diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0af86582dc..27e3307a50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -884,8 +884,8 @@ $ just bar
 /subdir
 ```
 
-You can override working directory with `set working-directory := '…'`, whose value
-is relative to the default working directory.
+You can override the working directory for all recipes with
+`set working-directory := '…'`:
 
 ```just
 set working-directory := 'bar'
@@ -901,6 +901,26 @@ $ just foo
 /home/bob/bar
 ```
 
+You can override the working directory for a specific recipe with the
+`working-directory` attribute<sup>master</sup>:
+
+```just
+[working-directory: 'bar']
+@foo:
+  pwd
+```
+
+```console
+$ pwd
+/home/bob
+$ just foo
+/home/bob/bar
+```
+
+The argument to the `working-directory` setting or `working-directory`
+attribute may be absolute or relative. If it is relative it is interpreted
+relative to the default working directory.
+
 ### Aliases
 
 Aliases allow recipes to be invoked on the command line with alternative names:
@@ -1972,6 +1992,7 @@ change their behavior.
 | `[script(COMMAND)]`<sup>1.32.0</sup> | recipe | Execute recipe as a script interpreted by `COMMAND`. See [script recipes](#script-recipes) for more details. |
 | `[unix]`<sup>1.8.0</sup> | recipe | Enable recipe on Unixes. (Includes MacOS). |
 | `[windows]`<sup>1.8.0</sup> | recipe | Enable recipe on Windows. |
+| `[working-directory(PATH)]`<sup>master</sup> | recipe | Set recipe working directory. `PATH` may be relative or absolute. If relative, it is interpreted relative to the default working directory. |
 
 A recipe can have multiple attributes, either on multiple lines:
 
diff --git a/src/attribute.rs b/src/attribute.rs
index e6e9f52a40..b2710d3dbd 100644
--- a/src/attribute.rs
+++ b/src/attribute.rs
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ pub(crate) enum Attribute<'src> {
   Script(Option<Interpreter<'src>>),
   Unix,
   Windows,
+  WorkingDirectory(StringLiteral<'src>),
 }
 
 impl AttributeDiscriminant {
   fn argument_range(self) -> RangeInclusive<usize> {
     match self {
       Self::Confirm | Self::Doc => 0..=1,
-      Self::Group | Self::Extension => 1..=1,
+      Self::Group | Self::Extension | Self::WorkingDirectory => 1..=1,
       Self::Linux
       | Self::Macos
       | Self::NoCd
@@ -93,6 +94,9 @@ impl<'src> Attribute<'src> {
       }),
       AttributeDiscriminant::Unix => Self::Unix,
       AttributeDiscriminant::Windows => Self::Windows,
+      AttributeDiscriminant::WorkingDirectory => {
+        Self::WorkingDirectory(arguments.into_iter().next().unwrap())
+      }
     })
   }
 
@@ -117,7 +121,8 @@ impl<'src> Display for Attribute<'src> {
       Self::Confirm(Some(argument))
       | Self::Doc(Some(argument))
       | Self::Extension(argument)
-      | Self::Group(argument) => write!(f, "({argument})")?,
+      | Self::Group(argument)
+      | Self::WorkingDirectory(argument) => write!(f, "({argument})")?,
       Self::Script(Some(shell)) => write!(f, "({shell})")?,
       Self::Confirm(None)
       | Self::Doc(None)
diff --git a/src/compile_error.rs b/src/compile_error.rs
index 8b4ec8ded6..7fa2e0a3cb 100644
--- a/src/compile_error.rs
+++ b/src/compile_error.rs
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ impl Display for CompileError<'_> {
            consist of tabs or spaces, but not both",
         ShowWhitespace(whitespace)
       ),
+      NoCdAndWorkingDirectoryAttribute { recipe } => write!(
+        f,
+        "Recipe `{recipe}` has both `[no-cd]` and `[working-directory]` attributes"
+      ),
       ParameterFollowsVariadicParameter { parameter } => {
         write!(f, "Parameter `{parameter}` follows variadic parameter")
       }
diff --git a/src/compile_error_kind.rs b/src/compile_error_kind.rs
index 99943fc76b..bc013b9025 100644
--- a/src/compile_error_kind.rs
+++ b/src/compile_error_kind.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ pub(crate) enum CompileErrorKind<'src> {
   MixedLeadingWhitespace {
     whitespace: &'src str,
   },
+  NoCdAndWorkingDirectoryAttribute {
+    recipe: &'src str,
+  },
   ParameterFollowsVariadicParameter {
     parameter: &'src str,
   },
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index b5f2ed5f7d..32a5575159 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -934,6 +934,22 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Parser<'run, 'src> {
       }));
     }
 
+    let working_directory = attributes
+      .iter()
+      .any(|attribute| matches!(attribute, Attribute::WorkingDirectory(_)));
+
+    if working_directory {
+      for attribute in &attributes {
+        if let Attribute::NoCd = attribute {
+          return Err(
+            name.error(CompileErrorKind::NoCdAndWorkingDirectoryAttribute {
+              recipe: name.lexeme(),
+            }),
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     let private = name.lexeme().starts_with('_') || attributes.contains(&Attribute::Private);
 
     let mut doc = doc.map(ToOwned::to_owned);
diff --git a/src/recipe.rs b/src/recipe.rs
index 0b6cdacfb0..b07de478dc 100644
--- a/src/recipe.rs
+++ b/src/recipe.rs
@@ -131,11 +131,19 @@ impl<'src, D> Recipe<'src, D> {
   }
 
   fn working_directory<'a>(&'a self, context: &'a ExecutionContext) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    if self.change_directory() {
-      Some(context.working_directory())
-    } else {
-      None
+    if !self.change_directory() {
+      return None;
     }
+
+    let working_directory = context.working_directory();
+
+    for attribute in &self.attributes {
+      if let Attribute::WorkingDirectory(dir) = attribute {
+        return Some(working_directory.join(&dir.cooked));
+      }
+    }
+
+    Some(working_directory)
   }
 
   fn no_quiet(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/tests/test.rs b/tests/test.rs
index a1c65ac201..41c0db5786 100644
--- a/tests/test.rs
+++ b/tests/test.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Test {
   pub(crate) args: Vec<String>,
   pub(crate) current_dir: PathBuf,
   pub(crate) env: BTreeMap<String, String>,
+  pub(crate) expected_files: BTreeMap<PathBuf, Vec<u8>>,
   pub(crate) justfile: Option<String>,
   pub(crate) shell: bool,
   pub(crate) status: i32,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ impl Test {
       args: Vec::new(),
       current_dir: PathBuf::new(),
       env: BTreeMap::new(),
+      expected_files: BTreeMap::new(),
       justfile: Some(String::new()),
       shell: true,
       status: EXIT_SUCCESS,
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ impl Test {
   }
 
   pub(crate) fn create_dir(self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Self {
-    fs::create_dir_all(self.tempdir.path().join(path.as_ref())).unwrap();
+    fs::create_dir_all(self.tempdir.path().join(path)).unwrap();
     self
   }
 
@@ -195,6 +197,14 @@ impl Test {
     fs::write(path, content).unwrap();
     self
   }
+
+  pub(crate) fn expect_file(mut self, path: impl AsRef<Path>, content: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> Self {
+    let path = path.as_ref();
+    self
+      .expected_files
+      .insert(path.into(), content.as_ref().into());
+    self
+  }
 }
 
 impl Test {
@@ -283,6 +293,16 @@ impl Test {
       panic!("Output mismatch.");
     }
 
+    for (path, expected) in &self.expected_files {
+      let actual = fs::read(self.tempdir.path().join(path)).unwrap();
+      assert_eq!(
+        actual,
+        expected.as_slice(),
+        "mismatch for expected file at path {}",
+        path.display(),
+      );
+    }
+
     if self.test_round_trip && self.status == EXIT_SUCCESS {
       self.round_trip();
     }
diff --git a/tests/working_directory.rs b/tests/working_directory.rs
index 3396b73eb7..bfae635f5c 100644
--- a/tests/working_directory.rs
+++ b/tests/working_directory.rs
@@ -331,3 +331,80 @@ file := shell('cat file.txt')
     .stdout("FILE\n")
     .run();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn attribute_duplicate() {
+  Test::new()
+    .justfile(
+      "
+        [working-directory('bar')]
+        [working-directory('baz')]
+        foo:
+      ",
+    )
+    .stderr(
+      "error: Recipe attribute `working-directory` first used on line 1 is duplicated on line 2
+ ——▶ justfile:2:2
+  │
+2 │ [working-directory('baz')]
+  │  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+",
+    )
+    .status(EXIT_FAILURE)
+    .run();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn attribute() {
+  Test::new()
+    .justfile(
+      "
+        [working-directory('foo')]
+        @qux:
+          echo baz > bar
+      ",
+    )
+    .create_dir("foo")
+    .expect_file("foo/bar", "baz\n")
+    .run();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn attribute_with_nocd_is_forbidden() {
+  Test::new()
+    .justfile(
+      "
+        [working-directory('foo')]
+        [no-cd]
+        bar:
+      ",
+    )
+    .stderr(
+      "
+        error: Recipe `bar` has both `[no-cd]` and `[working-directory]` attributes
+         ——▶ justfile:3:1
+          │
+        3 │ bar:
+          │ ^^^
+      ",
+    )
+    .status(EXIT_FAILURE)
+    .run();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn setting_and_attribute() {
+  Test::new()
+    .justfile(
+      "
+        set working-directory := 'foo'
+
+        [working-directory('bar')]
+        @baz:
+          echo bob > fred
+      ",
+    )
+    .create_dir("foo/bar")
+    .expect_file("foo/bar/fred", "bob\n")
+    .run();
+}