diff --git a/src/compiler.rs b/src/compiler.rs
index c58408c..f288043 100644
--- a/src/compiler.rs
+++ b/src/compiler.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ impl Compiler {
       let (relative, src) = loader.load(root, &current.path)?;
       loaded.push(relative.into());
       let tokens = Lexer::lex(relative, src)?;
-      let mut ast = Parser::parse(&current.path, &current.namepath, current.depth, &tokens)?;
+      let mut ast = Parser::parse(
+        &current.path,
+        &current.namepath,
+        current.depth,
+        &tokens,
+        &current.working_directory,
+      )?;
 
       paths.insert(current.path.clone(), relative.into());
       srcs.insert(current.path.clone(), src);
@@ -162,7 +168,13 @@ impl Compiler {
   #[cfg(test)]
   pub(crate) fn test_compile(src: &str) -> CompileResult<Justfile> {
     let tokens = Lexer::test_lex(src)?;
-    let ast = Parser::parse(&PathBuf::new(), &Namepath::default(), 0, &tokens)?;
+    let ast = Parser::parse(
+      &PathBuf::new(),
+      &Namepath::default(),
+      0,
+      &tokens,
+      &PathBuf::new(),
+    )?;
     let root = PathBuf::from("justfile");
     let mut asts: HashMap<PathBuf, Ast> = HashMap::new();
     asts.insert(root.clone(), ast);
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index d4662ea..6608c5f 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Parser<'run, 'src> {
   recursion_depth: usize,
   submodule_depth: u32,
   tokens: &'run [Token<'src>],
+  working_directory: &'run Path,
 }
 
 impl<'run, 'src> Parser<'run, 'src> {
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Parser<'run, 'src> {
     module_namepath: &'run Namepath<'src>,
     submodule_depth: u32,
     tokens: &'run [Token<'src>],
+    working_directory: &'run Path,
   ) -> CompileResult<'src, Ast<'src>> {
     Self {
       expected_tokens: BTreeSet::new(),
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Parser<'run, 'src> {
       recursion_depth: 0,
       submodule_depth,
       tokens,
+      working_directory,
     }
     .parse_ast()
   }
@@ -734,15 +737,16 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Parser<'run, 'src> {
       attributes,
       body,
       dependencies,
+      depth: self.submodule_depth,
       doc,
-      name,
-      parameters: positional.into_iter().chain(variadic).collect(),
       file_path: self.file_path.into(),
+      name,
+      namepath: self.module_namepath.join(name),
+      parameters: positional.into_iter().chain(variadic).collect(),
       priors,
       private: name.lexeme().starts_with('_'),
       quiet,
-      depth: self.submodule_depth,
-      namepath: self.module_namepath.join(name),
+      working_directory: self.working_directory.into(),
     })
   }
 
@@ -960,8 +964,14 @@ mod tests {
   fn test(text: &str, want: Tree) {
     let unindented = unindent(text);
     let tokens = Lexer::test_lex(&unindented).expect("lexing failed");
-    let justfile =
-      Parser::parse(&PathBuf::new(), &Namepath::default(), 0, &tokens).expect("parsing failed");
+    let justfile = Parser::parse(
+      &PathBuf::new(),
+      &Namepath::default(),
+      0,
+      &tokens,
+      &PathBuf::new(),
+    )
+    .expect("parsing failed");
     let have = justfile.tree();
     if have != want {
       println!("parsed text: {unindented}");
@@ -999,7 +1009,13 @@ mod tests {
   ) {
     let tokens = Lexer::test_lex(src).expect("Lexing failed in parse test...");
 
-    match Parser::parse(&PathBuf::new(), &Namepath::default(), 0, &tokens) {
+    match Parser::parse(
+      &PathBuf::new(),
+      &Namepath::default(),
+      0,
+      &tokens,
+      &PathBuf::new(),
+    ) {
       Ok(_) => panic!("Parsing unexpectedly succeeded"),
       Err(have) => {
         let want = CompileError {
diff --git a/src/recipe.rs b/src/recipe.rs
index 8f91bb0..99f90e1 100644
--- a/src/recipe.rs
+++ b/src/recipe.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ pub(crate) struct Recipe<'src, D = Dependency<'src>> {
   pub(crate) private: bool,
   pub(crate) quiet: bool,
   pub(crate) shebang: bool,
+  #[serde(skip)]
+  pub(crate) working_directory: PathBuf,
 }
 
 impl<'src, D> Recipe<'src, D> {
@@ -120,6 +122,18 @@ impl<'src, D> Recipe<'src, D> {
     !self.attributes.contains(&Attribute::NoExitMessage)
   }
 
+  fn working_directory<'a>(&'a self, search: &'a Search) -> Option<&Path> {
+    if self.change_directory() {
+      Some(if self.depth > 0 {
+        &self.working_directory
+      } else {
+        &search.working_directory
+      })
+    } else {
+      None
+    }
+  }
+
   pub(crate) fn run<'run>(
     &self,
     context: &RecipeContext<'src, 'run>,
@@ -222,12 +236,8 @@ impl<'src, D> Recipe<'src, D> {
 
       let mut cmd = context.settings.shell_command(config);
 
-      if self.change_directory() {
-        cmd.current_dir(if self.depth > 0 {
-          self.file_path.parent().unwrap()
-        } else {
-          &context.search.working_directory
-        });
+      if let Some(working_directory) = self.working_directory(context.search) {
+        cmd.current_dir(working_directory);
       }
 
       cmd.arg(command);
@@ -353,30 +363,19 @@ impl<'src, D> Recipe<'src, D> {
         })?;
     }
 
