diff --git a/kitty/parser.c b/kitty/parser.c
index 764bd05b0..1b7ea3993 100644
--- a/kitty/parser.c
+++ b/kitty/parser.c
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ dispatch_osc(Screen *screen, PyObject DUMP_UNUSED *dump_callback) {
             START_DISPATCH
             DISPATCH_OSC_WITH_CODE(set_color_table_color);
             END_DISPATCH
+        case 6:
         case 7:
             START_DISPATCH
             DISPATCH_OSC_WITH_CODE(process_cwd_notification);
diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index 334f552c6..9c128d393 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -2070,10 +2070,12 @@ set_color_table_color(Screen *self, unsigned int code, PyObject *color) {
 }
 
 void
-process_cwd_notification(Screen *self, unsigned int code UNUSED, PyObject *cwd) {
-    Py_CLEAR(self->last_reported_cwd);
-    self->last_reported_cwd = cwd;
-    Py_INCREF(self->last_reported_cwd);
+process_cwd_notification(Screen *self, unsigned int code, PyObject *cwd) {
+    if (code == 7) {
+        Py_CLEAR(self->last_reported_cwd);
+        self->last_reported_cwd = cwd;
+        Py_INCREF(self->last_reported_cwd);
+    }  // we ignore OSC 6 document reporting as we dont have a use for it
 }
 
 void