diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b05599..0d3aaa3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -247,11 +247,12 @@ git-xargs --github-org my-github-org \
 
 When executing commands or scripts, `git-xargs` will register the following environment variables for use by commands or scripts based on the arguments and flags provided:
 
-| Env var            | Value
-| ------------------ | ---------------------------
-| `XARGS_DRY_RUN`    | Whether the `--dry-run` flag was provided to `git-xargs`; options are `true`, `false`
-| `XARGS_REPO_NAME`  | Name of the target repository being processed
-| `XARGS_REPO_OWNER` | Owner of the target repository being processed
+| Env var                | Value
+| ---------------------- | ---------------------------
+| `XARGS_DRY_RUN`        | Whether the `--dry-run` flag was provided to `git-xargs`; options are `true`, `false`
+| `XARGS_REPO_NAME`      | Name of the target repository being processed
+| `XARGS_REPO_OWNER`     | Owner of the target repository being processed
+| `XARGS_REPO_DIRECTORY` | Directory of the target repository being processed
 
 ## Debugging runtime errors
 
diff --git a/data/test/_testscripts/test-env-vars.sh b/data/test/_testscripts/test-env-vars.sh
index 108e2e9..31ca2c9 100755
--- a/data/test/_testscripts/test-env-vars.sh
+++ b/data/test/_testscripts/test-env-vars.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 
 echo "XARGS_DRY_RUN=$XARGS_DRY_RUN"
 echo "XARGS_REPO_NAME=$XARGS_REPO_NAME"
-echo "XARGS_REPO_OWNER=$XARGS_REPO_OWNER"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "XARGS_REPO_OWNER=$XARGS_REPO_OWNER"
+echo "XARGS_REPO_DIRECTORY=$XARGS_REPO_DIRECTORY"
diff --git a/repository/repo-operations.go b/repository/repo-operations.go
index d1f3761..627c315 100644
--- a/repository/repo-operations.go
+++ b/repository/repo-operations.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ func executeCommandWithLogger(config *config.GitXargsConfig, repositoryDir strin
 	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, fmt.Sprintf("XARGS_DRY_RUN=%t", config.DryRun))
 	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, fmt.Sprintf("XARGS_REPO_NAME=%s", repo.GetName()))
 	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, fmt.Sprintf("XARGS_REPO_OWNER=%s", repo.GetOwner().GetLogin()))
+	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, fmt.Sprintf("XARGS_REPO_DIRECTORY=%s", repositoryDir))
 
 	logger.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 		"Repo":      repo.GetName(),