diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/plugin/OpenRemoteTerminalAction.java b/src/main/java/com/example/plugin/OpenRemoteTerminalAction.java
index e7c2539..b750101 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/plugin/OpenRemoteTerminalAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/plugin/OpenRemoteTerminalAction.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class OpenRemoteTerminalAction extends AnAction {
                     SftpSessionManager.getInstance(project)
                             .getShellChannel(server);
 
-            TtyConnector connector = new SshTtyConnector(shellChannel);
+            TtyConnector connector = new SshTtyConnector(shellChannel, server.remoteProjectPath);
 
             ToolWindow terminalToolWindow =
                     ToolWindowManager.getInstance(project).getToolWindow("Terminal");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/plugin/SshTtyConnector.java b/src/main/java/com/example/plugin/SshTtyConnector.java
index 418201d..43aa480 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/plugin/SshTtyConnector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/plugin/SshTtyConnector.java
@@ -15,12 +15,22 @@ public class SshTtyConnector implements TtyConnector {
     private final OutputStream outputStream;
     private final Reader reader;
 
-    public SshTtyConnector(ChannelShell channel) {
+    public SshTtyConnector(ChannelShell channel, String initialPath) {
         this.channel = channel;
+
         try {
             this.inputStream = channel.getInputStream();
             this.outputStream = channel.getOutputStream();
             this.reader = new InputStreamReader(inputStream, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+
+            if (initialPath != null && !initialPath.isBlank()) {
+                outputStream.write(
+                        ("cd \"" + initialPath + "\"\n")
+                                .getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
+                );
+                outputStream.flush();
+            }
+
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }