diff --git a/salt/modules/cmdmod.py b/salt/modules/cmdmod.py
index 9bb9a4219f25..d27a98d8b8cb 100644
--- a/salt/modules/cmdmod.py
+++ b/salt/modules/cmdmod.py
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ def _get_stripped(cmd):
         if isinstance(cmd, (list, tuple)):
             cmd = ' '.join(map(_cmd_quote, cmd))
 
-        cmd = 'su -l {0} -c "{1}"'.format(runas, cmd)
+        cmd = 'su -l {0} -c "cd {1}; {2}"'.format(runas, cwd, cmd)
         # set runas to None, because if you try to run `su -l` as well as
         # simulate the environment macOS will prompt for the password of the
         # user and will cause salt to hang.
diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/test_cmdmod.py b/tests/unit/modules/test_cmdmod.py
index 8da672dd229c..dc588e0adc08 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/test_cmdmod.py
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/test_cmdmod.py
@@ -344,6 +344,20 @@ def test_run_cwd_doesnt_exist_issue_7154(self):
         else:
             raise RuntimeError
 
+    def test_run_cwd_in_combination_with_runas(self):
+        '''
+        cmd.run executes command in the cwd directory
+        when the runas parameter is specified
+        '''
+        cmd = 'pwd'
+        cwd = '/tmp'
+        runas = 'foobar'
+
+        with patch('pwd.getpwnam') as getpwnam_mock, \
+                patch.dict(cmdmod.__grains__, {'os': 'Darwin', 'os_family': 'Solaris'}):
+            stdout = cmdmod._run(cmd, cwd=cwd, runas=runas).get('stdout')
+        self.assertEqual(stdout, cwd)
+
     def test_run_all_binary_replace(self):
         '''
         Test for failed decoding of binary data, for instance when doing