diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 6677a418529..4bb59cab1b0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ bool RunConfiguration::isEnabled() const
 
 QWidget *RunConfiguration::createConfigurationWidget()
 {
+    if (const auto wdAspect = aspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>())
+        wdAspect->setMacroExpanderProvider([this] { return &m_expander; });
     Layouting::Form builder;
     for (BaseAspect *aspect : qAsConst(m_aspects)) {
         if (aspect->isVisible())
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
index ef10cbc618e..4f02850f15b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.cpp
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ void WorkingDirectoryAspect::addToLayout(LayoutBuilder &builder)
 {
     QTC_CHECK(!m_chooser);
     m_chooser = new PathChooser;
+    if (m_expanderProvider)
+        m_chooser->setMacroExpander(m_expanderProvider());
     m_chooser->setHistoryCompleter(settingsKey());
     m_chooser->setExpectedKind(Utils::PathChooser::Directory);
     m_chooser->setPromptDialogTitle(tr("Select Working Directory"));
@@ -291,6 +293,11 @@ void WorkingDirectoryAspect::setDefaultWorkingDirectory(const FilePath &defaultW
     }
 }
 
+void WorkingDirectoryAspect::setMacroExpanderProvider(const MacroExpanderProvider &expanderProvider)
+{
+    m_expanderProvider = expanderProvider;
+}
+
 /*!
     \internal
 */
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h
index 00b44ceabf9..e417f4ca28c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfigurationaspects.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public:
     Utils::FilePath defaultWorkingDirectory() const;
     Utils::FilePath unexpandedWorkingDirectory() const;
     void setDefaultWorkingDirectory(const Utils::FilePath &defaultWorkingDirectory);
+    void setMacroExpanderProvider(const Utils::MacroExpanderProvider &expanderProvider);
     Utils::PathChooser *pathChooser() const;
 
 private:
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ private:
     Utils::FilePath m_defaultWorkingDirectory;
     QPointer<Utils::PathChooser> m_chooser;
     QPointer<QToolButton> m_resetButton;
+    Utils::MacroExpanderProvider m_expanderProvider;
 };
 
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ArgumentsAspect : public Utils::BaseAspect