diff --git a/examples/export_template.py b/examples/export_template.py
index 6cb82d72..14d41c58 100644
--- a/examples/export_template.py
+++ b/examples/export_template.py
@@ -77,11 +77,12 @@ def place_folder(photo: osxphotos.PhotoInfo) -> str:
         return ""
 
 
-def photos_folders(photo: osxphotos.PhotoInfo, **kwargs) -> Union[List, str]:
+def photos_folders(photo: osxphotos.PhotoInfo, options: osxphotos.phototemplate.RenderOptions, **kwargs) -> Union[List, str]:
     """template function for use with --directory to export photos in a folder structure similar to Photos
 
     Args:
         photo: osxphotos.PhotoInfo object
+        options: RenderOptions instance
         **kwargs: not currently used, placeholder to keep functions compatible with possible changes to {function}
 
     Returns: list of directories for each photo
diff --git a/osxphotos/_version.py b/osxphotos/_version.py
index 43718a29..555d237b 100644
--- a/osxphotos/_version.py
+++ b/osxphotos/_version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """ version info """
 
-__version__ = "0.42.62"
+__version__ = "0.42.63"
diff --git a/osxphotos/cli.py b/osxphotos/cli.py
index 4a069445..1eb9ca7c 100644
--- a/osxphotos/cli.py
+++ b/osxphotos/cli.py
@@ -2841,7 +2841,7 @@ def export_photo_with_template(
                 results.missing.append(str(pathlib.Path(dest_path) / filename))
                 continue
 
-        render_options = RenderOptions(export_dir=export_dir)
+        render_options = RenderOptions(export_dir=export_dir, dest_path=dest_path)
 
         tries = 0
         while tries <= retry:
diff --git a/osxphotos/phototemplate.py b/osxphotos/phototemplate.py
index 507590a8..f6ec4d67 100644
--- a/osxphotos/phototemplate.py
+++ b/osxphotos/phototemplate.py
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ class RenderOptions:
     strip: if True, strips leading/trailing whitespace from rendered templates
     edited_version: set to True if you want {edited_version} to resolve to True (e.g. exporting edited version of photo)
     export_dir: set to the export directory if you want to evalute {export_dir} template
+    dest_path: set to the destination path of the photo (for use by {function} template), only valid with --filename
     filepath: set to value for filepath of the exported photo if you want to evaluate {filepath} template
     quote: quote path templates for execution in the shell
     """
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ class RenderOptions:
     strip: bool = False
     edited_version: bool = False
     export_dir: Optional[str] = None
+    dest_path: Optional[str] = None
     filepath: Optional[str] = None
     quote: bool = False
 
@@ -354,8 +356,10 @@ class PhotoTemplate:
         self.dirname = options.dirname
         self.strip = options.strip
         self.export_dir = options.export_dir
+        self.dest_path = options.dest_path
         self.filepath = options.filepath
         self.quote = options.quote
+        self.options = options
 
         try:
             model = self.parser.parse(template)
@@ -1182,7 +1186,7 @@ class PhotoTemplate:
             raise ValueError(f"'{filename}' does not appear to be a file")
 
         template_func = load_function(filename_validated, funcname)
-        values = template_func(self.photo)
+        values = template_func(self.photo, options=self.options)
 
         if not isinstance(values, (str, list)):
             raise TypeError(