diff --git a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
index 12bc2ac3095..27d08acb803 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public:
     EnvironmentChange m_environmentChange;
     BinaryVersionToolTipEventFilter *m_binaryVersionToolTipEventFilter = nullptr;
     QList<QAbstractButton *> m_buttons;
-    MacroExpander *m_macroExpander = globalMacroExpander();
+    const MacroExpander *m_macroExpander = globalMacroExpander();
     std::function<void()> m_openTerminal;
 };
 
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ void PathChooser::setHistoryCompleter(const QString &historyKey, bool restoreLas
     d->m_lineEdit->setHistoryCompleter(historyKey, restoreLastItemFromHistory);
 }
 
-void PathChooser::setMacroExpander(MacroExpander *macroExpander)
+void PathChooser::setMacroExpander(const MacroExpander *macroExpander)
 {
     d->m_macroExpander = macroExpander;
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.h b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.h
index 6e1760d3914..698dc48951a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public:
     // Sets a macro expander that is used when producing path and fileName.
     // By default, the global expander is used.
     // nullptr can be passed to disable macro expansion.
-    void setMacroExpander(MacroExpander *macroExpander);
+    void setMacroExpander(const MacroExpander *macroExpander);
 
     bool isReadOnly() const;
     void setReadOnly(bool b);
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetalrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetalrunconfiguration.cpp
index 8cfc8378641..f081520bebb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetalrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetalrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
         exeAspect->setPlaceHolderText(tr("Unknown"));
 
         addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander());
-        addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(nullptr);
+        addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(macroExpander(), nullptr);
 
         setUpdater([this, exeAspect] {
             const BuildTargetInfo bti = buildTargetInfo();
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public:
         exeAspect->setExpectedKind(PathChooser::Any);
 
         addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander());
-        addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(nullptr);
+        addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(macroExpander(), nullptr);
 
         setDefaultDisplayName(RunConfigurationFactory::decoratedTargetName(tr("Custom Executable"), target));
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbrunconfiguration.cpp
index 5706116445d..98cae5734bc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ QdbRunConfiguration::QdbRunConfiguration(Target *target, Id id)
     auto envAspect = addAspect<RemoteLinux::RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspect>(target);
 
     addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander());
-    addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(envAspect);
+    addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(macroExpander(), envAspect);
     addAspect<FullCommandLineAspect>(this);
 
     setUpdater([this, target, exeAspect, symbolsAspect] {
diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/mesonrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/mesonrunconfiguration.cpp
index cdba329df92..84f226ab6f7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/mesonrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/mesonrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ MesonRunConfiguration::MesonRunConfiguration(ProjectExplorer::Target *target, Ut
 
     addAspect<ProjectExplorer::ExecutableAspect>(target);
     addAspect<ProjectExplorer::ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander());
-    addAspect<ProjectExplorer::WorkingDirectoryAspect>(envAspect);
+    addAspect<ProjectExplorer::WorkingDirectoryAspect>(macroExpander(), envAspect);
     addAspect<ProjectExplorer::TerminalAspect>();
 
     auto libAspect = addAspect<ProjectExplorer::UseLibraryPathsAspect>();
diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimblerunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimblerunconfiguration.cpp
index 8ff42f1aef7..e88e2c11ad6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimblerunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimblerunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
         auto envAspect = addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>(target);
         addAspect<ExecutableAspect>(target);
         addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander());
-        addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(envAspect);
+        addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(macroExpander(), envAspect);
         addAspect<TerminalAspect>();
 
         setUpdater([this] {
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ public:
     {
         addAspect<ExecutableAspect>(target)->setExecutable(Nim::nimblePathFromKit(target->kit()));
         addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander())->setArguments("test");
-        addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(nullptr)->setDefaultWorkingDirectory(project()->projectDirectory());
+        addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(macroExpander(), nullptr)
+                ->setDefaultWorkingDirectory(project()->projectDirectory());
         addAspect<TerminalAspect>();
 
         setDisplayName(tr("Nimble Test"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimrunconfiguration.cpp
index 1e5e519548e..925fac47736 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
         auto envAspect = addAspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>(target);
         addAspect<ExecutableAspect>(target);
         addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander());
-        addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(envAspect);
+        addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(macroExpander(), envAspect);
         addAspect<TerminalAspect>();
 
