diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/filesystemaccess_test.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/filesystemaccess_test.cpp
index 13e46619ff3..edcb8d4d01c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/filesystemaccess_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/filesystemaccess_test.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <utils/filestreamer.h>
 #include <utils/filestreamermanager.h>
 #include <utils/processinterface.h>
+#include <utils/qtcprocess.h>
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QFile>
@@ -181,6 +182,21 @@ void FileSystemAccessTest::testCreateRemoteFile()
     QVERIFY(!testFilePath.exists());
 }
 
+void FileSystemAccessTest::testWorkingDirectory()
+{
+    const FilePath dir = baseFilePath() / "testdir with space and 'various' \"quotes\" here";
+    QVERIFY(dir.ensureWritableDir());
+    QtcProcess proc;
+    proc.setCommand({"pwd", {}});
+    proc.setWorkingDirectory(dir);
+    proc.start();
+    QVERIFY(proc.waitForFinished());
+    const QString out = proc.readAllStandardOutput().trimmed();
+    QCOMPARE(out, dir.path());
+    const QString err = proc.readAllStandardOutput();
+    QVERIFY(err.isEmpty());
+}
+
 void FileSystemAccessTest::testDirStatus()
 {
     FilePath filePath = baseFilePath();
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/filesystemaccess_test.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/filesystemaccess_test.h
index 84321db6ce8..087eabbcad9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/filesystemaccess_test.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/filesystemaccess_test.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ private slots:
 
     void testCreateRemoteFile_data();
     void testCreateRemoteFile();
+    void testWorkingDirectory();
     void testDirStatus();
     void testBytesAvailable();
     void testFileActions();
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
index 97b6412e6c2..583a6bdeaf5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
@@ -612,13 +612,17 @@ void SshProcessInterfacePrivate::start()
             cmd.addArg("-tt");
 
         const CommandLine full = q->m_setup.m_commandLine;
-        if (!full.isEmpty()) {
+        if (!full.isEmpty()) { // Empty is ok in case of opening a terminal.
+            CommandLine inner;
+            const QString wd = q->m_setup.m_workingDirectory.path();
+            if (!wd.isEmpty())
+                inner.addCommandLineWithAnd({"cd", {wd}});
             if (!useTerminal) {
-                // Empty is ok in case of opening a terminal.
-                cmd.addArgs(QString("echo ") + s_pidMarker + "\\$\\$" + s_pidMarker + " \\&\\& ",
-                            CommandLine::Raw);
+                const QString pidArg = QString("%1\\$\\$%1").arg(QString::fromLatin1(s_pidMarker));
+                inner.addCommandLineWithAnd({"echo", pidArg, CommandLine::Raw});
             }
-            cmd.addCommandLineAsArgs(full, CommandLine::Raw);
+            inner.addCommandLineWithAnd(full);
+            cmd.addCommandLineAsSingleArg(inner);
         }
 
         m_process.setProcessImpl(q->m_setup.m_processImpl);