diff --git a/scripts/cwd.sh b/scripts/cwd.sh
index 5da448c8..186d6815 100755
--- a/scripts/cwd.sh
+++ b/scripts/cwd.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ main() {
   # change '/home/user' to '~'
   cwd="${path/"$HOME"/'~'}"
 
+  # check if the user wants only the current directory
+  basename_enabled=$(tmux show-option -gqv @dracula-cwd-basename)
+
+  if [ "$basename_enabled" == "true" ]; then
+    #Extract only the last part of path
+    cwd=$(basename "$cwd")
+  fi
+
   echo "$cwd"
 }