diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
index 9871828ee3d0..fc553cd87bfe 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ where
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::Spacer => render_spacer,
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::VersionControl => render_version_control,
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::Register => render_register,
+        helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::WorkingDirectory => render_cwd,
     }
 }
 
@@ -514,3 +515,23 @@ where
         write(context, format!(" reg={} ", reg), None)
     }
 }
+
+fn render_cwd<F>(context: &mut RenderContext, write: F)
+where
+    F: Fn(&mut RenderContext, String, Option<Style>) + Copy,
+{
+    let cwd = std::env::current_dir();
+    let title: String = match cwd {
+        // Errors converting resolve to String::Default
+        Ok(path) => path
+            .iter()
+            .last()
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .to_owned()
+            .into_string()
+            .unwrap_or_default(),
+        Err(_) => "".into(),
+    };
+
+    write(context, title, None);
+}
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index f13df2135180..820b803ec4c4 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -524,6 +524,9 @@ pub enum StatusLineElement {
 
     /// Indicator for selected register
     Register,
+
+    /// Current Working Directory
+    WorkingDirectory,
 }
 
 // Cursor shape is read and used on every rendered frame and so needs