diff --git a/patacrep/content/cwd.py b/patacrep/content/cwd.py
index 5a05bb16..efc37553 100755
--- a/patacrep/content/cwd.py
+++ b/patacrep/content/cwd.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Change base directory before importing songs."""
 
+import os
+
 from patacrep.content import process_content, validate_parser_argument
 from patacrep.songs import DataSubpath
 
@@ -26,14 +28,16 @@ def parse(keyword, config, argument):
     for, and then processes the content.
 
     The 'path' is added:
-    - first as a relative path to the current directory;
+    - first as a relative path to the *.sb file directory;
     - then as a relative path to every path already present in
       config['songdir'].
     """
     subpath = argument['path']
     old_songdir = config['_songdir']
+    sbdir = os.path.dirname(config['_filepath'])
+
     config['_songdir'] = (
-        [DataSubpath(".", subpath)] +
+        [DataSubpath(sbdir, subpath)] +
         [path.clone().join(subpath) for path in config['_songdir']]
         )
     processed_content = process_content(argument.get('content'), config)
diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/songbook_model.yml b/patacrep/data/templates/songbook_model.yml
index 7567de47..425935e6 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/templates/songbook_model.yml
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/songbook_model.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ schema:
     template: //any
   required:
     _cache: //bool
+    _filepath: //str
     _datadir:
       type: //arr
       contents: //str
diff --git a/patacrep/songbook/__main__.py b/patacrep/songbook/__main__.py
index adc581c5..3e9e592b 100644
--- a/patacrep/songbook/__main__.py
+++ b/patacrep/songbook/__main__.py
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ def main():
     default_songbook.update(user_songbook)
     songbook = dict(default_songbook)
 
+    songbook['_filepath'] = os.path.abspath(songbook_path)
+    sbdir = os.path.dirname(songbook['_filepath'])
+
     # Gathering datadirs
     datadirs = []
     if options.datadir:
@@ -162,16 +165,13 @@ def main():
         if isinstance(songbook['book']['datadir'], str):
             songbook['book']['datadir'] = [songbook['book']['datadir']]
         datadirs += [
-            os.path.join(
-                os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(songbook_path)),
-                path
-                )
+            os.path.join(sbdir, path)
             for path in songbook['book']['datadir']
             ]
         del songbook['book']['datadir']
 
     # Default value
-    datadirs.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(songbook_path)))
+    datadirs.append(sbdir)
     songbook['_datadir'] = datadirs
     songbook['_cache'] = options.cache[0]
 
diff --git a/test/test_content/sorted.source b/test/test_content/sorted.source
index f9806058..ef51ebb6 100644
--- a/test/test_content/sorted.source
+++ b/test/test_content/sorted.source
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 - sorted:
     key: "@title"
 - sorted:
-    key: [by, "@title"]
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+    key: [by, "@title"]
+    content:
+        cwd:
+            path: "./"
diff --git a/test/test_content/test_content.py b/test/test_content/test_content.py
index 1c749198..590dde91 100644
--- a/test/test_content/test_content.py
+++ b/test/test_content/test_content.py
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ class FileTest(unittest.TestCase, metaclass=dynamic.DynamicTest):
             with open(sourcename, mode="r", encoding="utf8") as sourcefile:
                 sbcontent = yaml.load(sourcefile)
 
+            config = cls.config.copy()
+            config['_filepath'] = base
             with logging_reduced('patacrep.content.song'):
-                expandedlist = content.process_content(sbcontent, cls.config.copy())
+                expandedlist = content.process_content(sbcontent, config)
             sourcelist = [cls._clean_path(elem) for elem in expandedlist]
 
             controlname = "{}.control".format(base)
diff --git a/test/test_songbook/content.sb b/test/test_songbook/content.sb
index 2d37d9d0..56f1a75f 100644
--- a/test/test_songbook/content.sb
+++ b/test/test_songbook/content.sb
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ content:
   - sorted:
   - songsection: Test of song section
   - cwd:
+      # relative to sg file
       path: content_datadir/content
       content:
         - "song.csg"
         - "song.tsg"
+  - cwd:
+      # relative to datadir
+      path: ../content
+      content:
         - tex: foo.tex
   - include: include.sbc
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