diff --git a/cibuildwheel/platforms/android.py b/cibuildwheel/platforms/android.py
index cb57b907a..32b01387a 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/platforms/android.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/platforms/android.py
@@ -439,7 +439,11 @@ def repair_wheel(state: BuildState, built_wheel: Path) -> Path:
     if state.options.repair_command:
         shell(
             prepare_command(
-                state.options.repair_command, wheel=built_wheel, dest_dir=repaired_wheel_dir
+                state.options.repair_command,
+                wheel=built_wheel,
+                dest_dir=repaired_wheel_dir,
+                package=state.options.package_dir,
+                project=".",
             ),
             env=state.build_env,
         )
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/platforms/linux.py b/cibuildwheel/platforms/linux.py
index 8411a935a..6903079bd 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/platforms/linux.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/platforms/linux.py
@@ -320,7 +320,11 @@ def build_in_container(
             if build_options.repair_command:
                 log.step("Repairing wheel...")
                 repair_command_prepared = prepare_command(
-                    build_options.repair_command, wheel=built_wheel, dest_dir=repaired_wheel_dir
+                    build_options.repair_command,
+                    wheel=built_wheel,
+                    dest_dir=repaired_wheel_dir,
+                    package=container_package_dir,
+                    project=container_project_path,
                 )
                 container.call(["sh", "-c", repair_command_prepared], env=env)
             else:
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/platforms/macos.py b/cibuildwheel/platforms/macos.py
index e329ccf37..763a410db 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/platforms/macos.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/platforms/macos.py
@@ -528,6 +528,8 @@ def build(options: Options, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
                         wheel=built_wheel,
                         dest_dir=repaired_wheel_dir,
                         delocate_archs=delocate_archs,
+                        package=build_options.package_dir,
+                        project=".",
                     )
                     shell(repair_command_prepared, env=env)
                 else:
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/platforms/pyodide.py b/cibuildwheel/platforms/pyodide.py
index 60d707078..8b8ba2aa5 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/platforms/pyodide.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/platforms/pyodide.py
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ def build(options: Options, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
                         build_options.repair_command,
                         wheel=built_wheel,
                         dest_dir=repaired_wheel_dir,
+                        package=build_options.package_dir,
+                        project=".",
                     )
                     shell(repair_command_prepared, env=env)
                     log.step_end()
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/platforms/windows.py b/cibuildwheel/platforms/windows.py
index 98c83b0f9..9a80aaecd 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/platforms/windows.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/platforms/windows.py
@@ -525,6 +525,8 @@ def build(options: Options, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
                         build_options.repair_command,
                         wheel=built_wheel,
                         dest_dir=repaired_wheel_dir,
+                        package=build_options.package_dir,
+                        project=".",
                     )
                     shell(repair_command_prepared, env=env)
                 else:
diff --git a/docs/options.md b/docs/options.md
index 1c4e89d89..c59fea660 100644
--- a/docs/options.md
+++ b/docs/options.md
@@ -906,6 +906,8 @@ The following placeholders must be used inside the command and will be replaced
 - `{dest_dir}` for the absolute path of the directory where to create the repaired wheel
 - `{delocate_archs}` (macOS only) comma-separated list of architectures in the wheel.
 
+You can use the `{package}` or `{project}` placeholders in your `repair-wheel-command` to refer to the package being built or the project root, respectively.
+
 The command is run in a shell, so you can run multiple commands like `cmd1 && cmd2`.
 
 Platform-specific environment variables are also available:<br/>
diff --git a/test/test_custom_repair_wheel.py b/test/test_custom_repair_wheel.py
index 5af012653..0b6818078 100644
--- a/test/test_custom_repair_wheel.py
+++ b/test/test_custom_repair_wheel.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import subprocess
+import textwrap
 from contextlib import nullcontext as does_not_raise
 
 import pytest
@@ -56,3 +57,41 @@ def test(tmp_path, capfd):
         # We only produced one wheel (perhaps Pyodide)
         # check that it has the right name
         assert result[0].startswith("spam-0.1.0-py2-none-")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "repair_command",
+    [
+        "python repair.py {wheel} {dest_dir}",
+        "python {package}/repair.py {wheel} {dest_dir}",
+        "python {project}/repair.py {wheel} {dest_dir}",
+    ],
+    ids=["no-placeholder", "package-placeholder", "project-placeholder"],
+)
+def test_repair_wheel_command_structure(tmp_path, repair_command):
+    project_dir = tmp_path / "project"
+    project = test_projects.new_c_project()
+    project.files["repair.py"] = textwrap.dedent("""
+        import shutil
+        import sys
+        from pathlib import Path
+
+        wheel = Path(sys.argv[1])
+        dest_dir = Path(sys.argv[2])
+
+        dest_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        shutil.copy(wheel, dest_dir / "spam-repaired.whl")
+    """)
+
+    # Combined test for repair wheel command formats (plain, {package}, {project})
+    project.generate(project_dir)
+
+    result = utils.cibuildwheel_run(
+        project_dir,
+        add_env={
+            "CIBW_REPAIR_WHEEL_COMMAND": repair_command,
+        },
+        single_python=True,
+    )
+
+    assert result == ["spam-repaired.whl"]