diff --git a/src/uu/pwd/locales/en-US.ftl b/src/uu/pwd/locales/en-US.ftl
index ffed18f37..035f81e62 100644
--- a/src/uu/pwd/locales/en-US.ftl
+++ b/src/uu/pwd/locales/en-US.ftl
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ pwd-usage = pwd [OPTION]...
 pwd-help-logical = use PWD from environment, even if it contains symlinks
 pwd-help-physical = avoid all symlinks
 
+# Warning messages
+pwd-ignoring-non-option-arguments = ignoring non-option arguments
+
 # Error messages
 pwd-error-failed-to-get-current-directory = failed to get current directory
 pwd-error-failed-to-print-current-directory = failed to print current directory
diff --git a/src/uu/pwd/locales/fr-FR.ftl b/src/uu/pwd/locales/fr-FR.ftl
index 95a79a362..a13bb33f7 100644
--- a/src/uu/pwd/locales/fr-FR.ftl
+++ b/src/uu/pwd/locales/fr-FR.ftl
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ pwd-usage = pwd [OPTION]...
 pwd-help-logical = utiliser PWD de l'environnement, même s'il contient des liens symboliques
 pwd-help-physical = éviter tous les liens symboliques
 
+# Messages d'avertissement
+pwd-ignoring-non-option-arguments = arguments non-option ignorés
+
 # Messages d'erreur
 pwd-error-failed-to-get-current-directory = échec de l'obtention du répertoire actuel
 pwd-error-failed-to-print-current-directory = échec de l'affichage du répertoire actuel
diff --git a/src/uu/pwd/src/pwd.rs b/src/uu/pwd/src/pwd.rs
index 193af4ccc..41d568b72 100644
--- a/src/uu/pwd/src/pwd.rs
+++ b/src/uu/pwd/src/pwd.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ use uucore::format_usage;
 
 use uucore::display::println_verbatim;
 use uucore::error::{FromIo, UResult};
+use uucore::show_error;
 
 use uucore::translate;
 const OPT_LOGICAL: &str = "logical";
 const OPT_PHYSICAL: &str = "physical";
+const ARG_OPERANDS: &str = "operands";
 
 fn physical_path() -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
     // std::env::current_dir() is a thin wrapper around libc::getcwd().
@@ -110,6 +112,12 @@ fn logical_path() -> io::Result<PathBuf> {
 #[uucore::main(no_signals)]
 pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     let matches = uucore::clap_localization::handle_clap_result(uu_app(), args)?;
+
+    // GNU pwd ignores any non-option operands but warns about them.
+    if matches.contains_id(ARG_OPERANDS) {
+        show_error!("{}", translate!("pwd-ignoring-non-option-arguments"));
+    }
+
     // if POSIXLY_CORRECT is set, we want to a logical resolution.
     // This produces a different output when doing mkdir -p a/b && ln -s a/b c && cd c && pwd
     // We should get c in this case instead of a/b at the end of the path
@@ -160,4 +168,10 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
                 .help(translate!("pwd-help-physical"))
                 .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new(ARG_OPERANDS)
+                .action(ArgAction::Append)
+                .num_args(1..)
+                .hide(true),
+        )
 }
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_pwd.rs b/tests/by-util/test_pwd.rs
index ce63fb889..a6e1bd798 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_pwd.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_pwd.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@ fn test_default() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn test_failed() {
-    let (_at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
-    ucmd.arg("will-fail").fails();
+fn test_ignores_non_option_arguments() {
+    // GNU pwd ignores non-option operands, warning on stderr but exiting 0.
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    ucmd.arg("will-fail")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is(at.root_dir_resolved() + "\n")
+        .stderr_is("pwd: ignoring non-option arguments\n");
 }
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
diff --git a/util/gnu-patches/series b/util/gnu-patches/series
index f39561323..f9b7fd826 100644
--- a/util/gnu-patches/series
+++ b/util/gnu-patches/series
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ tests_du_move_dir_while_traversing.patch
 test_mkdir_restorecon.patch
 error_msg_uniq.diff
 tests_numfmt.patch
+tests_pwd-long.patch
diff --git a/util/gnu-patches/tests_pwd-long.patch b/util/gnu-patches/tests_pwd-long.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a26847e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/gnu-patches/tests_pwd-long.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Index: gnu/tests/pwd/pwd-long.sh
+===================================================================
+--- gnu.orig/tests/pwd/pwd-long.sh
++++ gnu/tests/pwd/pwd-long.sh
+@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
+
+ . "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh";
+ print_ver_ pwd
+-uses_strace_
+
+ require_readable_root_
+ require_perl_
+@@ -27,11 +26,10 @@
+ ARGV_0=$0
+ export ARGV_0
+
+-# Disable the getcwd syscall if possible, so more of our code is exercised.
+-no_sys_getcwd() {
+-  strace -f -o /dev/null -e 'getcwd' -e fault=all:error=ENOSYS "$@"
+-}
+-no_sys_getcwd true || no_sys_getcwd() { "$@"; }
++# uutils: our pwd has no userspace getcwd reimplementation like GNU's; it
++# relies on the kernel getcwd(), which already handles paths longer than
++# PATH_MAX. So run pwd directly instead of disabling the getcwd syscall.
++no_sys_getcwd() { "$@"; }
+
+ # Don't use CuTmpdir here, since File::Temp's use of rmtree can't
+ # remove the deep tree we create.