diff --git a/e2e/tasks/test_task_config_includes_templates b/e2e/tasks/test_task_config_includes_templates
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ab4dfe0d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/tasks/test_task_config_includes_templates
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Test Tera rendering and home expansion for task_config.includes.
+
+mkdir -p root-tasks "$HOME/home-tasks" "$HOME/env-home-tasks"
+
+cat >root-tasks/task.toml <<'EOF'
+[root_include]
+run = 'echo "root include"'
+EOF
+
+cat >"$HOME/home-tasks/task.toml" <<'EOF'
+[tilde_include]
+run = 'echo "tilde include"'
+EOF
+
+cat >"$HOME/env-home-tasks/task.toml" <<'EOF'
+[env_home_include]
+run = 'echo "env home include"'
+EOF
+
+cat >mise.toml <<'EOF'
+[task_config]
+includes = [
+    "{{ config_root }}/root-tasks/*.toml",
+    "~/home-tasks/*.toml",
+    "{{ env.HOME }}/env-home-tasks/*.toml",
+]
+EOF
+
+assert_contains "mise tasks" "root_include"
+assert_contains "mise tasks" "tilde_include"
+assert_contains "mise tasks" "env_home_include"
+
+assert "mise run root_include" "root include"
+assert "mise run tilde_include" "tilde include"
+assert "mise run env_home_include" "env home include"
diff --git a/src/cli/tasks/ls.rs b/src/cli/tasks/ls.rs
index b24e04a372..38d3d82a9e 100644
--- a/src/cli/tasks/ls.rs
+++ b/src/cli/tasks/ls.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl TasksLs {
             && !cfg!(windows)
             && let Some(cwd) = &*dirs::CWD
         {
-            let includes = config::task_includes_for_dir(cwd, &config.config_files);
+            let includes = config::task_includes_for_dir(cwd, &config.config_files)?;
             if !find_non_executable_task_files(&includes).is_empty() {
                 warn!(
                     "no tasks found, but non-executable files exist in task directories.\nFiles must be executable to be detected as tasks. Run `chmod +x` on the task files to fix this."
diff --git a/src/config/config_file/mise_toml.rs b/src/config/config_file/mise_toml.rs
index dd5765935a..61138f63ce 100644
--- a/src/config/config_file/mise_toml.rs
+++ b/src/config/config_file/mise_toml.rs
@@ -915,6 +915,19 @@ impl ConfigFile for MiseToml {
         &self.task_config
     }
 
+    fn task_config_includes(&self) -> eyre::Result<Option<Vec<String>>> {
+        self.task_config
+            .includes
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|includes| {
+                includes
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|include| self.parse_template(include))
+                    .collect()
+            })
+            .transpose()
+    }
+
     fn experimental_monorepo_root(&self) -> Option<bool> {
         self.experimental_monorepo_root
     }
diff --git a/src/config/config_file/mod.rs b/src/config/config_file/mod.rs
index 20f006b5ad..b8d324d5f6 100644
--- a/src/config/config_file/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/config_file/mod.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ pub trait ConfigFile: Debug + Send + Sync {
         &DEFAULT_TASK_CONFIG
     }
 
+    fn task_config_includes(&self) -> eyre::Result<Option<Vec<String>>> {
+        Ok(self.task_config().includes.clone())
+    }
+
     fn task_templates(&self) -> IndexMap<String, TaskTemplate> {
         IndexMap::new()
     }
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 581976c074..f1896f28dc 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -1928,7 +1928,7 @@ async fn load_local_tasks_with_context(
 
                     // If no config file exists, still load default task include dirs
                     if !found_config {
-                        let includes = task_includes_for_dir(&subdir, &config.config_files);
+                        let includes = task_includes_for_dir(&subdir, &config.config_files)?;
                         for include in includes {
                             let mut subdir_tasks =
                                 load_tasks_includes(&config, &include, &subdir, &None).await?;
@@ -2376,8 +2376,10 @@ fn is_glob_pattern(pattern: &str) -> bool {
 
 /// Expand a task include pattern (which may be a glob) to a list of paths
 fn expand_task_include(dir: &Path, pattern: &str) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
-    if is_glob_pattern(pattern) {
-        match glob(dir, pattern) {
+    let pattern = file::replace_path(pattern);
+    let pattern = pattern.to_string_lossy();
+    if is_glob_pattern(&pattern) {
+        match glob(dir, &pattern) {
             Ok(paths) => paths,
             Err(err) => {
                 warn!(
@@ -2391,7 +2393,7 @@ fn expand_task_include(dir: &Path, pattern: &str) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
         }
     } else {
         // Literal path
-        let path = PathBuf::from(pattern);
+        let path = PathBuf::from(&*pattern);
         let resolved = if path.is_absolute() {
             path
         } else {
@@ -2411,9 +2413,7 @@ async fn load_file_tasks(
     config_root: &Path,
 ) -> Result<Vec<Task>> {
     let includes = cf
-        .task_config()
-        .includes
-        .clone()
+        .task_config_includes()?
         .unwrap_or_else(default_task_includes);
 
     let mut tasks = vec![];
@@ -2439,25 +2439,28 @@ async fn load_file_tasks(
     Ok(tasks)
 }
 
