2 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/format.c b/format.c
index e87887d9..f4457637 100644
--- a/format.c
+++ b/format.c
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ format_window_pane(struct format_tree *ft, struct window_pane *wp)
 		format_add(ft, "pane_start_command", "%s", wp->cmd);
 	if (wp->cwd != NULL)
 		format_add(ft, "pane_start_path", "%s", wp->cwd);
+	format_add(ft, "pane_current_path", "%s", get_proc_cwd(wp->pid));
 	format_add(ft, "pane_pid", "%ld", (long) wp->pid);
 	format_add(ft, "pane_tty", "%s", wp->tty);
 }
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index 61aa3d68..ed083923 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -2783,6 +2783,7 @@ The following variables are available, where appropriate:
 .It Li "host" Ta "Hostname of local host"
 .It Li "line" Ta "Line number in the list"
 .It Li "pane_active" Ta "1 if active pane"
+.It Li "pane_current_path" Ta "Current path if available"
 .It Li "pane_dead" Ta "1 if pane is dead"
 .It Li "pane_height" Ta "Height of pane"
 .It Li "pane_id" Ta "Unique pane ID"