         setDisplayName(tr("Current Build Target"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customexecutablerunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customexecutablerunconfiguration.cpp
index 67cdaa2965a..cbd8705f6ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customexecutablerunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/customexecutablerunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ CustomExecutableRunConfiguration::CustomExecutableRunConfiguration(Target *targe
     exeAspect->setEnvironmentChange(EnvironmentChange::fromFixedEnvironment(envAspect->environment()));
 
     addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander());
-    addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(envAspect);
+    addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(macroExpander(), envAspect);
     addAspect<TerminalAspect>();
 
     connect(envAspect, &EnvironmentAspect::environmentChanged, this, [exeAspect, envAspect]  {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/desktoprunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/desktoprunconfiguration.cpp
index cef277f53f3..663474afdc5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/desktoprunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/desktoprunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ DesktopRunConfiguration::DesktopRunConfiguration(Target *target, Id id, Kind kin
 
     addAspect<ExecutableAspect>(target);
     addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander());
-    addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(envAspect);
+    addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(macroExpander(), envAspect);
     addAspect<TerminalAspect>();
 
     auto libAspect = addAspect<UseLibraryPathsAspect>();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
index 22a4e3a99ef..ab2e00e7440 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ bool TerminalAspect::isUserSet() const
     working directory for running the executable.
 */
 
-WorkingDirectoryAspect::WorkingDirectoryAspect(EnvironmentAspect *envAspect)
-    : m_envAspect(envAspect)
+WorkingDirectoryAspect::WorkingDirectoryAspect(const MacroExpander *expander,
+                                               EnvironmentAspect *envAspect)
+    : m_envAspect(envAspect), m_macroExpander(expander)
 {
     setDisplayName(tr("Working Directory"));
     setId("WorkingDirectoryAspect");
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h
index 3c5058d40de..768d89a0430 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT WorkingDirectoryAspect : public Utils::BaseAspect
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit WorkingDirectoryAspect(EnvironmentAspect *envAspect);
+    explicit WorkingDirectoryAspect(const Utils::MacroExpander *expander,
+                                    EnvironmentAspect *envAspect);
 
     void addToLayout(Utils::LayoutBuilder &builder) override;
 
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ private:
     Utils::FilePath m_defaultWorkingDirectory;
     QPointer<Utils::PathChooser> m_chooser;
     QPointer<QToolButton> m_resetButton;
-    Utils::MacroExpander *m_macroExpander = nullptr;
+    const Utils::MacroExpander *m_macroExpander = nullptr;
 };
 
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ArgumentsAspect : public Utils::BaseAspect
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonrunconfiguration.cpp
index cb5cb948cb5..12813f6829b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public:
 
         auto argumentsAspect = addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander());
 
-        addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(nullptr);
+        addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(macroExpander(), nullptr);
         addAspect<TerminalAspect>();
 
         setCommandLineGetter([bufferedAspect, interpreterAspect, argumentsAspect, scriptAspect] {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxrunconfiguration.cpp
index 88535ebd41d..39753f8afb4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ QnxRunConfiguration::QnxRunConfiguration(Target *target, Id id)
     auto envAspect = addAspect<RemoteLinuxEnvironmentAspect>(target);
 
     addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander());
-    addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(envAspect);
+    addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(macroExpander(), envAspect);
     addAspect<TerminalAspect>();
 
     auto libAspect = addAspect<StringAspect>();
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomrunconfiguration.cpp
index 51edcf7efea..6009c502696 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxcustomrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ RemoteLinuxCustomRunConfiguration::RemoteLinuxCustomRunConfiguration(Target *tar
     symbolsAspect->setDisplayStyle(SymbolFileAspect::PathChooserDisplay);
 
     addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander());
-    addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(envAspect);
+    addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(macroExpander(), envAspect);
     if (HostOsInfo::isAnyUnixHost())
         addAspect<TerminalAspect>();
     if (HostOsInfo::isAnyUnixHost())
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfiguration.cpp
index a0cccf4f6ef..44d1c677281 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ RemoteLinuxRunConfiguration::RemoteLinuxRunConfiguration(Target *target, Id id)
     symbolsAspect->setDisplayStyle(SymbolFileAspect::LabelDisplay);
 
     addAspect<ArgumentsAspect>(macroExpander());
-    addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(envAspect);
+    addAspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>(macroExpander(), envAspect);
     if (HostOsInfo::isAnyUnixHost())
         addAspect<TerminalAspect>();
     if (HostOsInfo::isAnyUnixHost())