diff --git a/bin/sh/cd.c b/bin/sh/cd.c
index 82bdda99a066..b7af5ba9c05b 100644
--- a/bin/sh/cd.c
+++ b/bin/sh/cd.c
@@ -164,8 +164,17 @@ docd(char *dest, int print, int phys)
 	if ((phys || (rc = cdlogical(dest)) < 0) && (rc = cdphysical(dest)) < 0)
 		return (-1);
 
-	if (print && iflag && curdir)
+	if (print && iflag && curdir) {
 		out1fmt("%s\n", curdir);
+		/*
+		 * Ignore write errors to preserve the invariant that the
+		 * current directory is changed iff the exit status is 0
+		 * (or 1 if -e was given and the full pathname could not be
+		 * determined).
+		 */
+		flushout(out1);
+		outclearerror(out1);
+	}
 
 	return (rc);
 }
diff --git a/bin/sh/sh.1 b/bin/sh/sh.1
index 02298b97b7ac..9163ad16dde4 100644
--- a/bin/sh/sh.1
+++ b/bin/sh/sh.1
@@ -2018,6 +2018,11 @@ to return exit status 1 if the full pathname of the new directory
 cannot be determined reliably or at all.
 Normally this is not considered an error,
 although a warning is printed.
+.Pp
+If changing the directory fails, the exit status is greater than 1.
+If the directory is changed, the exit status is 0, or also 1 if
+.Fl e
+was given.
 .It Ic chdir
 A synonym for the
 .Ic cd
diff --git a/bin/sh/tests/builtins/Makefile b/bin/sh/tests/builtins/Makefile
index 620951415c6e..cb69b1358311 100644
--- a/bin/sh/tests/builtins/Makefile
+++ b/bin/sh/tests/builtins/Makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		cd6.0
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		cd7.0
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		cd8.0
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		cd9.0 cd9.0.stdout
+${PACKAGE}FILES+=		cd10.0
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		command1.0
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		command2.0
 ${PACKAGE}FILES+=		command3.0
diff --git a/bin/sh/tests/builtins/cd10.0 b/bin/sh/tests/builtins/cd10.0
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f4b5e0ffca5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/sh/tests/builtins/cd10.0
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+# Precondition
+(cd /bin) || exit
+# Verify write error is ignored.
+$SH +m -ic 'CDPATH=/:; cd bin 1</dev/null'