diff --git a/.changeset/long-buckets-cheer.md b/.changeset/long-buckets-cheer.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ab030b55fdd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/long-buckets-cheer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': minor
+---
+
+Enable overriding working dir when using vite plugin
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js
index 2280025bcc62..1857192a2f48 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ import {
 } from './module_ids.js';
 import { resolve_peer_dependency } from '../../utils/import.js';
 
-const cwd = process.cwd();
-
 /** @type {import('./types.js').EnforcedConfig} */
 const enforced_config = {
 	appType: true,
@@ -126,8 +124,8 @@ const warning_preprocessor = {
  * Returns the SvelteKit Vite plugins.
  * @returns {Promise<import('vite').Plugin[]>}
  */
-export async function sveltekit() {
-	const svelte_config = await load_config();
+export async function sveltekit({ cwd = process.cwd() } = {}) {
+	const svelte_config = await load_config({ cwd });
 
 	/** @type {import('@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte').Options['preprocess']} */
 	let preprocess = svelte_config.preprocess;
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ export async function sveltekit() {
 
 	const { svelte } = await resolve_peer_dependency('@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte');
 
-	return [...svelte(vite_plugin_svelte_options), ...(await kit({ svelte_config }))];
+	return [...svelte(vite_plugin_svelte_options), ...(await kit({ svelte_config }, cwd))];
 }
 
 // These variables live outside the `kit()` function because it is re-invoked by each Vite build
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ let manifest_data;
  * @param {{ svelte_config: import('types').ValidatedConfig }} options
  * @return {Promise<import('vite').Plugin[]>}
  */
-async function kit({ svelte_config }) {
+async function kit({ svelte_config }, cwd = process.cwd()) {
 	const vite = await resolve_peer_dependency('vite');
 
 	const { kit } = svelte_config;
@@ -519,7 +517,7 @@ async function kit({ svelte_config }) {
 				if (vite_config.build.ssr) return;
 
 				const guard = module_guard(this, {
-					cwd: vite.normalizePath(process.cwd()),
+					cwd: vite.normalizePath(cwd),
 					lib: vite.normalizePath(kit.files.lib)
 				});
 
diff --git a/packages/kit/types/index.d.ts b/packages/kit/types/index.d.ts
index e3bf549b2407..c53654e3de03 100644
--- a/packages/kit/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1944,7 +1944,9 @@ declare module '@sveltejs/kit/vite' {
 	/**
 	 * Returns the SvelteKit Vite plugins.
 	 * */
-	export function sveltekit(): Promise<import('vite').Plugin[]>;
+	export function sveltekit({ cwd }?: {
+		cwd?: string | undefined;
+	}): Promise<import('vite').Plugin[]>;
 }
 
 declare module '$app/environment' {