diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68f6d7e..04b6825 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -336,3 +336,4 @@ background on this issue.
 * Rich Liebling ([rliebling](https://github.com/rliebling))
 * Seth W. Klein ([sethwklein](https://github.com/sethwklein))
 * Vincent Vanackere ([vanackere](https://github.com/vanackere))
+* John W Higgins ([wishdev](https://github.com/wishdev))
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3100561..0b19eba 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var (
 	flagConf       string
 	flagSequential bool
 	flagDecoration string
+	flagDirectory  string
 	decoration     Decoration
 	verbose        bool
 	globalFlags    = flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ func init() {
             Don't run multiple commands at the same time.`)
 	globalFlags.StringVarP(&flagDecoration, "decoration", "d", "plain", `
             How to decorate command output. Choices: none, plain, fancy.`)
+	globalFlags.StringVarP(&flagDirectory, "directory", "D", ".", `
+            Set working directory.`)
 	globalConfig.registerFlags(globalFlags)
 }
 
@@ -137,6 +140,8 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("Invalid decoration %s. Choices: none, plain, fancy.", flagDecoration)
 	}
 
+	os.Chdir(flagDirectory)
+
 	var configs []*Config
 	if flagConf == "" {
 		if flagSequential {