diff --git a/tobiko/shell/sh/_ssh.py b/tobiko/shell/sh/_ssh.py
index 914f06d13..f7d940634 100644
--- a/tobiko/shell/sh/_ssh.py
+++ b/tobiko/shell/sh/_ssh.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class SSHShellProcessFixture(_process.ShellProcessFixture):
         tobiko.check_valid_type(ssh_client, ssh.SSHClientFixture)
         tobiko.check_valid_type(parameters, SSHShellProcessParameters)
         environment = parameters.environment
+        current_dir = parameters.current_dir
 
         for attempt in tobiko.retry(
                 timeout=self.parameters.timeout,
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ class SSHShellProcessFixture(_process.ShellProcessFixture):
 
             timeout = attempt.time_left
             details = (f"command='{command}', "
+                       f"current_dir='{current_dir}', "
                        f"login={ssh_client.login}, "
                        f"timeout={timeout}, "
                        f"attempt={attempt}, "
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@ class SSHShellProcessFixture(_process.ShellProcessFixture):
                         f"{name}={shlex.quote(value)}"
                         for name, value in self.environment.items())
                     command = variables + " " + command
+                if current_dir is not None:
+                    command = f"cd {current_dir} && {command}"
                 process.exec_command(command)
                 LOG.debug(f"Remote process created. ({details})")
                 return process
diff --git a/tobiko/tests/functional/shell/sh/test_execute.py b/tobiko/tests/functional/shell/sh/test_execute.py
index c217cdacc..6a8685be1 100644
--- a/tobiko/tests/functional/shell/sh/test_execute.py
+++ b/tobiko/tests/functional/shell/sh/test_execute.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import os
 import typing
 
 import testtools
@@ -42,8 +43,13 @@ class ExecuteTest(testtools.TestCase):
         else:
             return SSH_EXPECTED_SHELL
 
-    def test_succeed(self, command='true', stdin=None, stdout=None,
-                     stderr=None, expect_exit_status=0, **kwargs):
+    def test_succeed(self,
+                     command: sh.ShellCommandType = 'true',
+                     stdin: str = None,
+                     stdout: str = None,
+                     stderr: str = None,
+                     expect_exit_status: typing.Optional[int] = 0,
+                     **kwargs):
         process = self.execute(command=command,
                                stdin=stdin,
                                stdout=bool(stdout),
@@ -89,6 +95,13 @@ class ExecuteTest(testtools.TestCase):
     def test_succeed_with_no_exit_status(self):
         self.test_succeed(command='false', expect_exit_status=None)
 
+    def test_succeed_with_current_dir(self):
+        temp_file = self.make_temporary()
+        self.execute(command=f"echo '{self.id()}' > '{temp_file}'")
+        self.test_succeed(command=f"cat './{os.path.basename(temp_file)}'",
+                          current_dir=os.path.dirname(temp_file),
+                          stdout=f"{self.id()}\n")
+
     def test_fails(self, command='false', exit_status=None, stdin=None,
                    stdout=None, stderr=None, expect_exit_status=0,
                    **kwargs):
@@ -162,6 +175,17 @@ class ExecuteTest(testtools.TestCase):
             self.assertIsNone(ex.stderr)
         self.assertEqual(timeout, ex.timeout)
 
+    def make_temporary(self,
+                       directory=False,
+                       add_cleanup=True) -> str:
+        command = sh.shell_command('mktemp')
+        if directory:
+            command += '-d'
+        temporary_path = self.execute(command=command).stdout.strip()
+        if add_cleanup:
+            self.addCleanup(sh.execute, f"rm -fR '{temporary_path}'")
+        return temporary_path
+
     def execute(self, **kwargs):
         return sh.execute(**kwargs)