diff --git a/terminus-terminal/src/components/shellSettingsTab.component.pug b/terminus-terminal/src/components/shellSettingsTab.component.pug
index f858e363..06aa5640 100644
--- a/terminus-terminal/src/components/shellSettingsTab.component.pug
+++ b/terminus-terminal/src/components/shellSettingsTab.component.pug
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ h3.mb-3 Shell
             button.btn.btn-secondary((click)='pickWorkingDirectory()')
                 i.fas.fa-folder-open
 
+.form-line
+    .header
+        .title Always Use Working Directory
+        .description By default, new terminals will open where the previous terminal was working. Enabling this option will always launch new terminals in the working directory specified above.
+
+    toggle(
+        [(ngModel)]='config.store.terminal.alwaysUseWorkingDirectory',
+        (ngModelChange)='config.save()'
+    )
+
 .form-line.align-items-start
     .header
         .title Environment
diff --git a/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts b/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts
index c86cc500..280bab20 100644
--- a/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts
+++ b/terminus-terminal/src/config.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export class TerminalConfigProvider extends ConfigProvider {
             copyOnSelect: false,
             scrollOnInput: true,
             workingDirectory: '',
+            alwaysUseWorkingDirectory: false,
             altIsMeta: false,
             colorScheme: {
                 __nonStructural: true,
diff --git a/terminus-terminal/src/contextMenu.ts b/terminus-terminal/src/contextMenu.ts
index 051c8773..7e5fe089 100644
--- a/terminus-terminal/src/contextMenu.ts
+++ b/terminus-terminal/src/contextMenu.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ export class NewTabContextMenu extends TerminalContextMenuItemProvider {
                 submenu: profiles.map(profile => ({
                     label: profile.name,
                     click: () => this.zone.run(async () => {
-                        this.terminalService.openTab(profile, await tab.session.getWorkingDirectory())
+                        const workingDirectory = this.config.store.terminal.alwaysUseWorkingDirectory === true ?
+                            this.config.store.terminal.workingDirectory : await tab.session.getWorkingDirectory()
+                        await this.terminalService.openTab(profile, workingDirectory)
                     }),
                 })),
             },
diff --git a/terminus-terminal/src/services/terminal.service.ts b/terminus-terminal/src/services/terminal.service.ts
index ee551822..9d156005 100644
--- a/terminus-terminal/src/services/terminal.service.ts
+++ b/terminus-terminal/src/services/terminal.service.ts
@@ -65,14 +65,16 @@ export class TerminalService {
         }
 
         if (!cwd) {
-            if (this.app.activeTab instanceof TerminalTabComponent && this.app.activeTab.session) {
-                cwd = await this.app.activeTab.session.getWorkingDirectory()
-            }
-            if (this.app.activeTab instanceof SplitTabComponent) {
-                const focusedTab = this.app.activeTab.getFocusedTab()
+            if (!this.config.store.terminal.alwaysUseWorkingDirectory) {
+                if (this.app.activeTab instanceof TerminalTabComponent && this.app.activeTab.session) {
+                    cwd = await this.app.activeTab.session.getWorkingDirectory()
+                }
+                if (this.app.activeTab instanceof SplitTabComponent) {
+                    const focusedTab = this.app.activeTab.getFocusedTab()
 
-                if (focusedTab instanceof TerminalTabComponent && focusedTab.session) {
-                    cwd = await focusedTab.session.getWorkingDirectory()
+                    if (focusedTab instanceof TerminalTabComponent && focusedTab.session) {
+                        cwd = await focusedTab.session.getWorkingDirectory()
+                    }
                 }
             }
             cwd = cwd || this.config.store.terminal.workingDirectory