diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/attachgdbadapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/attachgdbadapter.cpp
index 9467471bd96..da002474201 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/attachgdbadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/attachgdbadapter.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ void GdbAttachEngine::setupEngine()
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(state() == EngineSetupRequested, qDebug() << state());
     showMessage(_("TRYING TO START ADAPTER"));
+
+    if (!startParameters().workingDirectory.isEmpty())
+        m_gdbProc.setWorkingDirectory(startParameters().workingDirectory);
+    if (startParameters().environment.size())
+        m_gdbProc.setEnvironment(startParameters().environment.toStringList());
+
     startGdb();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp
index 733e7b5a9ee..a3780c8d207 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ void GdbRemoteServerEngine::setupEngine()
         m_uploadProc.start(_("/bin/sh ") + arglist);
         m_uploadProc.waitForStarted();
     }
+    if (!startParameters().workingDirectory.isEmpty())
+        m_gdbProc.setWorkingDirectory(startParameters().workingDirectory);
+    if (startParameters().environment.size())
+        m_gdbProc.setEnvironment(startParameters().environment.toStringList());
+
     if (startParameters().remoteSetupNeeded)
         notifyEngineRequestRemoteSetup();
     else