diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 5e7abed..630e820 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ inputs:
   dockerfile:
     description: 'path to Dockerfile'
     default: 'Dockerfile'
+  workdir:
+    description: 'path to directory where kaniko is executed'
+    default: ''
 runs:
   using: docker
   image: Dockerfile
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 713499c..3f6d271 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,10 @@
 # Setup auth
 echo '{"auths":{"'"$(printf "%s" "$INPUT_REGISTRY")"'":{"auth":"'"$(printf "%s" "$INPUT_CREDENTIAL" | base64 | tr -d '\n')"'"}}}' > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
 
+if [ -n "$INPUT_WORKDIR" ]; then
+    cd "$INPUT_WORKDIR" || exit 1
+    printf 'cd %s -> %s' "$OLDPWD" "$PWD"
+fi
+
 # Build container
-/kaniko/executor --dockerfile $INPUT_DOCKERFILE --destination "$INPUT_REGISTRY/$INPUT_IMAGE"
+/kaniko/executor --dockerfile "$INPUT_DOCKERFILE" --destination "$INPUT_REGISTRY/$INPUT_IMAGE"