diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index 54cda92762..6c8b23f04b 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -392,6 +392,14 @@ func (e *Executor) runCommand(ctx context.Context, t *ast.Task, call *Call, i in
 			return nil
 		}
 
+		dir := t.Dir
+		if cmd.Dir != "" {
+			dir = cmd.Dir
+			if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o755); err != nil {
+				e.Logger.Errf(logger.Red, "task: cannot make command directory %q: %v\n", dir, err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		if e.Verbose || (!call.Silent && !cmd.Silent && !t.IsSilent() && !e.Taskfile.Silent && !e.Silent) {
 			e.Logger.Errf(logger.Green, "task: [%s] %s\n", t.Name(), cmd.Cmd)
 		}
@@ -413,7 +421,7 @@ func (e *Executor) runCommand(ctx context.Context, t *ast.Task, call *Call, i in
 
 		err = execext.RunCommand(ctx, &execext.RunCommandOptions{
 			Command:   cmd.Cmd,
-			Dir:       t.Dir,
+			Dir:       dir,
 			Env:       env.Get(t),
 			PosixOpts: slicesext.UniqueJoin(e.Taskfile.Set, t.Set, cmd.Set),
 			BashOpts:  slicesext.UniqueJoin(e.Taskfile.Shopt, t.Shopt, cmd.Shopt),
diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index 9d54af9740..5cdac2c9ec 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package task_test
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/fs"
@@ -1527,6 +1528,23 @@ func TestWhenDirAttributeItCreatesMissingAndRunsInThatDir(t *testing.T) {
 	_ = os.RemoveAll(toBeCreated)
 }
 
+func TestCommandDirRunsInCommandDir(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	const dir = "testdata/command_dir"
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	e := &task.Executor{
+		Dir:    dir,
+		Stdout: &out,
+		Stderr: &out,
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, e.Setup())
+	require.NoError(t, e.Run(context.Background(), &task.Call{Task: "default"}))
+
+	got := filepath.Base(strings.TrimSpace(out.String()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "subdir", got, "Mismatch in the command working directory")
+}
+
 func TestDynamicVariablesRunOnTheNewCreatedDir(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/taskfile/ast/cmd.go b/taskfile/ast/cmd.go
index 6f7a577de6..f91620ce68 100644
--- a/taskfile/ast/cmd.go
+++ b/taskfile/ast/cmd.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 type Cmd struct {
 	Cmd         string
 	Task        string
+	Dir         string
 	For         *For
 	If          string
 	Silent      bool
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ func (c *Cmd) DeepCopy() *Cmd {
 	return &Cmd{
 		Cmd:         c.Cmd,
 		Task:        c.Task,
+		Dir:         c.Dir,
 		For:         c.For.DeepCopy(),
 		If:          c.If,
 		Silent:      c.Silent,
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ func (c *Cmd) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 		var cmdStruct struct {
 			Cmd         string
 			Task        string
+			Dir         string
 			For         *For
 			If          string
 			Silent      bool
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ func (c *Cmd) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 		// A command with additional options
 		if cmdStruct.Cmd != "" {
 			c.Cmd = cmdStruct.Cmd
+			c.Dir = cmdStruct.Dir
 			c.For = cmdStruct.For
 			c.If = cmdStruct.If
 			c.Silent = cmdStruct.Silent
diff --git a/testdata/command_dir/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/command_dir/Taskfile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1866cecfe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/command_dir/Taskfile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: '3'
+
+tasks:
+  default:
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: pwd
+        dir: subdir
+    silent: true
diff --git a/testdata/command_dir/subdir/.keep b/testdata/command_dir/subdir/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/variables.go b/variables.go
index c10bfcd576..0d80842a61 100644
--- a/variables.go
+++ b/variables.go
@@ -142,6 +142,18 @@ func (e *Executor) compiledTask(call *Call, evaluateShVars bool) (*ast.Task, err
 	if new.Prefix == "" {
 		new.Prefix = new.Task
 	}
+	resolveCmdDir := func(dir string) (string, error) {
+		if dir == "" {
+			return "", nil
+		}
+
+		dir, err := execext.ExpandLiteral(dir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+
+		return filepathext.SmartJoin(new.Dir, dir), nil
+	}
 
 	dotenvEnvs := ast.NewVars()
 	if len(new.Dotenv) > 0 {
@@ -231,7 +243,14 @@ func (e *Executor) compiledTask(call *Call, evaluateShVars bool) (*ast.Task, err
 					newCmd.Cmd = templater.ReplaceWithExtra(cmd.Cmd, cache, extra)
 					newCmd.Task = templater.ReplaceWithExtra(cmd.Task, cache, extra)
 					newCmd.If = templater.ReplaceWithExtra(cmd.If, cache, extra)
+					newCmd.Dir = templater.ReplaceWithExtra(cmd.Dir, cache, extra)
 					newCmd.Vars = templater.ReplaceVarsWithExtra(cmd.Vars, cache, extra)
+					if newCmd.Dir != "" {
+						newCmd.Dir, err = resolveCmdDir(newCmd.Dir)
+						if err != nil {
+							return nil, err
+						}
+					}
 					new.Cmds = append(new.Cmds, newCmd)
 				}
 				continue
@@ -246,7 +265,14 @@ func (e *Executor) compiledTask(call *Call, evaluateShVars bool) (*ast.Task, err
 			newCmd.Cmd = templater.Replace(cmd.Cmd, cache)
 			newCmd.Task = templater.Replace(cmd.Task, cache)
 			newCmd.If = templater.Replace(cmd.If, cache)
+			newCmd.Dir = templater.Replace(cmd.Dir, cache)
 			newCmd.Vars = templater.ReplaceVars(cmd.Vars, cache)
+			if newCmd.Dir != "" {
+				newCmd.Dir, err = resolveCmdDir(newCmd.Dir)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+			}
 			new.Cmds = append(new.Cmds, newCmd)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/website/src/docs/guide.md b/website/src/docs/guide.md
index 6c3eb912bf..6691a3b4b7 100644
--- a/website/src/docs/guide.md
+++ b/website/src/docs/guide.md
@@ -528,6 +528,22 @@ tasks:
 
 If the directory does not exist, `task` creates it.
 
+You can also change the working directory for a specific command without
+affecting the rest of the task by setting `dir` on the command itself. Relative
+paths are resolved from the task directory and are created if missing:
+
+```yaml
+version: '3'
+
+tasks:
+  test:
+    dir: backend
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: npm test
+        dir: frontend
+      - cmd: go test ./...
+```
+
 ## Task dependencies
 
 > Dependencies run in parallel, so dependencies of a task should not depend one
diff --git a/website/src/docs/reference/schema.md b/website/src/docs/reference/schema.md
index 9566ba699a..2d3905915d 100644
--- a/website/src/docs/reference/schema.md
+++ b/website/src/docs/reference/schema.md
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ tasks:
   example:
     cmds:
       - cmd: echo "Hello World"
+        dir: subdir
         silent: true
         ignore_error: false
         platforms: [linux, darwin]
@@ -743,6 +744,11 @@ tasks:
         shopt: [globstar]
 ```
 
+
+#### `dir`
+
+Working directory for the command. Relative paths resolve from the task directory and are created if missing.
+
 ### Task References
 
 ```yaml
diff --git a/website/src/public/schema.json b/website/src/public/schema.json
index 28ae66110b..745705b1f6 100644
--- a/website/src/public/schema.json
+++ b/website/src/public/schema.json
@@ -352,6 +352,10 @@
           "description": "Command to run",
           "type": "string"
         },
+        "dir": {
+          "description": "Working directory for the command. Relative paths resolve from the task directory and are created if missing.",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
         "silent": {
           "description": "Silent mode disables echoing of command before Task runs it",
           "type": "boolean"