diff --git a/rls/src/actions/run.rs b/rls/src/actions/run.rs
index 1706b0aeb2d..80c428adc39 100644
--- a/rls/src/actions/run.rs
+++ b/rls/src/actions/run.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ pub fn collect_run_actions(ctx: &InitActionContext, file: &Path) -> Vec<RunActio
                     test_name.to_string(),
                 ],
                 env: iter::once(("RUST_BACKTRACE".to_string(), "short".to_string())).collect(),
+                cwd: file.parent().and_then(|dir| dir.to_str()).map(String::from),
             },
         };
         ret.push(run_action);
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ pub struct Cmd {
     pub binary: String,
     pub args: Vec<String>,
     pub env: HashMap<String, String>,
+    pub cwd: Option<String>,
 }
 
 pub struct LineIndex {
diff --git a/tests/client.rs b/tests/client.rs
index 7e2e7be07c3..a569c41738d 100644
--- a/tests/client.rs
+++ b/tests/client.rs
@@ -987,7 +987,8 @@ fn client_lens_run() {
             arguments: Some(vec![json!({
                 "args": [ "test", "--", "--nocapture", "test_foo" ],
                 "binary": "cargo",
-                "env": { "RUST_BACKTRACE": "short" }
+                "env": { "RUST_BACKTRACE": "short" },
+                "cwd": p.root().join("src")
             })]),
         }),
         data: None,