diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 0229a10..817b71c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = makefile.vc CMakeLists.txt autogen.sh \
 		cmake/contrib.cmake \
 		cmake/project-config-version.cmake.in \
 		cmake/project-config.cmake.in \
+		cmake/shapelib.gta.runsettings.in \
 		cmake/shapelib.pc.cmake.in \
 		tests/CMakeLists.txt \
 		tests/dbf_test.cc \
diff --git a/cmake/shapelib.gta.runsettings.in b/cmake/shapelib.gta.runsettings.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1487c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/shapelib.gta.runsettings.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<RunSettings>
+	<GoogleTestAdapterSettings>
+		<SolutionSettings>
+			<Settings>
+				<WorkingDir>@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@</WorkingDir>
+			</Settings>
+		</SolutionSettings>
+	</GoogleTestAdapterSettings>
+</RunSettings>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index e7d5f48..3b6f29d 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,3 +33,9 @@ foreach(executable dbf_test sbn_test shp_test)
   target_compile_features(${executable} PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
   set_target_properties(${executable} PROPERTIES FOLDER "tests" CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 endforeach()
+
+configure_file(
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/shapelib.gta.runsettings.in
+  ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/shapelib.gta.runsettings
+  @ONLY
+)