diff --git a/nox/sessions.py b/nox/sessions.py
index 043a9e28..56237783 100644
--- a/nox/sessions.py
+++ b/nox/sessions.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import sys
 import unicodedata
 import warnings
+from types import TracebackType
 from typing import (
     Any,
     Callable,
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
     Optional,
     Sequence,
     Tuple,
+    Type,
     Union,
 )
 
@@ -210,10 +212,37 @@ def invoked_from(self) -> str:
         """
         return self._runner.global_config.invoked_from
 
-    def chdir(self, dir: Union[str, os.PathLike]) -> None:
-        """Change the current working directory."""
+    class _WorkingDirContext:
+        def __init__(self, dir: Union[str, os.PathLike]) -> None:
+            self._prev_working_dir = os.getcwd()
+            os.chdir(dir)
+
+        def __enter__(self) -> "Session._WorkingDirContext":
+            return self
+
+        def __exit__(
+            self,
+            exc_type: Optional[Type[BaseException]],
+            exc_value: Optional[BaseException],
+            traceback: Optional[TracebackType],
+        ) -> None:
+            os.chdir(self._prev_working_dir)
+
+    def chdir(self, dir: Union[str, os.PathLike]) -> "Session._WorkingDirContext":
+        """Change the current working directory.
+        
+        Can be used as a context manager to automatically restore the working directory::
+
+            with session.chdir("somewhere/deep/in/monorepo"):
+                # Runs in "/somewhere/deep/in/monorepo"
+                session.run("pytest")
+
+            # Runs in original working directory
+            session.run("flake8")
+
+        """
         self.log(f"cd {dir}")
-        os.chdir(dir)
+        return Session._WorkingDirContext(dir)
 
     cd = chdir
     """An alias for :meth:`chdir`."""
diff --git a/tests/test_sessions.py b/tests/test_sessions.py
index 4f31a826..262d9f32 100644
--- a/tests/test_sessions.py
+++ b/tests/test_sessions.py
@@ -164,6 +164,19 @@ def test_chdir(self, tmpdir):
         assert os.getcwd() == cdto
         os.chdir(current_cwd)
 
+    def test_chdir_ctx(self, tmpdir):
+        cdto = str(tmpdir.join("cdbby").ensure(dir=True))
+        current_cwd = os.getcwd()
+
+        session, _ = self.make_session_and_runner()
+
+        with session.chdir(cdto):
+            assert os.getcwd() == cdto
+
+        assert os.getcwd() == current_cwd
+
+        os.chdir(current_cwd)
+
     def test_invoked_from(self, tmpdir):
         cdto = str(tmpdir.join("cdbby").ensure(dir=True))
         current_cwd = os.getcwd()