Index: src/plugins/debuggergdb/cdb_driver.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/plugins/debuggergdb/cdb_driver.cpp    (revision 6920)
+++ src/plugins/debuggergdb/cdb_driver.cpp    (working copy)
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 static wxRegEx reFile(_T("[ \t]([A-z]+.*)[ \t]+\\[([A-z]:)(.*) @ ([0-9]+)\\]"));
 
 CDB_driver::CDB_driver(DebuggerGDB* plugin)
-    : DebuggerDriver(plugin)
+    : DebuggerDriver(plugin),
+    m_Debuggee(wxEmptyString)
 {
     //ctor
 }
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@
     // finally, add the program to debug
     cmd << _T(' ') << debuggee;
 
+    // Because of the lack of ChDir functionality for a process which has already been launched,
+    // do a dodgy workaround by starting with a dummy version of the process, then starting in the right folder later.
+    m_Debuggee.assign(debuggee);
+
     if (!m_WorkingDir.IsEmpty())
         wxSetWorkingDirectory(m_WorkingDir);
 
@@ -104,7 +109,19 @@
 
 void CDB_driver::Prepare(ProjectBuildTarget* /*target*/, bool /*isConsole*/)
 {
-    // default initialization
+    if (!m_Debuggee.IsEmpty())
+    {
+        // Workaround for setting the correct working dir:
+        wxString cmd = _T(".kill; .createdir ");
+        cmd << m_WorkingDir;
+        QueueCommand(new DebuggerCmd(this,cmd)); // Kill the process and CD to the right place
+
+        cmd = _T(".create ");
+        cmd << m_Debuggee << _T("; g");
+        QueueCommand(new DebuggerCmd(this,cmd)); // Restart the process in the correct directory
+
+        m_Debuggee.Clear();
+    }
 }
 
 void CDB_driver::Start(bool /*breakOnEntry*/)
Index: src/plugins/debuggergdb/cdb_driver.h
===================================================================
--- src/plugins/debuggergdb/cdb_driver.h    (revision 6920)
+++ src/plugins/debuggergdb/cdb_driver.h    (working copy)
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         virtual void ParseOutput(const wxString& output);
     protected:
     private:
+        wxString m_Debuggee;
 };
 
 #endif // CDB_DRIVER_H