diff --git a/mod.zig b/mod.zig
index 6cf56c950a7bc5b3fd7b494d38c595264d9309db..57ea43c25ec8b0a8691d6331f078ca3261bf8241 100644
--- a/mod.zig
+++ b/mod.zig
@@ -1503,6 +1503,10 @@ pub const libc = struct {
     /// https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799.orig/functions/getchar_unlocked.html
     pub extern fn getchar_unlocked() c_int;
 
+    /// char *getcwd(char *buf, size_t size);
+    /// https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799.orig/functions/getcwd.html
+    pub extern fn getcwd(buf: [*]u8, size: usize) ?[*:0]u8;
+
     /// gid_t getegid(void);
     /// https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799.orig/functions/getegid.html
     pub extern fn getegid() gid_t;
@@ -3713,3 +3717,8 @@ pub fn lseek(fd: c_int, offset: off_t, whence: c_int) !void {
     if (rc == -1) return errno.fromInt(errno.fromLibC());
     std.debug.assert(rc >= 0);
 }
+pub fn getcwd(buf: []u8) ![*:0]u8 {
+    const rc = libc.getcwd(buf.ptr, buf.len);
+    if (rc == null) return errno.fromInt(errno.fromLibC());
+    return rc.?;
+}
diff --git a/test.zig b/test.zig
index e687df0b2f0d2d09ecd2a7afa1e6a006483a5616..aec2685b985375be1a8485262d221340afa09c59 100644
--- a/test.zig
+++ b/test.zig
@@ -80,4 +80,5 @@ test {
     _ = &linux.waitpid;
     _ = &linux.unlinkat;
     _ = &linux.lseek;
+    _ = &linux.getcwd;
 }