diff --git a/src/launcher/apps-common.c b/src/launcher/apps-common.c
index 9988054..4209a10 100644
--- a/src/launcher/apps-common.c
+++ b/src/launcher/apps-common.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void expand_exec(DesktopEntry *entry, const char *path)
 
 gboolean read_desktop_file_full_path(const char *path, DesktopEntry *entry)
 {
-	entry->name = entry->generic_name = entry->icon = entry->exec = NULL;
+	entry->name = entry->generic_name = entry->icon = entry->exec = entry->cwd = NULL;
 	entry->hidden_from_menus = FALSE;
 
 	FILE *fp = fopen(path, "rt");
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ gboolean read_desktop_file_full_path(const char *path, DesktopEntry *entry)
 				}
 			} else if (!entry->exec && strcmp(key, "Exec") == 0) {
 				entry->exec = strdup(value);
+			} else if (!entry->cwd && strcmp(key, "Path") == 0) {
+				entry->cwd = strdup(value);
 			} else if (!entry->icon && strcmp(key, "Icon") == 0) {
 				entry->icon = strdup(value);
 			} else if (strcmp(key, "NoDisplay") == 0) {
diff --git a/src/launcher/apps-common.h b/src/launcher/apps-common.h
index 917dfff..6b9e3b8 100644
--- a/src/launcher/apps-common.h
+++ b/src/launcher/apps-common.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ typedef struct DesktopEntry {
 	char *exec;
 	char *icon;
 	char *path;
+	char *cwd;
 	gboolean hidden_from_menus;
 } DesktopEntry;
 
diff --git a/src/launcher/launcher.c b/src/launcher/launcher.c
index 8ad8b2a..47f2b91 100644
--- a/src/launcher/launcher.c
+++ b/src/launcher/launcher.c
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ void launcher_action(LauncherIcon *icon, XEvent *evt)
 		// Allow children to exist after parent destruction
 		setsid();
 		// Run the command
+		chdir(icon->cwd);
 		execl("/bin/sh", "/bin/sh", "-c", icon->cmd, NULL);
 		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to execlp %s\n", icon->cmd);
 #if HAVE_SN
@@ -507,6 +508,13 @@ void launcher_reload_icon(Launcher *launcher, LauncherIcon *launcherIcon)
 		if (launcherIcon->cmd)
 			free(launcherIcon->cmd);
 		launcherIcon->cmd = strdup(entry.exec);
+		if (launcherIcon->cwd) 
+			free(launcherIcon->cwd);
+		if (entry.cwd) {
+			launcherIcon->cwd = strdup(entry.cwd);
+		} else {
+			launcherIcon->cwd = get_current_dir_name();
+		}
 		if (launcherIcon->icon_name)
 			free(launcherIcon->icon_name);
 		launcherIcon->icon_name = entry.icon ? strdup(entry.icon) : strdup(DEFAULT_ICON);
diff --git a/src/launcher/launcher.h b/src/launcher/launcher.h
index c3652ec..e03368a 100644
--- a/src/launcher/launcher.h
+++ b/src/launcher/launcher.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ typedef struct LauncherIcon {
 	Imlib_Image image_hover;
 	Imlib_Image image_pressed;
 	char *cmd;
+	char *cwd;
 	char *icon_name;
 	char *icon_path;
 	char *icon_tooltip;