diff --git a/app/lib/constants/sessions.js b/app/lib/constants/sessions.js
index cd610287..203c29e9 100644
--- a/app/lib/constants/sessions.js
+++ b/app/lib/constants/sessions.js
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ export const SESSION_URL_SET = 'SESSION_URL_SET';
 export const SESSION_URL_UNSET = 'SESSION_URL_UNSET';
 export const SESSION_SET_XTERM_TITLE = 'SESSION_SET_XTERM_TITLE';
 export const SESSION_SET_PROCESS_TITLE = 'SESSION_SET_PROCESS_TITLE';
+export const SESSION_SET_CWD = 'SESSION_SET_CWD';
diff --git a/app/lib/reducers/ui.js b/app/lib/reducers/ui.js
index 05b87323..f1f8f364 100644
--- a/app/lib/reducers/ui.js
+++ b/app/lib/reducers/ui.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import {
   SESSION_RESIZE,
   SESSION_PTY_DATA,
   SESSION_PTY_EXIT,
-  SESSION_SET_ACTIVE
+  SESSION_SET_ACTIVE,
+  SESSION_SET_CWD
 } from '../constants/sessions';
 import { UPDATE_AVAILABLE } from '../constants/updater';
 
@@ -182,6 +183,10 @@ const reducer = (state = initial, action) => {
       }
       break;
 
+    case SESSION_SET_CWD:
+      state_ = state.set('cwd', action.cwd);
+      break;
+
     case UI_FONT_SIZE_SET:
       state_ = state.set('fontSizeOverride', action.value);
       break;