diff --git a/test/standalone/child_process/build.zig b/test/standalone/child_process/build.zig
index 81b40835f3..9e96aaa608 100644
--- a/test/standalone/child_process/build.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/child_process/build.zig
@@ -31,5 +31,16 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     run.addArtifactArg(child);
     run.expectExitCode(0);
 
+    // Use a temporary directory within the cache as the CWD to test
+    // spawning the child using a path that contains a leading `..` component.
+    const run_relative = b.addRunArtifact(main);
+    run_relative.addArtifactArg(child);
+    const write_tmp_dir = b.addWriteFiles();
+    const tmp_cwd = write_tmp_dir.getDirectory();
+    run_relative.addDirectoryArg(tmp_cwd);
+    run_relative.setCwd(tmp_cwd);
+    run_relative.expectExitCode(0);
+
     test_step.dependOn(&run.step);
+    test_step.dependOn(&run_relative.step);
 }
diff --git a/test/standalone/child_process/main.zig b/test/standalone/child_process/main.zig
index 6537f90acf..9ded383d96 100644
--- a/test/standalone/child_process/main.zig
+++ b/test/standalone/child_process/main.zig
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     var it = try std.process.argsWithAllocator(gpa);
     defer it.deinit();
     _ = it.next() orelse unreachable; // skip binary name
-    const child_path = it.next() orelse unreachable;
+    const child_path, const needs_free = child_path: {
+        const child_path = it.next() orelse unreachable;
+        const cwd_path = it.next() orelse break :child_path .{ child_path, false };
+        // If there is a third argument, it is the current CWD somewhere within the cache directory.
+        // In that case, modify the child path in order to test spawning a path with a leading `..` component.
+        break :child_path .{ try std.fs.path.relative(gpa, cwd_path, child_path), true };
+    };
+    defer if (needs_free) gpa.free(child_path);
 
     var child = std.process.Child.init(&.{ child_path, "hello arg" }, gpa);
     child.stdin_behavior = .Pipe;
@@ -39,7 +46,12 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         },
         else => |term| testError("abnormal child exit: {}", .{term}),
     }
-    return if (parent_test_error) error.ParentTestError else {};
+    if (parent_test_error) return error.ParentTestError;
+
+    // Check that FileNotFound is consistent across platforms when trying to spawn an executable that doesn't exist
+    const missing_child_path = try std.mem.concat(gpa, u8, &.{ child_path, "_intentionally_missing" });
+    defer gpa.free(missing_child_path);
+    try std.testing.expectError(error.FileNotFound, std.process.Child.run(.{ .allocator = gpa, .argv = &.{missing_child_path} }));
 }
 
 var parent_test_error = false;