diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b0e2ea2a2f..f4e254aaff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## [UNRELEASED]
 
 - Update default CodeQL bundle version to 2.8.5. [#1014](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/1014)
+- Add `working-directory` input to the `autobuild` action. [#1024](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/1024)
 
 ## 2.1.7 - 05 Apr 2022
 
diff --git a/autobuild/action.yml b/autobuild/action.yml
index 63b83f932a..a6586e31f9 100644
--- a/autobuild/action.yml
+++ b/autobuild/action.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ inputs:
     default: ${{ github.token }}
   matrix:
     default: ${{ toJson(matrix) }}
+  working-directory:
+    description: >-
+      Run the autobuilder using this path (relative to $GITHUB_WORKSPACE) as
+      working directory. If this input is not set, the autobuilder runs with
+      $GITHUB_WORKSPACE as its working directory.
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: 'node16'
-  main: '../lib/autobuild-action.js'
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+  main: '../lib/autobuild-action.js'
diff --git a/lib/autobuild-action.js b/lib/autobuild-action.js
index cd767459f6..ca1c5b3fb1 100644
--- a/lib/autobuild-action.js
+++ b/lib/autobuild-action.js
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ async function run() {
         }
         language = (0, autobuild_1.determineAutobuildLanguage)(config, logger);
         if (language !== undefined) {
+            const workingDirectory = (0, actions_util_1.getOptionalInput)("working-directory");
+            if (workingDirectory) {
+                logger.info("Changing autobuilder working directory to ${workingDirectory}");
+                process.chdir(workingDirectory);
+            }
             await (0, autobuild_1.runAutobuild)(language, config, logger);
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/autobuild-action.js.map b/lib/autobuild-action.js.map
index 7f9fcc43c6..29ae63e1af 100644
--- a/lib/autobuild-action.js.map
+++ b/lib/autobuild-action.js.map
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diff --git a/src/autobuild-action.ts b/src/autobuild-action.ts
index 1a145c7b27..1838cf404b 100644
--- a/src/autobuild-action.ts
+++ b/src/autobuild-action.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as core from "@actions/core";
 import {
   createStatusReportBase,
   getActionsStatus,
+  getOptionalInput,
   getTemporaryDirectory,
   sendStatusReport,
   StatusReportBase,
@@ -71,6 +72,13 @@ async function run() {
     }
     language = determineAutobuildLanguage(config, logger);
     if (language !== undefined) {
+      const workingDirectory = getOptionalInput("working-directory");
+      if (workingDirectory) {
+        logger.info(
+          "Changing autobuilder working directory to ${workingDirectory}"
+        );
+        process.chdir(workingDirectory);
+      }
       await runAutobuild(language, config, logger);
     }
   } catch (error) {