diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/cmds.c b/usr.bin/ftp/cmds.c
index 435aa68..1e46635 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/cmds.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/cmds.c
@@ -987,6 +987,18 @@ static char buf[MAXPATHLEN];
 	code = 0;
 }
 
+void lpwd(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	static char buf[MAXPATHLEN];
+
+	if (getcwd(buf, sizeof(buf)) != NULL)
+		    printf("Local directory %s\n", buf);
+	else
+		    fprintf(stderr, "getcwd: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+	code = 0;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Delete a single file.
  */
diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/cmds.h b/usr.bin/ftp/cmds.h
index 72101ac..cb05921 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/cmds.h
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/cmds.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ void     mget           (int argc, char **argv);
 void     status         (int argc, char **argv);
 void     cd             (int argc, char **argv);
 void     lcd            (int argc, char **argv);
+void     lpwd           (int argc, char **argv);
 void     delete         (int argc, char **argv);
 void     mdelete        (int argc, char **argv);
 void     renamefile     (int argc, char **argv);
diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/cmdtab.c b/usr.bin/ftp/cmdtab.c
index 9f32813..3c572ab 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/cmdtab.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/cmdtab.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ char	hashhelp[] =	"toggle printing `#' for each buffer transferred";
 char	helphelp[] =	"print local help information";
 char	idlehelp[] =	"get (set) idle timer on remote side";
 char	lcdhelp[] =	"change local working directory";
+char	lpwdhelp[] =	"print local working directory";
 char	lshelp[] =	"list contents of remote directory";
 char	macdefhelp[] =  "define a macro";
 char	mdeletehelp[] =	"delete multiple files";
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ struct cmd cmdtab[] = {
 	{ "idle",	 idlehelp,	0,	1,	1,	idle },
 	{ "image",	 binaryhelp,	0,	1,	1,	setbinary },
 	{ "lcd",	 lcdhelp,	0,	0,	0,	lcd },
+	{ "lpwd",	 lpwdhelp,	0,	0,	0,	lpwd },
 	{ "ls",		 lshelp,	1,	1,	1,	ls },
 	{ "macdef",	 macdefhelp,	0,	0,	0,	macdef },
 	{ "mdelete",	 mdeletehelp,	1,	1,	1,	mdelete },