diff --git a/cmd/terraformExecute.go b/cmd/terraformExecute.go
index 2c44dc227..0fb66a4d0 100644
--- a/cmd/terraformExecute.go
+++ b/cmd/terraformExecute.go
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ func runTerraformExecute(config *terraformExecuteOptions, telemetryData *telemet
 		args = append(args, config.AdditionalArgs...)
 	}
 
+	if config.GlobalOptions != nil {
+		args = append(config.GlobalOptions, args...)
+	}
+
 	utils.RunExecutable("terraform", args...)
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/terraformExecute_generated.go b/cmd/terraformExecute_generated.go
index d9b4b9028..4b910e55f 100644
--- a/cmd/terraformExecute_generated.go
+++ b/cmd/terraformExecute_generated.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 type terraformExecuteOptions struct {
 	Command          string   `json:"command,omitempty"`
 	TerraformSecrets string   `json:"terraformSecrets,omitempty"`
+	GlobalOptions    []string `json:"globalOptions,omitempty"`
 	AdditionalArgs   []string `json:"additionalArgs,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ func TerraformExecuteCommand() *cobra.Command {
 func addTerraformExecuteFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, stepConfig *terraformExecuteOptions) {
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.Command, "command", `plan`, "")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.TerraformSecrets, "terraformSecrets", os.Getenv("PIPER_terraformSecrets"), "")
+	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&stepConfig.GlobalOptions, "globalOptions", []string{}, "")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&stepConfig.AdditionalArgs, "additionalArgs", []string{}, "")
 
 }
@@ -146,6 +148,15 @@ func terraformExecuteMetadata() config.StepData {
 						Aliases:   []config.Alias{},
 						Default:   os.Getenv("PIPER_terraformSecrets"),
 					},
+					{
+						Name:        "globalOptions",
+						ResourceRef: []config.ResourceReference{},
+						Scope:       []string{"PARAMETERS", "STAGES", "STEPS"},
+						Type:        "[]string",
+						Mandatory:   false,
+						Aliases:     []config.Alias{},
+						Default:     []string{},
+					},
 					{
 						Name:        "additionalArgs",
 						ResourceRef: []config.ResourceReference{},
diff --git a/cmd/terraformExecute_test.go b/cmd/terraformExecute_test.go
index 7a0bdceee..5fb9f6cb5 100644
--- a/cmd/terraformExecute_test.go
+++ b/cmd/terraformExecute_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ func TestRunTerraformExecute(t *testing.T) {
 				AdditionalArgs:   []string{"-arg1"},
 			}, []string{"apply", "-auto-approve", "-var-file=/tmp/test", "-arg1"},
 		},
+		{
+			terraformExecuteOptions{
+				Command:          "apply",
+				TerraformSecrets: "/tmp/test",
+				AdditionalArgs:   []string{"-arg1"},
+				GlobalOptions:    []string{"-chgdir=src"},
+			}, []string{"-chgdir=src", "apply", "-auto-approve", "-var-file=/tmp/test", "-arg1"},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for i, test := range tt {
diff --git a/resources/metadata/terraformExecute.yaml b/resources/metadata/terraformExecute.yaml
index c30062c08..d53ed58fe 100644
--- a/resources/metadata/terraformExecute.yaml
+++ b/resources/metadata/terraformExecute.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ spec:
           - type: vaultSecretFile
             name: terraformExecuteFileVaultSecret
             default: terraformExecute
+      - name: globalOptions
+        type: "[]string"
+        scope:
+          - PARAMETERS
+          - STAGES
+          - STEPS
       - name: additionalArgs
         type: "[]string"
         scope: