diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8b5bbf1..7bf949e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ jobs:
             --link host \
             -v $PWD:/wd \
             -w /wd \
-            -e INPUT_PLAYBOOK=playbook.yml \
+            -e INPUT_PLAYBOOK="playbook.yml" \
+            -e INPUT_DIRECTORY="./" \
             -e INPUT_KEY="${{secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}}" \
             -e INPUT_OPTIONS="--inventory hosts --limit remote" \
             action
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0433c86..44b6202 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ An action that executes given Ansible playbook on selected hosts.
   uses: dawidd6/action-ansible-playbook@master
   with:
     playbook: deploy.yml
+    directory: ./
     key: ${{secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}}
     options: |
       --inventory hosts
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 0d1626e..bd5889b 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ inputs:
   playbook:
     description: Ansible playbook filepath
     required: true
+  directory:
+    description: Root directory of Ansible project (defaults to current)
+    required: false
   key:
     description: SSH private key used to connect to the host
     required: true
diff --git a/main.sh b/main.sh
index c16dbc5..17a5d37 100755
--- a/main.sh
+++ b/main.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 playbook="$INPUT_PLAYBOOK"
+directory="$INPUT_DIRECTORY"
 key="$INPUT_KEY"
 options="$INPUT_OPTIONS"
 
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ if test -z "$key"; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if test -n "$directory"; then
+    cd "$directory"
+fi
+
 mkdir -p "$HOME/.ssh"
 echo "$key" > "$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa"
 chmod 600 "$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa"