diff --git a/plugins/konsole/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/konsole/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/plugins/konsole/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/konsole/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
     CATEGORY_NAME "kdevelop.plugins.konsole"
 )
 kdevplatform_add_plugin(kdevkonsoleview JSON kdevkonsoleview.json SOURCES ${kdevkonsoleview_PART_SRCS})
-target_link_libraries(kdevkonsoleview KF5::Parts KDev::Interfaces)
+target_link_libraries(kdevkonsoleview KF5::Parts KDev::Interfaces KDev::Util)
diff --git a/plugins/konsole/kdevkonsoleview.cpp b/plugins/konsole/kdevkonsoleview.cpp
--- a/plugins/konsole/kdevkonsoleview.cpp
+++ b/plugins/konsole/kdevkonsoleview.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 
 #include <interfaces/icore.h>
 #include <interfaces/isession.h>
+#include <interfaces/idocumentcontroller.h>
+#include <interfaces/iprojectcontroller.h>
+#include <interfaces/iproject.h>
+#include <util/path.h>
 
 #include "kdevkonsoleviewplugin.h"
 
@@ -66,7 +70,17 @@
             TerminalInterface* interface = qobject_cast<TerminalInterface*>(konsolepart);
             Q_ASSERT(interface);
 
-            interface->showShellInDir( QString() );
+            QString dir;
+            if (KDevelop::IDocument* activeDocument = KDevelop::ICore::self()->documentController()->activeDocument())
+            {
+                KDevelop::IProject* project = KDevelop::ICore::self()->projectController()->findProjectForUrl(activeDocument->url());
+                if (project && project->path().isLocalFile())
+                    dir = project->path().path();
+                else if (activeDocument->url().isLocalFile())
+                    dir = activeDocument->url().adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename).path(QUrl::FullyDecoded);
+            }
+            interface->showShellInDir( dir );
+
             interface->sendInput( " kdevelop! -s \"" + KDevelop::ICore::self()->activeSession()->id().toString() + "\"\n" );
 
         }else