diff --git a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers/request.rs b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers/request.rs
index 41996db32ea94..1e24bf3aae3b0 100644
--- a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers/request.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers/request.rs
@@ -860,6 +860,11 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_runnables(
                 if cmd == "run" && spec.target_kind != TargetKind::Bin {
                     continue;
                 }
+                let cwd = if cmd != "test" || spec.target_kind == TargetKind::Bin {
+                    spec.workspace_root.clone()
+                } else {
+                    spec.cargo_toml.parent().to_path_buf()
+                };
                 let mut cargo_args =
                     vec![cmd.to_owned(), "--package".to_owned(), spec.package.clone()];
                 let all_targets = cmd != "run" && !is_crate_no_std;
@@ -876,6 +881,7 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_runnables(
                     kind: lsp_ext::RunnableKind::Cargo,
                     args: lsp_ext::CargoRunnable {
                         workspace_root: Some(spec.workspace_root.clone().into()),
+                        cwd: Some(cwd.into()),
                         override_cargo: config.override_cargo.clone(),
                         cargo_args,
                         cargo_extra_args: config.cargo_extra_args.clone(),
@@ -893,6 +899,7 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_runnables(
                     kind: lsp_ext::RunnableKind::Cargo,
                     args: lsp_ext::CargoRunnable {
                         workspace_root: None,
+                        cwd: None,
                         override_cargo: config.override_cargo,
                         cargo_args: vec!["check".to_owned(), "--workspace".to_owned()],
                         cargo_extra_args: config.cargo_extra_args,
diff --git a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/lsp/ext.rs b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/lsp/ext.rs
index 03bd83aab5f52..aa75633ac3561 100644
--- a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/lsp/ext.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/lsp/ext.rs
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ pub struct CargoRunnable {
     pub override_cargo: Option<String>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub workspace_root: Option<PathBuf>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub cwd: Option<PathBuf>,
     // command, --package and --lib stuff
     pub cargo_args: Vec<String>,
     // user-specified additional cargo args, like `--release`.
diff --git a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/lsp/to_proto.rs b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/lsp/to_proto.rs
index 03daccc99c45e..1d7062c989774 100644
--- a/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/lsp/to_proto.rs
+++ b/src/tools/rust-analyzer/crates/rust-analyzer/src/lsp/to_proto.rs
@@ -1360,6 +1360,10 @@ pub(crate) fn runnable(
     let config = snap.config.runnables();
     let spec = CargoTargetSpec::for_file(snap, runnable.nav.file_id)?;
     let workspace_root = spec.as_ref().map(|it| it.workspace_root.clone());
+    let cwd = match runnable.kind {
+        ide::RunnableKind::Bin { .. } => workspace_root.clone().map(|it| it.into()),
+        _ => spec.as_ref().map(|it| it.cargo_toml.parent().into()),
+    };
     let target = spec.as_ref().map(|s| s.target.clone());
     let (cargo_args, executable_args) =
         CargoTargetSpec::runnable_args(snap, spec, &runnable.kind, &runnable.cfg);
@@ -1372,6 +1376,7 @@ pub(crate) fn runnable(
         kind: lsp_ext::RunnableKind::Cargo,
         args: lsp_ext::CargoRunnable {
             workspace_root: workspace_root.map(|it| it.into()),
+            cwd,
             override_cargo: config.override_cargo,
             cargo_args,
             cargo_extra_args: config.cargo_extra_args,