diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index a98dc07..3a1a614 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -6582,6 +6582,19 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
+ * Get the previous directory for the given chdir scope.
+ */
+    static char_u *
+get_prevdir(cdscope_T scope)
+{
+    if (scope == CDSCOPE_WINDOW)
+	return curwin->w_prevdir;
+    else if (scope == CDSCOPE_TABPAGE)
+	return curtab->tp_prevdir;
+    return prev_dir;
+}
+
+/*
  * Deal with the side effects of changing the current directory.
  * When 'scope' is CDSCOPE_TABPAGE then this was after an ":tcd" command.
  * When 'scope' is CDSCOPE_WINDOW then this was after an ":lcd" command.
@@ -6595,10 +6608,13 @@
     VIM_CLEAR(curwin->w_localdir);
     if (scope != CDSCOPE_GLOBAL)
     {
-	// If still in global directory, need to remember current
-	// directory as global directory.
-	if (globaldir == NULL && prev_dir != NULL)
-	    globaldir = vim_strsave(prev_dir);
+	char_u	*pdir = get_prevdir(scope);
+
+	// If still in the global directory, need to remember current
+	// directory as the global directory.
+	if (globaldir == NULL && pdir != NULL)
+	    globaldir = vim_strsave(pdir);
+
 	// Remember this local directory for the window.
 	if (mch_dirname(NameBuff, MAXPATHL) == OK)
 	{
@@ -6610,8 +6626,7 @@
     }
     else
     {
-	// We are now in the global directory, no need to remember its
-	// name.
+	// We are now in the global directory, no need to remember its name.
 	VIM_CLEAR(globaldir);
     }
 
@@ -6633,6 +6648,7 @@
 	cdscope_T	scope)
 {
     char_u	*tofree;
+    char_u	*pdir = NULL;
     int		dir_differs;
     int		retval = FALSE;
 
@@ -6648,20 +6664,29 @@
     // ":cd -": Change to previous directory
     if (STRCMP(new_dir, "-") == 0)
     {
-	if (prev_dir == NULL)
+	pdir = get_prevdir(scope);
+	if (pdir == NULL)
 	{
 	    emsg(_("E186: No previous directory"));
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
-	new_dir = prev_dir;
+	new_dir = pdir;
     }
 
+    // Free the previous directory
+    tofree = get_prevdir(scope);
+
     // Save current directory for next ":cd -"
-    tofree = prev_dir;
     if (mch_dirname(NameBuff, MAXPATHL) == OK)
-	prev_dir = vim_strsave(NameBuff);
+	pdir = vim_strsave(NameBuff);
     else
-	prev_dir = NULL;
+	pdir = NULL;
+    if (scope == CDSCOPE_WINDOW)
+	curwin->w_prevdir = pdir;
+    else if (scope == CDSCOPE_TABPAGE)
+	curtab->tp_prevdir = pdir;
+    else
+	prev_dir = pdir;
 
 #if defined(UNIX) || defined(VMS)
     // for UNIX ":cd" means: go to home directory
@@ -6682,8 +6707,8 @@
 	new_dir = NameBuff;
     }
 #endif
-    dir_differs = new_dir == NULL || prev_dir == NULL
-	|| pathcmp((char *)prev_dir, (char *)new_dir, -1) != 0;
+    dir_differs = new_dir == NULL || pdir == NULL
+	|| pathcmp((char *)pdir, (char *)new_dir, -1) != 0;
     if (new_dir == NULL || (dir_differs && vim_chdir(new_dir)))
 	emsg(_(e_failed));
     else
diff --git a/src/filepath.c b/src/filepath.c
index ad7b8b0..8bc941d 100644
--- a/src/filepath.c
+++ b/src/filepath.c
@@ -726,6 +726,7 @@
 
     if (argvars[0].v_type != VAR_STRING)
 	// Returning an empty string means it failed.
+	// No error message, for historic reasons.
 	return;
 
     // Return the current directory
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 8fb14d7..80b7cff 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -2994,6 +2994,8 @@
 
     char_u	    *tp_localdir;	// absolute path of local directory or
 					// NULL
+    char_u	    *tp_prevdir;	// previous directory
+
 #ifdef FEAT_DIFF
     diff_T	    *tp_first_diff;
     buf_T	    *(tp_diffbuf[DB_COUNT]);
@@ -3397,6 +3399,7 @@
 
     char_u	*w_localdir;	    // absolute path of local directory or
 				    // NULL
+    char_u	*w_prevdir;	    // previous directory
 #ifdef FEAT_MENU
     vimmenu_T	*w_winbar;	    // The root of the WinBar menu hierarchy.
     winbar_item_T *w_winbar_items;  // list of items in the WinBar
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_cd.vim b/src/testdir/test_cd.vim
index ad25f3a..53f9c10 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_cd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_cd.vim
@@ -129,6 +129,69 @@
   call delete('Xdir', 'rf')
 endfunc
 
+" Test for changing to the previous directory '-'
+func Test_prev_dir()
+  let topdir = getcwd()
+  call mkdir('Xdir/a/b/c', 'p')
+
+  " Create a few tabpages and windows with different directories
+  new | only
+  tabnew | new
+  tabnew
+  tabfirst
+  cd Xdir
+  tabnext | wincmd t
+  tcd a
+  wincmd w
+  lcd b
+  tabnext
+  tcd a/b/c
+
+  " Change to the previous directory twice in all the windows.
+  tabfirst
+  cd - | cd -
+  tabnext | wincmd t
+  tcd - | tcd -
+  wincmd w
+  lcd - | lcd -
+  tabnext
+  tcd - | tcd -
+
+  " Check the directory of all the windows
+  tabfirst
+  call assert_equal('Xdir', fnamemodify(getcwd(), ':t'))
+  tabnext | wincmd t
+  call assert_equal('a', fnamemodify(getcwd(), ':t'))
+  wincmd w
+  call assert_equal('b', fnamemodify(getcwd(), ':t'))
+  tabnext
+  call assert_equal('c', fnamemodify(getcwd(), ':t'))
+
+  " Change to the previous directory using chdir()
+  tabfirst
+  call chdir("-") | call chdir("-")
+  tabnext | wincmd t
+  call chdir("-") | call chdir("-")
+  wincmd w
+  call chdir("-") | call chdir("-")
+  tabnext
+  call chdir("-") | call chdir("-")
+
+  " Check the directory of all the windows
+  tabfirst
+  call assert_equal('Xdir', fnamemodify(getcwd(), ':t'))
+  tabnext | wincmd t
+  call assert_equal('a', fnamemodify(getcwd(), ':t'))
+  wincmd w
+  call assert_equal('b', fnamemodify(getcwd(), ':t'))
+  tabnext
+  call assert_equal('c', fnamemodify(getcwd(), ':t'))
+
+  only | tabonly
+  call chdir(topdir)
+  call delete('Xdir', 'rf')
+endfunc
+
 func Test_cd_completion()
   call mkdir('XComplDir1', 'p')
   call mkdir('XComplDir2', 'p')
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 20c0e0d..5fca34b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    909,
+/**/
     908,
 /**/
     907,
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index ede2c6f..931d86b 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -3809,6 +3809,7 @@
 #endif
 
     vim_free(tp->tp_localdir);
+    vim_free(tp->tp_prevdir);
 
 #ifdef FEAT_PYTHON
     python_tabpage_free(tp);
@@ -4974,6 +4975,7 @@
 	vim_free(wp->w_tagstack[i].user_data);
     }
     vim_free(wp->w_localdir);
+    vim_free(wp->w_prevdir);
 
     // Remove the window from the b_wininfo lists, it may happen that the
     // freed memory is re-used for another window.