diff --git a/bin/fzf-tmux b/bin/fzf-tmux
index ffb98d9c..f1fcb091 100755
--- a/bin/fzf-tmux
+++ b/bin/fzf-tmux
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ mkfifo $fifo2
 mkfifo $fifo3
 if [ -n "$term" -o -t 0 ]; then
   tmux set-window-option -q synchronize-panes off \;\
-    split-window $opt "$envs"' sh -c "'$fzf' '"$fzf_args"' > '$fifo2'; echo \$? > '$fifo3' '"$close"'"' $swap
+    split-window $opt "cd $(printf %q "$PWD");$envs"' sh -c "'$fzf' '"$fzf_args"' > '$fifo2'; echo \$? > '$fifo3' '"$close"'"' $swap
 else
   mkfifo $fifo1
   tmux set-window-option -q synchronize-panes off \;\
diff --git a/shell/key-bindings.bash b/shell/key-bindings.bash
index b7c79463..90112475 100644
--- a/shell/key-bindings.bash
+++ b/shell/key-bindings.bash
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ __fsel_tmux() {
   else
     height="-l $height"
   fi
-  tmux split-window $height "bash -c 'source ~/.fzf.bash; tmux send-keys -t $TMUX_PANE \"\$(__fsel)\"'"
+  tmux split-window $height "cd $(printf %q "$PWD");bash -c 'source ~/.fzf.bash; tmux send-keys -t $TMUX_PANE \"\$(__fsel)\"'"
 }
 
 __fcd() {
diff --git a/shell/key-bindings.fish b/shell/key-bindings.fish
index be39e3d5..ce1eea75 100644
--- a/shell/key-bindings.fish
+++ b/shell/key-bindings.fish
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ function fzf_key_bindings
 
   function __fzf_ctrl_t
     if [ -n "$TMUX_PANE" -a "$FZF_TMUX" != "0" ]
-      tmux split-window (__fzf_tmux_height) "fish -c 'fzf_key_bindings; __fzf_ctrl_t_tmux \\$TMUX_PANE'"
+      # FIXME need to handle directory with double-quotes
+      tmux split-window (__fzf_tmux_height) "cd \"$PWD\";fish -c 'fzf_key_bindings; __fzf_ctrl_t_tmux \\$TMUX_PANE'"
     else
       __fzf_list | fzf -m > $TMPDIR/fzf.result
       and commandline -i (cat $TMPDIR/fzf.result | __fzf_escape)
diff --git a/shell/key-bindings.zsh b/shell/key-bindings.zsh
index 84ba7302..6eb80839 100644
--- a/shell/key-bindings.zsh
+++ b/shell/key-bindings.zsh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if [ -n "$TMUX_PANE" -a ${FZF_TMUX:-1} -ne 0 -a ${LINES:-40} -gt 15 ]; then
     else
       height="-l $height"
     fi
-    tmux split-window $height "zsh -c 'source ~/.fzf.zsh; tmux send-keys -t $TMUX_PANE \"\$(__fsel)\"'"
+    tmux split-window $height "cd $(printf %q "$PWD");zsh -c 'source ~/.fzf.zsh; tmux send-keys -t $TMUX_PANE \"\$(__fsel)\"'"
   }
 else
   fzf-file-widget() {