-    // make the script executable
+    // make script executable
     Platform::set_execute_permission(&path).map_err(|error| Error::TmpdirIo {
       recipe: self.name(),
       io_error: error,
     })?;
 
-    // create a command to run the script
-    let mut command = Platform::make_shebang_command(
-      &path,
-      if self.change_directory() {
-        if self.depth > 0 {
-          Some(self.file_path.parent().unwrap())
-        } else {
-          Some(&context.search.working_directory)
-        }
-      } else {
-        None
-      },
-      shebang,
-    )
-    .map_err(|output_error| Error::Cygpath {
-      recipe: self.name(),
-      output_error,
-    })?;
+    // create command to run script
+    let mut command =
+      Platform::make_shebang_command(&path, self.working_directory(context.search), shebang)
+        .map_err(|output_error| Error::Cygpath {
+          recipe: self.name(),
+          output_error,
+        })?;
 
     if context.settings.positional_arguments {
       command.args(positional);
diff --git a/src/source.rs b/src/source.rs
index 8efd3c8..bbb319a 100644
--- a/src/source.rs
+++ b/src/source.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Source<'src> {
   pub(crate) path: PathBuf,
   pub(crate) depth: u32,
   pub(crate) namepath: Namepath<'src>,
+  pub(crate) working_directory: PathBuf,
 }
 
 impl<'src> Source<'src> {
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ impl<'src> Source<'src> {
       path: path.into(),
       depth: 0,
       namepath: Namepath::default(),
+      working_directory: path.parent().unwrap().into(),
     }
   }
 
@@ -20,11 +22,13 @@ impl<'src> Source<'src> {
       depth: self.depth + 1,
       path,
       namepath: self.namepath.clone(),
+      working_directory: self.working_directory.clone(),
     }
   }
 
   pub(crate) fn module(&self, name: Name<'src>, path: PathBuf) -> Self {
     Self {
+      working_directory: path.parent().unwrap().into(),
       path,
       depth: self.depth + 1,
       namepath: self.namepath.join(name),
diff --git a/src/testing.rs b/src/testing.rs
index 8a0e626..09ddb3e 100644
--- a/src/testing.rs
+++ b/src/testing.rs
@@ -59,8 +59,14 @@ pub(crate) fn analysis_error(
 ) {
   let tokens = Lexer::test_lex(src).expect("Lexing failed in parse test...");
 
-  let ast = Parser::parse(&PathBuf::new(), &Namepath::default(), 0, &tokens)
-    .expect("Parsing failed in analysis test...");
+  let ast = Parser::parse(
+    &PathBuf::new(),
+    &Namepath::default(),
+    0,
+    &tokens,
+    &PathBuf::new(),
+  )
+  .expect("Parsing failed in analysis test...");
 
   let root = PathBuf::from("justfile");
   let mut asts: HashMap<PathBuf, Ast> = HashMap::new();
diff --git a/src/unresolved_recipe.rs b/src/unresolved_recipe.rs
index 170d0cd..fe30f15 100644
--- a/src/unresolved_recipe.rs
+++ b/src/unresolved_recipe.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ impl<'src> UnresolvedRecipe<'src> {
       private: self.private,
       quiet: self.quiet,
       shebang: self.shebang,
+      working_directory: self.working_directory,
     })
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/imports.rs b/tests/imports.rs
index 265e5d3..fef87a1 100644
--- a/tests/imports.rs
+++ b/tests/imports.rs
@@ -242,3 +242,79 @@ fn optional_imports_dump_correctly() {
     .stdout("import? './import.justfile'\n")
     .run();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn imports_in_root_run_in_justfile_directory() {
+  Test::new()
+    .write("foo/import.justfile", "bar:\n @cat baz")
+    .write("baz", "BAZ")
+    .justfile(
+      "
+        import 'foo/import.justfile'
+      ",
+    )
+    .test_round_trip(false)
+    .arg("bar")
+    .stdout("BAZ")
+    .run();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn imports_in_submodules_run_in_submodule_directory() {
+  Test::new()
+    .justfile("mod foo")
+    .write("foo/mod.just", "import 'import.just'")
+    .write("foo/import.just", "bar:\n @cat baz")
+    .write("foo/baz", "BAZ")
+    .test_round_trip(false)
+    .arg("--unstable")
+    .arg("foo")
+    .arg("bar")
+    .stdout("BAZ")
+    .run();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn nested_import_paths_are_relative_to_containing_submodule() {
+  Test::new()
+    .justfile("import 'foo/import.just'")
+    .write("foo/import.just", "import 'bar.just'")
+    .write("foo/bar.just", "bar:\n @echo BAR")
+    .test_round_trip(false)
+    .arg("bar")
+    .stdout("BAR\n")
+    .run();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn recipes_in_nested_imports_run_in_parent_module() {
+  Test::new()
+    .justfile("import 'foo/import.just'")
+    .write("foo/import.just", "import 'bar/import.just'")
+    .write("foo/bar/import.just", "bar:\n @cat baz")
+    .write("baz", "BAZ")
+    .test_round_trip(false)
+    .arg("--unstable")
+    .arg("bar")
+    .stdout("BAZ")
+    .run();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn shebang_recipes_in_imports_in_root_run_in_justfile_directory() {
+  Test::new()
+    .write(
+      "foo/import.justfile",
+      "bar:\n #!/usr/bin/env bash\n cat baz",
+    )
+    .write("baz", "BAZ")
+    .justfile(
+      "
+        import 'foo/import.justfile'
+      ",
+    )
+    .test_round_trip(false)
+    .arg("bar")
+    .stdout("BAZ")
+    .run();
+}