diff --git a/.changes/api-path-cwd.md b/.changes/api-path-cwd.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7bf8dde2902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/api-path-cwd.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"api": minor
+"tauri-api": minor
+---
+Add current working directory to the path api module.
diff --git a/api/src/fs.ts b/api/src/fs.ts
index 253dc210b4b..569fc38fe84 100644
--- a/api/src/fs.ts
+++ b/api/src/fs.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ export enum BaseDirectory {
   Template,
   Video,
   Resource,
-  App
+  App,
+  Current
 }
 
 export interface FsOptions {
diff --git a/api/src/path.ts b/api/src/path.ts
index 48966cc1106..78d1f3de894 100644
--- a/api/src/path.ts
+++ b/api/src/path.ts
@@ -289,6 +289,22 @@ async function videoDir(): Promise<string> {
   })
 }
 
+/**
+ * @name currentDir
+ * @descriptionReturns Returns the path to the current working dir.
+ * @return {Promise<string>}
+ */
+async function currentDir(): Promise<string> {
+  return invokeTauriCommand<string>({
+    __tauriModule: 'Fs',
+    message: {
+      cmd: 'resolvePath',
+      path: '',
+      directory: BaseDirectory.Current
+    }
+  })
+}
+
 /**
  * @name resolvePath
  * @descriptionReturns Resolves the path with the optional base directory.
@@ -327,5 +343,6 @@ export {
   runtimeDir,
   templateDir,
   videoDir,
+  currentDir,
   resolvePath
 }
diff --git a/tauri-api/src/path.rs b/tauri-api/src/path.rs
index 73471b56989..9d0fa1005e1 100644
--- a/tauri-api/src/path.rs
+++ b/tauri-api/src/path.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::{
+  env,
+  path::{Path, PathBuf},
+};
 
 use serde_repr::{Deserialize_repr, Serialize_repr};
 
@@ -47,6 +50,8 @@ pub enum BaseDirectory {
   /// The default App config directory.
   /// Resolves to ${CONFIG_DIR}/${APP_NAME}
   App,
+  /// The current working directory.
+  Current,
 }
 
 /// Resolves the path with the optional base directory.
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ pub fn resolve_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, dir: Option<BaseDirectory>) -> crat
       BaseDirectory::Video => video_dir(),
       BaseDirectory::Resource => resource_dir(),
       BaseDirectory::App => app_dir(),
+      BaseDirectory::Current => Some(env::current_dir()?),
     };
     if let Some(mut base_dir_path_value) = base_dir_path {
       base_dir_path_value.push(path);