diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTerminalService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTerminalService.ts
index 3dcabc3718b..a68310bb3ee 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTerminalService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTerminalService.ts
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ export class MainThreadTerminalService implements MainThreadTerminalServiceShape
 		this._terminalProcesses[terminalId].emitData(data);
 	}
 
-	public $sendProcessPid(terminalId: number, pid: number): void {
-		this._terminalProcesses[terminalId].emitPid(pid);
+	public $sendProcessReady(terminalId: number, pid: number, cwd: string): void {
+		this._terminalProcesses[terminalId].emitReady(pid, cwd);
 	}
 
 	public $sendProcessExit(terminalId: number, exitCode: number): void {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
index 0109dda3dec..bb93e419568 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ export interface MainThreadTerminalServiceShape extends IDisposable {
 	// Process
 	$sendProcessTitle(terminalId: number, title: string): void;
 	$sendProcessData(terminalId: number, data: string): void;
-	$sendProcessPid(terminalId: number, pid: number): void;
+	$sendProcessReady(terminalId: number, pid: number, cwd: string): void;
 	$sendProcessExit(terminalId: number, exitCode: number): void;
 	$sendProcessInitialCwd(terminalId: number, cwd: string): void;
 	$sendProcessCwd(terminalId: number, initialCwd: string): void;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts
index 353bcdd3d0a..f0dd94833f7 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ export class ExtHostTerminalService implements ExtHostTerminalServiceShape {
 		// Fork the process and listen for messages
 		this._logService.debug(`Terminal process launching on ext host`, shellLaunchConfig, initialCwd, cols, rows, env);
 		const p = new TerminalProcess(shellLaunchConfig, initialCwd, cols, rows, env, terminalConfig.get('windowsEnableConpty') as boolean, this._logService);
-		p.onProcessReady((e: { pid: number, cwd: string }) => this._proxy.$sendProcessPid(id, e.pid));
+		p.onProcessReady((e: { pid: number, cwd: string }) => this._proxy.$sendProcessReady(id, e.pid, e.cwd));
 		p.onProcessTitleChanged(title => this._proxy.$sendProcessTitle(id, title));
 		p.onProcessData(data => this._proxy.$sendProcessData(id, data));
 		p.onProcessExit(exitCode => this._onProcessExit(id, exitCode));
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts
index 61164ac3e9f..c66a35797f0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal.ts
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ export interface ITerminalProcessExtHostProxy extends IDisposable {
 
 	emitData(data: string): void;
 	emitTitle(title: string): void;
-	emitPid(pid: number): void;
+	emitReady(pid: number, cwd: string): void;
 	emitExit(exitCode: number): void;
 	emitInitialCwd(initialCwd: string): void;
 	emitCwd(cwd: string): void;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalProcessExtHostProxy.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalProcessExtHostProxy.ts
index 8346a90cd46..097d3b3145d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalProcessExtHostProxy.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalProcessExtHostProxy.ts
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ export class TerminalProcessExtHostProxy extends Disposable implements ITerminal
 		this._onProcessTitleChanged.fire(title);
 	}
 
-	public emitPid(pid: number): void {
-		this._onProcessReady.fire({ pid, cwd: '' });
+	public emitReady(pid: number, cwd: string): void {
+		this._onProcessReady.fire({ pid, cwd });
 	}
 
 	public emitExit(exitCode: number): void {