diff --git a/bin/autojump b/bin/autojump
index d039cd1..15a2f8e 100755
--- a/bin/autojump
+++ b/bin/autojump
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ def parse_arguments():
         '--complete', action='store_true', default=False,
         help='used for tab completion',
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--child', action="store_true", default=False,
+        help='only match subdirectories of the current working directory'
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         '--purge', action='store_true', default=False,
         help='remove non-existent paths from database',
@@ -313,6 +317,13 @@ def main(args):  # noqa
         tab_needle, tab_index, tab_path = \
             get_tab_entry_info(first(needles), TAB_SEPARATOR)
 
+        if args.child:
+            pwd = get_pwd()
+            entries = ifilter(
+                lambda entry: entry.path.find(pwd) == 0,
+                entries
+            )
+
         # Handle `j foo__`, assuming first index.
         if not tab_path and not tab_index \
                 and tab_needle and needles[0] == tab_needle + TAB_SEPARATOR:
diff --git a/bin/autojump.bash b/bin/autojump.bash
index 379e529..71db807 100644
--- a/bin/autojump.bash
+++ b/bin/autojump.bash
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ j() {
 # jump to child directory (subdirectory of current path)
 jc() {
     if [[ ${1} == -* ]] && [[ ${1} != "--" ]]; then
-        autojump ${@}
+        autojump --child ${@}
         return
     else
-        j $(pwd) ${@}
+        j ${@} --child
     fi
 }
 
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ jo() {
 # open autojump results (child directory) in file browser
 jco() {
     if [[ ${1} == -* ]] && [[ ${1} != "--" ]]; then
-        autojump ${@}
+        autojump --child ${@}
         return
     else
-        jo $(pwd) ${@}
+        jo ${@} --child
     fi
 }
diff --git a/bin/autojump.fish b/bin/autojump.fish
index e995506..fb5ec76 100644
--- a/bin/autojump.fish
+++ b/bin/autojump.fish
@@ -70,12 +70,7 @@ end
 
 # jump to child directory (subdirectory of current path)
 function jc
-    switch "$argv"
-        case '-*'
-            j $argv
-        case '*'
-            j (pwd) $argv
-    end
+    j $argv --child
 end
 
 
@@ -103,10 +98,5 @@ end
 
 # open autojump results (child directory) in file browser
 function jco
-    switch "$argv"
-        case '-*'
-            j $argv
-        case '*'
-            jo (pwd) $argv
-    end
+    jo $argv --child
 end
diff --git a/bin/autojump.zsh b/bin/autojump.zsh
index a761206..3596ffe 100644
--- a/bin/autojump.zsh
+++ b/bin/autojump.zsh
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ j() {
 # jump to child directory (subdirectory of current path)
 jc() {
     if [[ ${1} == -* ]] && [[ ${1} != "--" ]]; then
-        autojump ${@}
+        autojump --child ${@}
         return
     else
-        j $(pwd) ${@}
+        j ${@} --child
     fi
 }
 
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ jo() {
 # open autojump results (child directory) in file browser
 jco() {
     if [[ ${1} == -* ]] && [[ ${1} != "--" ]]; then
-        autojump ${@}
+        autojump --child ${@}
         return
     else
-        jo $(pwd) ${@}
+        jo ${@} --child
     fi
 }