diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f9fa65c..4b0b3f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ GITEA_RUNNER_MAX_PARALLEL_JOBS|`1`|Maximum number of concurrently executed jobs
 GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_NETWORK|`bridge`|Docker network to use with job containers. Can be `bridge`, `host`, `none`, or the name of a custom network
 GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_PRIVILEGED|`false`|Whether to run jobs in containers with privileged mode which is required for **Docker-in-Docker** aka **dind**
 GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_OPTIONS|`none`|Additional container launch options (eg, --add-host=my.gitea.url:host-gateway)
+GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_WORKDIR_PARENT|`/workspace`|The parent directory of a job's working directory.
 GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_TIMEOUT|`3h`|The maximum time a job can run before it is cancelled
 GITEA_RUNNER_ENV_VAR_**N**_NAME|`none`|Name of the **N**-th extra environment variable to be passed to Job containers, e.g. `GITEA_RUNNER_ENV_VAR_1_NAME=MY_AUTH_TOKEN`
 GITEA_RUNNER_ENV_VAR_**N**_VALUE|`<empty>`|Value of the **N**-th extra environment variable to be passed to Job containers, e.g. `GITEA_RUNNER_ENV_VAR_1_VALUE=SGVsbG8gbXkgZnJpZW5kIQ==`
diff --git a/image/Dockerfile b/image/Dockerfile
index 54e2b17..376f60f 100644
--- a/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/image/Dockerfile
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ ubuntu-20.04:docker://catthehacker/ubuntu:runner-20.04' \
   GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_NETWORK='bridge' \
   GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_OPTIONS='' \
   GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_PRIVILEGED='false' \
+  GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_WORKDIR_PARENT='/workspace' \
   GITEA_RUNNER_ACTION_CACHE_DIR='/data/cache/actions' \
   #
   ACT_CACHE_SERVER_ENABLED='true' \
diff --git a/image/config.template.yaml b/image/config.template.yaml
index 5dc8bb4..08141a6 100644
--- a/image/config.template.yaml
+++ b/image/config.template.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# based on https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/src/tag/v0.2.0/internal/pkg/config/config.example.yaml
+
 log:
   # The level of logging, can be trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal
   level: ${GITEA_RUNNER_LOG_LEVEL:-info}
@@ -62,4 +64,4 @@ container:
   options: ${GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_OPTIONS:-}
   # The parent directory of a job's working directory.
   # If it's empty, /workspace will be used.
-  #workdir_parent:
+  workdir_parent: ${GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_CONTAINER_WORKDIR_PARENT:-/workspace}