diff --git a/dotfiles/config/zellij/config.kdl b/dotfiles/config/zellij/config.kdl
index aeb8bd1c..1d75d149 100644
--- a/dotfiles/config/zellij/config.kdl
+++ b/dotfiles/config/zellij/config.kdl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ keybinds {
     tmux {
         // Ctrl-b C: start a Codex pane from the current zellij tab.
         bind "C" {
-            Run "codex" "--dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox" {
+            Run "codex" "--dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox" "--cd" "." {
                 name "codex"
             }
             SwitchToMode "Normal"
diff --git a/dotfiles/lib/functions/tmcodex b/dotfiles/lib/functions/tmcodex
index a047ac96..1fe9de1b 100644
--- a/dotfiles/lib/functions/tmcodex
+++ b/dotfiles/lib/functions/tmcodex
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function tmcodex {
             printf '%s\n' "$PWD" >>"$history_file" 2>/dev/null || true
         fi
     fi
-    trw codex --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox "$@"
+    trw codex --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox --cd "$PWD" "$@"
 }
 
 tmcodex "$@"
diff --git a/dotfiles/lib/functions/zcodex b/dotfiles/lib/functions/zcodex
index a99143cf..f57913d7 100644
--- a/dotfiles/lib/functions/zcodex
+++ b/dotfiles/lib/functions/zcodex
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function zcodex {
         fi
     fi
 
-    ZRW_NAME=codex zrw codex --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox "$@"
+    ZRW_NAME=codex zrw codex --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox --cd "$PWD" "$@"
 }
 
 zcodex "$@"
diff --git a/dotfiles/tmux.conf b/dotfiles/tmux.conf
index 32ee14eb..fe914808 100644
--- a/dotfiles/tmux.conf
+++ b/dotfiles/tmux.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Create a new Codex session from the current pane path and switch to it.
 # Prefix + C starts a new session without prompting for a name.
-bind-key C new-session -c '#{pane_current_path}' 'codex --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox'
+bind-key C new-session -c '#{pane_current_path}' 'codex --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox --cd "$PWD"'
 
 source-file -q /etc/tmux-host-style.conf