diff --git a/subprocess.h b/subprocess.h
index a98fc75..e3ba7c4 100644
--- a/subprocess.h
+++ b/subprocess.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ subprocess_weak int subprocess_create(const char *const command_line[],
 /// @param environment An optional array of strings for the environment to use
 /// for a child process (each element of the form FOO=BAR). The last element
 /// must be NULL to signify the end of the array.
+/// @param process_cwd The current working directory of the newly created 
+/// process. If NULL, will be the same as the parent process.
 /// @param out_process The newly created process.
 /// @return On success zero is returned.
 ///
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ subprocess_weak int subprocess_create(const char *const command_line[],
 subprocess_weak int
 subprocess_create_ex(const char *const command_line[], int options,
                      const char *const environment[],
+                     const char *const process_cwd,
                      struct subprocess_s *const out_process);
 
 /// @brief Get the standard input file for a process.
@@ -482,11 +485,12 @@ int subprocess_create_named_pipe_helper(void **rd, void **wr) {
 int subprocess_create(const char *const commandLine[], int options,
                       struct subprocess_s *const out_process) {
   return subprocess_create_ex(commandLine, options, SUBPROCESS_NULL,
-                              out_process);
+                              SUBPROCESS_NULL, out_process);
 }
 
 int subprocess_create_ex(const char *const commandLine[], int options,
                          const char *const environment[],
+                         const char *const process_cwd,
                          struct subprocess_s *const out_process) {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
   int fd;
@@ -741,7 +745,7 @@ int subprocess_create_ex(const char *const commandLine[], int options,
           1,                   // handles are inherited
           flags,               // creation flags
           used_environment,    // used environment
-          SUBPROCESS_NULL,     // use parent's current directory
+          process_cwd,         // use specified current directory
           SUBPROCESS_PTR_CAST(LPSTARTUPINFOA,
                               &startInfo), // STARTUPINFO pointer
           SUBPROCESS_PTR_CAST(LPPROCESS_INFORMATION, &processInfo))) {
@@ -819,6 +823,14 @@ int subprocess_create_ex(const char *const commandLine[], int options,
     return -1;
   }
 
+  // Set working directory
+  if (process_cwd) {
+    if (0 != posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np(&actions, process_cwd)) {
+      posix_spawn_file_actions_destroy(&actions);
+      return -1;
+    }
+  }
+
   // Close the stdin write end
   if (0 != posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose(&actions, stdinfd[1])) {
     posix_spawn_file_actions_destroy(&actions);
@@ -1196,4 +1208,4 @@ int subprocess_alive(struct subprocess_s *const process) {
 } // extern "C"
 #endif
 
-#endif /* SHEREDOM_SUBPROCESS_H_INCLUDED */
+#endif /* SHEREDOM_SUBPROCESS_H_INCLUDED */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/main.c b/test/main.c
index 788adfb..a3bf0c7 100644
--- a/test/main.c
+++ b/test/main.c
@@ -779,7 +779,9 @@ UTEST(environment, illegal_inherit_environment) {
 
   ASSERT_NE(0, subprocess_create_ex(commandLine,
                                     subprocess_option_inherit_environment,
-                                    environment, &process));
+                                    environment,
+                                    SUBPROCESS_NULL,
+                                    &process));
 }
 
 UTEST(environment, illegal_empty_environment_with_inherit_environment) {
@@ -789,7 +791,9 @@ UTEST(environment, illegal_empty_environment_with_inherit_environment) {
 
   ASSERT_NE(0, subprocess_create_ex(commandLine,
                                     subprocess_option_inherit_environment,
-                                    environment, &process));
+                                    environment,
+                                    SUBPROCESS_NULL,
+                                    &process));
 }
 
 UTEST(environment, null_environment_with_inherit_environment) {
@@ -797,7 +801,9 @@ UTEST(environment, null_environment_with_inherit_environment) {
   struct subprocess_s process;
 
   ASSERT_EQ(0, subprocess_create_ex(commandLine,
-                                    subprocess_option_inherit_environment, 0,
+                                    subprocess_option_inherit_environment, 
+                                    0,
+                                    SUBPROCESS_NULL,
                                     &process));
 
   ASSERT_EQ(0, subprocess_destroy(&process));
@@ -809,7 +815,7 @@ UTEST(environment, specify_environment) {
   struct subprocess_s process;
   int ret = -1;
 
-  ASSERT_EQ(0, subprocess_create_ex(commandLine, 0, environment, &process));
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, subprocess_create_ex(commandLine, 0, environment, SUBPROCESS_NULL, &process));
 
   ASSERT_EQ(0, subprocess_join(&process, &ret));
 
@@ -825,7 +831,7 @@ UTEST(executable_resolve, no_slashes_with_environment) {
   struct subprocess_s process;
   int ret = -1;
 
-  ASSERT_EQ(0, subprocess_create_ex(commandLine, 0, environment, &process));
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, subprocess_create_ex(commandLine, 0, environment, SUBPROCESS_NULL, &process));
 
   ASSERT_EQ(0, subprocess_join(&process, &ret));
 
@@ -842,7 +848,9 @@ UTEST(executable_resolve, no_slashes_with_inherit) {
   int ret = -1;
 
   ASSERT_EQ(0, subprocess_create_ex(commandLine,
-                                    subprocess_option_inherit_environment, 0,
+                                    subprocess_option_inherit_environment, 
+                                    0,
+                                    SUBPROCESS_NULL,
                                     &process));
 
   ASSERT_EQ(0, subprocess_join(&process, &ret));
@@ -866,7 +874,7 @@ UTEST(executable_resolve, custom_search_path) {
   snprintf(path_var, sizeof(path_var), "PATH=%s", current_path);
   environment[0] = path_var;
 
-  ASSERT_EQ(0, subprocess_create_ex(commandLine, 0, environment, &process));
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, subprocess_create_ex(commandLine, 0, environment, SUBPROCESS_NULL, &process));
 
   ASSERT_EQ(0, subprocess_join(&process, &ret));