diff --git a/core/includes/theme.inc b/core/includes/theme.inc
index e8cff8b..fd50304 100644
--- a/core/includes/theme.inc
+++ b/core/includes/theme.inc
@@ -1209,6 +1209,7 @@ function _template_preprocess_default_variables() {
 
   // Tell all templates where they are located.
   $variables['directory'] = \Drupal::theme()->getActiveTheme()->getPath();
+  $variables['base_path']         = base_path();
 
   return $variables;
 }
@@ -1260,6 +1261,7 @@ function template_preprocess_html(&$variables) {
     $variables['root_path'] = explode('/', $system_path)[1];
   }
 
+
   $site_config = \Drupal::config('system.site');
   // Construct page title.
   if (isset($variables['page']['#title']) && is_array($variables['page']['#title'])) {
@@ -1325,7 +1327,6 @@ function template_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
     }
   }
 
-  $variables['base_path']         = base_path();
   $variables['front_page']        = \Drupal::url('<front>');
   $variables['language']          = $language_interface;
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/templates/html.html.twig b/core/modules/system/templates/html.html.twig
index 39702c2..43ce0ce 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/templates/html.html.twig
+++ b/core/modules/system/templates/html.html.twig
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  *
  * Variables:
  * - logged_in: A flag indicating if user is logged in.
+ * - base_path: The base URL path of the Drupal installation. Will usually be
+ *   "/" unless you have installed Drupal in a sub-directory.
  * - root_path: The root path of the current page (e.g., node, admin, user).
  * - node_type: The content type for the current node, if the page is a node.
  * - head_title: List of text elements that make up the head_title variable.
diff --git a/core/themes/classy/templates/layout/html.html.twig b/core/themes/classy/templates/layout/html.html.twig
index b787ed1..2ba07b7 100644
--- a/core/themes/classy/templates/layout/html.html.twig
+++ b/core/themes/classy/templates/layout/html.html.twig
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  *
  * Variables:
  * - logged_in: A flag indicating if user is logged in.
+ * - base_path: The base URL path of the Drupal installation. Will usually be
+ *   "/" unless you have installed Drupal in a sub-directory.
  * - root_path: The root path of the current page (e.g., node, admin, user).
  * - node_type: The content type for the current node, if the page is a node.
  * - head_title: List of text elements that make up the head_title variable.