diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 40b808a817..04361ec690 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -7088,6 +7088,13 @@ directory_callback(const char *clausename, const cfg_obj_t *obj, void *arg) {
 		return (result);
 	}
 
+	char cwd[PATH_MAX];
+	if (getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd)) == cwd) {
+		isc_log_write(named_g_lctx, NAMED_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,
+			      NAMED_LOGMODULE_SERVER, ISC_LOG_INFO,
+			      "the working directory is now '%s'", cwd);
+	}
+
 	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 }
 
@@ -8559,6 +8566,19 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, named_server_t *server,
 					  &named_g_defaults) == ISC_R_SUCCESS);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Log the current working directory.
+	 */
+	if (first_time) {
+		char cwd[PATH_MAX];
+		if (getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd)) == cwd) {
+			isc_log_write(named_g_lctx, NAMED_LOGCATEGORY_GENERAL,
+				      NAMED_LOGMODULE_SERVER, ISC_LOG_INFO,
+				      "the initial working directory is '%s'",
+				      cwd);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Parse the configuration file using the new config code.
 	 */