diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv.rs
index d20f65e65e..1abcbf9239 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Autoenv {
     }
     async fn run(
         &self,
-        args: CommandArgs,
+        _args: CommandArgs,
         registry: &CommandRegistry,
     ) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
         let registry = registry.clone();
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv_trust.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv_trust.rs
index 0fe5c8867e..ab6e843d27 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv_trust.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoenv_trust.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::commands::WholeStreamCommand;
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use nu_errors::ShellError;
-use nu_protocol::{ReturnSuccess, Signature, UntaggedValue};
+use nu_protocol::SyntaxShape;
+use nu_protocol::{Primitive, ReturnSuccess, Signature, UntaggedValue, Value};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
@@ -21,11 +22,11 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for AutoenvTrust {
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("autoenv trust")
+        Signature::build("autoenv trust").optional("dir", SyntaxShape::String, "Directory to allow")
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Trust a .nu-env file in the current directory"
+        "Trust a .nu-env file in the current or given directory"
     }
 
     async fn run(
@@ -33,8 +34,19 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for AutoenvTrust {
         args: CommandArgs,
         registry: &CommandRegistry,
     ) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
-        let current_dir = std::env::current_dir()?;
-        let content = std::fs::read_to_string(current_dir.join(".nu-env"))?;
+
+        let tag = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
+        let dir_to_allow = match args.call_info.evaluate(registry).await?.args.nth(0) {
+            Some(Value {
+                value: UntaggedValue::Primitive(Primitive::String(ref path)),
+                tag: _,
+            }) => path.clone(),
+            _ => std::env::current_dir()?.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        };
+
+        let mut env_file_to_allow = dir_to_allow.clone();
+        env_file_to_allow.push_str(".nu-env");
+        let content = std::fs::read_to_string(env_file_to_allow)?;
         let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
         content.hash(&mut hasher);
 
@@ -53,14 +65,13 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for AutoenvTrust {
             dirs: IndexMap::new(),
         });
         allowed.dirs.insert(
-            current_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            dir_to_allow,
             hasher.finish().to_string(),
         );
 
         fs::write(config_path, toml::to_string(&allowed).unwrap())
             .expect("Couldn't write to toml file");
 
-        let tag = args.call_info.name_tag.clone();
         Ok(OutputStream::one(ReturnSuccess::value(
             UntaggedValue::string(".nu-env trusted!").into_value(tag),
         )))