-pub fn task_includes_for_dir(dir: &Path, config_files: &ConfigMap) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+pub fn task_includes_for_dir(dir: &Path, config_files: &ConfigMap) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
     let configs = configs_at_root(dir, config_files);
 
     // Find the highest-precedence config that has explicit task_config.includes
     // and resolve paths relative to that config file's directory
     let (includes, resolve_dir) = configs
         .iter()
-        .find_map(|cf| {
-            cf.task_config().includes.clone().map(|includes| {
+        .find_map(|cf| match cf.task_config_includes() {
+            Ok(Some(includes)) => Some(Ok({
                 // Resolve relative paths from the config root, not the config file's directory
                 (includes, cf.config_root())
-            })
+            })),
+            Ok(None) => None,
+            Err(err) => Some(Err(err)),
         })
+        .transpose()?
         .unwrap_or_else(|| {
             // Default includes should be resolved relative to the search directory
             (default_task_includes(), dir.to_path_buf())
         });
 
-    includes
+    Ok(includes
         .into_iter()
         .flat_map(|p| {
             // Git URLs are handled by load_file_tasks, not here
@@ -2467,7 +2470,7 @@ pub fn task_includes_for_dir(dir: &Path, config_files: &ConfigMap) -> Vec<PathBu
             expand_task_include(&resolve_dir, &p)
         })
         .unique()
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>())
 }
 
 pub async fn load_tasks_in_dir(
@@ -2480,12 +2483,12 @@ pub async fn load_tasks_in_dir(
 
     let (includes, resolve_dir) = configs
         .iter()
-        .find_map(|cf| {
-            cf.task_config()
-                .includes
-                .clone()
-                .map(|includes| (includes, cf.config_root()))
+        .find_map(|cf| match cf.task_config_includes() {
+            Ok(Some(includes)) => Some(Ok((includes, cf.config_root()))),
+            Ok(None) => None,
+            Err(err) => Some(Err(err)),
         })
+        .transpose()?
         .unwrap_or_else(|| (default_task_includes(), dir.to_path_buf()));
 
     let mut config_tasks = vec![];
diff --git a/src/task/mod.rs b/src/task/mod.rs
index 6fc7a919e8..3de564bdd5 100644
--- a/src/task/mod.rs
+++ b/src/task/mod.rs
@@ -741,7 +741,15 @@ impl Task {
         let config = Config::get().await.unwrap();
         let cwd = dirs::CWD.clone().unwrap_or_default();
         let project_root = config.project_root.clone().unwrap_or(cwd);
-        for dir in config::task_includes_for_dir(&project_root, &config.config_files) {
+        let task_includes = match config::task_includes_for_dir(&project_root, &config.config_files)
+        {
+            Ok(includes) => includes,
+            Err(err) => {
+                warn!("failed to resolve task include paths: {err:#}");
+                Vec::new()
+            }
+        };
+        for dir in task_includes {
             if dir.is_dir() && project_root.join(&dir).exists() {
                 return project_root.join(dir);
             }
diff --git a/src/task/task_list.rs b/src/task/task_list.rs
index 7df4abdb35..695a251fc0 100644
--- a/src/task/task_list.rs
+++ b/src/task/task_list.rs
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ async fn err_no_task(config: &Config, name: &str) -> Result<()> {
         if !cfg!(windows)
             && let Some(cwd) = &*dirs::CWD
         {
-            let includes = config::task_includes_for_dir(cwd, &config.config_files);
+            let includes = config::task_includes_for_dir(cwd, &config.config_files)?;
             let non_exec_files = find_non_executable_task_files(&includes);
             if !non_exec_files.is_empty() {
                 let dirs_with_files: Vec<String> = includes
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ async fn err_no_task(config: &Config, name: &str) -> Result<()> {
         );
     }
     if let Some(cwd) = &*dirs::CWD {
-        let includes = config::task_includes_for_dir(cwd, &config.config_files);
+        let includes = config::task_includes_for_dir(cwd, &config.config_files)?;
         let path = includes
             .iter()
             .map(|d| d.join(name))