diff --git a/ale_linters/cpp/clangd.vim b/ale_linters/cpp/clangd.vim
index fab605f4..8b7f0284 100644
--- a/ale_linters/cpp/clangd.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/cpp/clangd.vim
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ call ale#Set('cpp_clangd_executable', 'clangd')
 call ale#Set('cpp_clangd_options', '')
 
 function! ale_linters#cpp#clangd#GetCommand(buffer) abort
-    return '%e' . ale#Pad(ale#Var(a:buffer, 'cpp_clangd_options'))
+    let l:build_dir = ale#c#GetBuildDirectory(a:buffer)
+
+    return '%e'
+    \    . ale#Pad(ale#Var(a:buffer, 'cpp_clangd_options'))
+    \    . (!empty(l:build_dir) ? ' -compile-commands-dir=' . ale#Escape(l:build_dir) : '')
 endfunction
 
 call ale#linter#Define('cpp', {