diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8846277..062b896 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1313,6 +1313,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "paste",
  "ron",
  "rust-embed",
+ "rustix 0.38.34",
  "serde",
  "shlex",
  "smol_str",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index eaa3846..2f9b2a8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ron = "0.8"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["serde_derive"] }
 shlex = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["sync"] }
+rustix = { version = "0.38", features = ["termios"] }
 # Internationalization
 i18n-embed = { version = "0.14", features = [
     "fluent-system",
diff --git a/i18n/en/cosmic_term.ftl b/i18n/en/cosmic_term.ftl
index 72cb16f..1a9abb3 100644
--- a/i18n/en/cosmic_term.ftl
+++ b/i18n/en/cosmic_term.ftl
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ make-default = Make default
 working-directory = Working directory
 hold = Hold
 remain-open = Remain open after child process exits.
+open-in-cwd = Use parent CWD
+open-in-cwd-description = Open new terminals using the focused tab's working directory.
 
 ## Settings
 settings = Settings
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 2652b6a..0f62d59 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ pub struct Profile {
     pub tab_title: String,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub working_directory: String,
+    /// Open new terminal with the current working directory of the focused term
+    #[serde(default = "cwd_default")]
+    pub open_in_cwd: bool,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub hold: bool,
 }
@@ -212,10 +215,20 @@ impl Default for Profile {
             tab_title: String::new(),
             working_directory: String::new(),
             hold: false,
+            open_in_cwd: cwd_default(),
         }
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+const fn cwd_default() -> bool {
+    true
+}
+#[cfg(windows)]
+const fn cwd_default() -> bool {
+    false
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, CosmicConfigEntry, Debug, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 pub struct Config {
     pub app_theme: AppTheme,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a770b78..0363260 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ pub enum Message {
     ProfileName(ProfileId, String),
     ProfileNew,
     ProfileOpen(ProfileId),
+    ProfileOpenInCWD(ProfileId, bool),
     ProfileRemove(ProfileId),
     ProfileSyntaxTheme(ProfileId, ColorSchemeKind, usize),
     ProfileTabTitle(ProfileId, String),
@@ -994,6 +995,13 @@ impl App {
                             ])
                             .align_items(Alignment::Center)
                             .padding([0, space_s]),
+                        )
+                        .add(
+                            widget::settings::item::builder(fl!("open-in-cwd"))
+                                .description(fl!("open-in-cwd-description"))
+                                .toggler(profile.open_in_cwd, move |open_in_cwd| {
+                                    Message::ProfileOpenInCWD(profile_id, open_in_cwd)
+                                }),
                         );
 
                     let padding = Padding {
@@ -1253,6 +1261,25 @@ impl App {
                                             shell = Some(tty::Shell::new(command, args));
                                         }
                                     }
+
+                                    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+                                    let working_directory = profile
+                                        .open_in_cwd
+                                        // Evaluate current working working directory based on
+                                        // selected tab/terminal
+                                        .then(|| {
+                                            tab_model.active_data::<Mutex<Terminal>>().and_then(
+                                                |terminal| {
+                                                    terminal
+                                                        .lock()
+                                                        .unwrap()
+                                                        .current_working_directory()
+                                                },
+                                            )
+                                        })
+                                        .flatten()
+                                        .or_else(|| Some(profile.working_directory.clone().into()));
+                                    #[cfg(windows)]
                                     let working_directory = (!profile.working_directory.is_empty())
                                         .then(|| profile.working_directory.clone().into());
 
@@ -1269,7 +1296,20 @@ impl App {
                                     };
                                     (options, tab_title_override)
                                 }
-                                None => (self.startup_options.take().unwrap_or_default(), None),
+                                None => {
+                                    let mut options =
+                                        self.startup_options.take().unwrap_or_default();
+                                    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+                                    {
+                                        // Eval CWD since it's the default option
+                                        options.working_directory = tab_model
+                                            .active_data::<Mutex<Terminal>>()
+                                            .and_then(|terminal| {
+                                                terminal.lock().unwrap().current_working_directory()
+                                            });
+                                    }
+                                    (options, None)
+                                }
                             };
                             let entity = tab_model
                                 .insert()
@@ -2153,6 +2193,13 @@ impl Application for App {
             Message::ProfileOpen(profile_id) => {
                 return self.create_and_focus_new_terminal(self.pane_model.focus, Some(profile_id));
             }
+            Message::ProfileOpenInCWD(profile_id, open_in_cwd) => {
+                #[cfg(not(windows))]
+                if let Some(profile) = self.config.profiles.get_mut(&profile_id) {
+                    profile.open_in_cwd = open_in_cwd;
+                    return self.save_profiles();
+                }
+            }
             Message::ProfileRemove(profile_id) => {
                 // Reset matching terminals to default profile
                 for (_pane, tab_model) in self.pane_model.panes.iter() {
diff --git a/src/terminal.rs b/src/terminal.rs
index 87541cd..7b807f4 100644
--- a/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/src/terminal.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ use cosmic_text::{
     Weight, Wrap,
 };
 use indexmap::IndexSet;
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+use rustix::fd::AsFd;
 use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
     collections::HashMap,
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ use std::{
     },
     time::Instant,
 };
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 
 pub use alacritty_terminal::grid::Scroll as TerminalScroll;
@@ -214,6 +218,10 @@ pub struct Terminal {
     size: Size,
     use_bright_bold: bool,
     zoom_adj: i8,
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    master_fd: Option<rustix::fd::OwnedFd>,
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    shell_pid: rustix::process::Pid,
 }
 
 impl Terminal {
@@ -283,6 +291,11 @@ impl Terminal {
         let window_id = 0;
         let pty = tty::new(&options, size.into(), window_id)?;
 
+        #[cfg(not(windows))]
+        let master_fd = pty.file().as_fd().try_clone_to_owned().ok();
+        #[cfg(not(windows))]
+        let shell_pid = rustix::process::Pid::from_child(pty.child());
+
         let pty_event_loop = EventLoop::new(term.clone(), event_proxy, pty, options.hold, false)?;
         let notifier = Notifier(pty_event_loop.channel());
         let _pty_join_handle = pty_event_loop.spawn();
@@ -306,6 +319,10 @@ impl Terminal {
             term,
             use_bright_bold,
             zoom_adj: Default::default(),
+            #[cfg(not(windows))]
+            master_fd,
+            #[cfg(not(windows))]
+            shell_pid,
         })
     }
 
@@ -924,6 +941,32 @@ impl Terminal {
             );
         }
     }
+
+    /// Current working directory
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    pub fn current_working_directory(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        // Largely based off of Alacritty
+        // https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/blob/6bd1674bd80e73df0d41e4342ad4e34bb7d04f84/alacritty/src/daemon.rs#L85-L108
+        let pid = self
+            .master_fd
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|pid| rustix::termios::tcgetpgrp(pid).ok())
+            .or(Some(self.shell_pid))?;
+
+        #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "macos")))]
+        let link_path = format!("/proc/{}/cwd", pid.as_raw_nonzero());
+        #[cfg(target_os = "freebsd")]
+        let link_path = format!("/compat/linux/proc/{}/cwd", pid.as_raw_nonzero());
+
+        #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
+        let cwd = fs::read_link(link_path).ok();
+
+        // TODO: macOS support
+        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+        let cwd = None;
+
+        cwd
+    }
 }
 
 impl Drop for Terminal {