diff --git a/api/dbus/org.desktopspec.ApplicationManager1.Application.xml b/api/dbus/org.desktopspec.ApplicationManager1.Application.xml
index e2e7ee2..d6a91da 100644
--- a/api/dbus/org.desktopspec.ApplicationManager1.Application.xml
+++ b/api/dbus/org.desktopspec.ApplicationManager1.Application.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@
                        2. `env` (type s):
                           passing some specific environment variables to Launch
                           this application, eg. 'LANG=en_US;PATH=xxx:yyy;'
+                       3. `path` (type s):
+                          set this application's working directory, please pass
+                          absoult directory path.
                        NOTE:
                        When application launched with `uid` option,
                        `env` option will not take effect at all."
diff --git a/apps/app-launch-helper/src/main.cpp b/apps/app-launch-helper/src/main.cpp
index f441a23..995e846 100644
--- a/apps/app-launch-helper/src/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/app-launch-helper/src/main.cpp
@@ -141,13 +141,14 @@ int processExecStart(msg_ptr &msg, const std::deque<std::string_view> &execArgs)
 
 DBusValueType getPropType(std::string_view key)
 {
-    static std::unordered_map<std::string_view, DBusValueType> map{{"Environment", DBusValueType::ArrayOfString}};
+    static std::unordered_map<std::string_view, DBusValueType> map{{"Environment", DBusValueType::ArrayOfString},
+                                                                   {"WorkingDirectory", DBusValueType::String}};
 
     if (auto it = map.find(key); it != map.cend()) {
         return it->second;
     }
 
-    return DBusValueType::Default;
+    return DBusValueType::String;  // fallback to string
 }
 
 int appendPropValue(msg_ptr &msg, DBusValueType type, std::string_view value)
diff --git a/apps/app-launch-helper/src/types.h b/apps/app-launch-helper/src/types.h
index 3311a23..4475243 100644
--- a/apps/app-launch-helper/src/types.h
+++ b/apps/app-launch-helper/src/types.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 enum class ExitCode { SystemdError = -3, InvalidInput = -2, InternalError = -1, Done = 0, Waiting = 1 };
 
-enum class DBusValueType { Default, ArrayOfString };
+enum class DBusValueType { String, ArrayOfString };
 
 using msg_ptr = sd_bus_message *;
 using bus_ptr = sd_bus *;
diff --git a/apps/app-launch-helper/src/variantvalue.cpp b/apps/app-launch-helper/src/variantvalue.cpp
index 4409387..c11cd88 100644
--- a/apps/app-launch-helper/src/variantvalue.cpp
+++ b/apps/app-launch-helper/src/variantvalue.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 std::unique_ptr<VariantValue> creatValueHandler(msg_ptr &msg, DBusValueType type)
 {
     switch (type) {
-    case DBusValueType::Default:
+    case DBusValueType::String:
         return std::make_unique<StringValue>(msg);
     case DBusValueType::ArrayOfString:
         return std::make_unique<ASValue>(msg);
diff --git a/src/launchoptions.cpp b/src/launchoptions.cpp
index bd88e0a..8921dcf 100644
--- a/src/launchoptions.cpp
+++ b/src/launchoptions.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ QStringList generateCommand(const QVariantMap &props) noexcept
             options.emplace_back(std::make_unique<setEnvLaunchOption>(value));
         } else if (key == hookLaunchOption::key()) {
             options.emplace_back(std::make_unique<hookLaunchOption>(value));
+        } else if (key == setPathLaunchOption::key()) {
+            options.emplace_back(std::make_unique<setPathLaunchOption>(value));
         } else {
             qWarning() << "unsupported options" << key;
         }
@@ -106,3 +108,13 @@ QStringList setEnvLaunchOption::generateCommandLine() const noexcept
 
     return QStringList{QString{"--Environment=%1"}.arg(str)};
 }
+
+QStringList setPathLaunchOption::generateCommandLine() const noexcept
+{
+    auto str = m_val.toString();
+    if (str.isEmpty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    return QStringList{QString{"--WorkingDirectory=%1"}.arg(str)};
+}
diff --git a/src/launchoptions.h b/src/launchoptions.h
index e4ba7bb..8775bca 100644
--- a/src/launchoptions.h
+++ b/src/launchoptions.h
@@ -94,4 +94,20 @@ struct hookLaunchOption : public LaunchOption
     [[nodiscard]] QStringList generateCommandLine() const noexcept override { return m_val.toStringList(); };
 };
 
+struct setPathLaunchOption : public LaunchOption
+{
+    using LaunchOption::LaunchOption;
+    [[nodiscard]] const QString &type() const noexcept override
+    {
+        static QString tp{systemdOption};
+        return tp;
+    }
+    [[nodiscard]] static const QString &key() noexcept
+    {
+        static QString path{"path"};
+        return path;
+    }
+    [[nodiscard]] QStringList generateCommandLine() const noexcept override;
+};
+
 QStringList generateCommand(const QVariantMap &props) noexcept;