diff --git a/src/kernels/variables/JupyterVariableProvider.unit.test.ts b/src/kernels/variables/JupyterVariableProvider.unit.test.ts
index 51ae8482e29..3fdb83c3566 100644
--- a/src/kernels/variables/JupyterVariableProvider.unit.test.ts
+++ b/src/kernels/variables/JupyterVariableProvider.unit.test.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ suite('JupyterVariablesProvider', () => {
         assert.isNotEmpty(results);
         assert.equal(results.length, 1);
         assert.equal(results[0].variable.name, 'myObject');
+        assert.equal(results[0].variable.expression, 'myObject');
     });
 
     test('provideVariables with a parent should call get children correctly', async () => {
@@ -98,11 +99,13 @@ suite('JupyterVariablesProvider', () => {
         const listItems = await provideVariables(listResult!.variable, 2);
 
         assert.equal(listResult.variable.name, 'myList');
+        assert.equal(listResult.variable.expression, 'myObject.myList');
         assert.isNotEmpty(listItems);
         assert.equal(listItems.length, 3);
         listItems.forEach((item, index) => {
             assert.equal(item.variable.name, index.toString());
             assert.equal(item.variable.value, `value${index}`);
+            assert.equal(item.variable.expression, `myObject.myList[${index}]`);
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/src/kernels/variables/JupyterVariablesProvider.ts b/src/kernels/variables/JupyterVariablesProvider.ts
index ddd50571fa0..0b01cf3a753 100644
--- a/src/kernels/variables/JupyterVariablesProvider.ts
+++ b/src/kernels/variables/JupyterVariablesProvider.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export class JupyterVariablesProvider implements NotebookVariableProvider {
         const indexedChildrenCount = result.count ?? 0;
         const variable = {
             getChildren: (start: number, token: CancellationToken) => this.getChildren(variable, start, kernel, token),
+            expression: createExpression(result.root, result.propertyChain),
             ...result
         } as Variable;
         return { variable, hasNamedChildren, indexedChildrenCount };
@@ -110,3 +111,15 @@ export class JupyterVariablesProvider implements NotebookVariableProvider {
         return await this.variables.getAllVariableDiscriptions(kernel, parent, start, token);
     }
 }
+
+function createExpression(root: string, propertyChain: (string | number)[]): string {
+    let expression = root;
+    for (const property of propertyChain) {
+        if (typeof property === 'string') {
+            expression += `.${property}`;
+        } else {
+            expression += `[${property}]`;
+        }
+    }
+    return expression;
+}