diff --git a/usr.bin/env/env.c b/usr.bin/env/env.c
--- a/usr.bin/env/env.c
+++ b/usr.bin/env/env.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	char *altpath, **ep, *p, **parg, term;
+	char *altpath, *altwd, **ep, *p, **parg, term;
 	char *cleanenv[1];
 	char *login_class, *login_name;
 	struct passwd *pw;
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 	int rtrn;
 
 	altpath = NULL;
+	altwd = NULL;
 	login_class = NULL;
 	login_name = NULL;
 	pw = NULL;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@
 	login_as_user = false;
 	want_clear = 0;
 	term = '\n';
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "-0iL:P:S:U:u:v")) != -1)
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "-0C:iL:P:S:U:u:v")) != -1)
 		switch(ch) {
 		case '-':
 		case 'i':
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@
 		case '0':
 			term = '\0';
 			break;
+		case 'C':
+			altwd = optarg;
+			break;
 		case 'U':
 			login_as_user = true;
 			/* FALLTHROUGH */
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@
 			login_name = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'P':
-			altpath = strdup(optarg);
+			altpath = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'S':
 			/*
@@ -186,6 +190,9 @@
 	if (*argv) {
 		if (term == '\0')
 			errx(EXIT_CANCELED, "cannot specify command with -0");
+		if (altwd && chdir(altwd) != 0)
+			err(EXIT_CANCELED, "cannot change directory to '%s'",
+			    altwd);
 		if (altpath)
 			search_paths(altpath, argv);
 		if (env_verbosity) {
@@ -209,7 +216,7 @@
 usage(void)
 {
 	(void)fprintf(stderr,
-	    "usage: env [-0iv] [-L|-U user[/class]] [-P utilpath] [-S string] [-u name]\n"
-	    "           [name=value ...] [utility [argument ...]]\n");
+	    "usage: env [-0iv] [-C workdir] [-L|-U user[/class]] [-P utilpath] [-S string]\n"
+	    "           [-u name] [name=value ...] [utility [argument ...]]\n");
 	exit(1);
 }
diff --git a/usr.bin/env/tests/env_test.sh b/usr.bin/env/tests/env_test.sh
--- a/usr.bin/env/tests/env_test.sh
+++ b/usr.bin/env/tests/env_test.sh
@@ -108,6 +108,24 @@
 		  env PATH="${PATH}:${PWD}" command "magic=words"
 }
 
+atf_test_case chdir
+chdir_head()
+{
+	atf_set "descr" "Change working directory"
+}
+chdir_body()
+{
+	local subdir="dir.$$"
+	atf_check -o inline:"${PWD}\n" \
+		  env pwd
+	atf_check -s exit:125 \
+		  -e match:"cannot change directory to '${subdir}':" \
+		  env -C "${subdir}" pwd
+	atf_check mkdir "${subdir}"
+	atf_check -o inline:"${PWD}/${subdir}\n" \
+		  env -C "${subdir}" pwd
+}
+
 atf_init_test_cases()
 {
 	atf_add_test_case basic
@@ -117,4 +135,5 @@
 	atf_add_test_case false
 	atf_add_test_case altpath
 	atf_add_test_case equal
+	atf_add_test_case chdir
 }