script.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/script.markdown
@@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ script:
           message: "{{ message }}"
 ```
 
+<div class='note'>
+
+Script variables that may be used by templates include those provided from the configuration, those that are passed when started from a service and the `this` variable whose value is a dictionary of the current script's state.
+
+</div>
+
 {% endraw %}
 
 ### Waiting for Script to Complete