diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CascadiaSettings.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CascadiaSettings.cpp
index fa8f93f9086..eceb32eb87e 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CascadiaSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/CascadiaSettings.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <conattrs.hpp>
 #include "CascadiaSettings.h"
 #include "../../types/inc/utils.hpp"
+#include "../../inc/DefaultSettings.h"
 
 using namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings;
 using namespace ::TerminalApp;
@@ -107,7 +108,6 @@ void CascadiaSettings::_CreateDefaultSchemes()
     _globals.GetColorSchemes().emplace_back(_CreateCampbellScheme());
     _globals.GetColorSchemes().emplace_back(_CreateSolarizedDarkScheme());
     _globals.GetColorSchemes().emplace_back(_CreateSolarizedLightScheme());
-
 }
 
 // Method Description:
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ void CascadiaSettings::_CreateDefaultProfiles()
     Profile cmdProfile{};
     cmdProfile.SetFontFace(L"Consolas");
     cmdProfile.SetCommandline(L"cmd.exe");
+    cmdProfile.SetStartingDirectory(DEFAULT_STARTING_DIRECTORY);
     cmdProfile.SetColorScheme({ L"Campbell" });
     cmdProfile.SetAcrylicOpacity(0.75);
     cmdProfile.SetUseAcrylic(true);
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ void CascadiaSettings::_CreateDefaultProfiles()
     }
     powershellProfile.SetFontFace(L"Courier New");
     powershellProfile.SetCommandline(psCmdline);
+    powershellProfile.SetStartingDirectory(DEFAULT_STARTING_DIRECTORY);
     powershellProfile.SetColorScheme({ L"Campbell" });
     powershellProfile.SetDefaultBackground(RGB(1, 36, 86));
     powershellProfile.SetUseAcrylic(false);
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ void CascadiaSettings::_CreateDefaultProfiles()
 
     _profiles.emplace_back(powershellProfile);
     _profiles.emplace_back(cmdProfile);
-    
+
     _globals.SetDefaultProfile(powershellProfile.GetGuid());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Profile.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Profile.cpp
index 6db689c920d..3e04ae22d8a 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Profile.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Profile.cpp
@@ -427,6 +427,11 @@ void Profile::SetCommandline(std::wstring cmdline) noexcept
     _commandline = cmdline;
 }
 
+void Profile::SetStartingDirectory(std::wstring startingDirectory) noexcept
+{
+    _startingDirectory = startingDirectory;
+}
+
 void Profile::SetName(std::wstring name) noexcept
 {
     _name = name;
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Profile.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Profile.h
index ddee3aa8e5f..1605ba0d7ad 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Profile.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/Profile.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class TerminalApp::Profile final
     void SetColorScheme(std::optional<std::wstring> schemeName) noexcept;
     void SetAcrylicOpacity(double opacity) noexcept;
     void SetCommandline(std::wstring cmdline) noexcept;
+    void SetStartingDirectory(std::wstring startingDirectory) noexcept;
     void SetName(std::wstring name) noexcept;
     void SetUseAcrylic(bool useAcrylic) noexcept;
     void SetDefaultForeground(COLORREF defaultForeground) noexcept;