diff --git a/src/output/handlers.rs b/src/output/handlers.rs
index 0dc64c0a8..5222858eb 100644
--- a/src/output/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/output/handlers.rs
@@ -1606,10 +1606,20 @@ fn refresh_removal_safety_after_pre_remove(
 
 fn prepare_remove_directory_change(
     main_path: &Path,
+    worktree_path: &Path,
     changed_directory: bool,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     if changed_directory {
-        super::change_directory(main_path)?;
+        // Preserve the user's subdirectory position, mirroring `wt switch`
+        // (#3343). The removal hasn't run yet, so the current directory still
+        // exists inside the worktree being removed — if the user is in
+        // `worktree/apps/gateway/` and `main/apps/gateway/` exists, cd there
+        // instead of the main worktree root. Falls back to the root when the
+        // subdir is absent in the destination or the cwd can't be read.
+        let cd_target = std::env::current_dir()
+            .map(|cwd| resolve_subdir_in_target(main_path, Some(worktree_path), &cwd))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| main_path.to_path_buf());
+        super::change_directory(&cd_target)?;
         stderr().flush()?; // Force flush to ensure shell processes the cd
         // Mark that the CWD worktree is being removed, so the error handler
         // can show a hint if a subsequent command (e.g., post-merge hook) fails.
@@ -1831,7 +1841,7 @@ fn handle_removed_worktree_output(
         return remove_removed_worktree_silently(&repo, &ctx, &safety, announcer);
     }
 
-    prepare_remove_directory_change(ctx.main_path, ctx.changed_directory)?;
+    prepare_remove_directory_change(ctx.main_path, ctx.worktree_path, ctx.changed_directory)?;
 
     // Handle detached HEAD case (no branch known)
     let Some(branch_name) = ctx.branch_name else {
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/directives.rs b/tests/integration_tests/directives.rs
index aba6505c2..fd7f9a428 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/directives.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/directives.rs
@@ -384,6 +384,79 @@ fn test_switch_create_preserves_subdir(#[from(repo_with_remote)] repo: TestRepo)
     );
 }
 
+#[rstest]
+fn test_remove_preserves_subdir(#[from(repo_with_remote)] mut repo: TestRepo) {
+    let feature_wt = repo.add_worktree("feature");
+    let (cd_path, exec_path, _guard) = directive_files();
+
+    // Create the same subdirectory in both the feature worktree (where the
+    // user is) and the main worktree (where removal lands).
+    let subdir = "apps/gateway";
+    fs::create_dir_all(repo.root_path().join(subdir)).unwrap();
+    fs::create_dir_all(feature_wt.join(subdir)).unwrap();
+
+    let mut cmd = wt_command();
+    repo.configure_wt_cmd(&mut cmd);
+    configure_directive_files(&mut cmd, &cd_path, &exec_path);
+    cmd.arg("remove").current_dir(feature_wt.join(subdir));
+
+    let output = cmd.output().unwrap();
+    assert!(output.status.success(), "wt remove failed: {:?}", output);
+
+    // Verify cd file lands in the equivalent subdirectory of the main
+    // worktree, not at its root — mirroring `wt switch` (issue #3343).
+    let cd_content = fs::read_to_string(&cd_path).unwrap_or_default();
+    let expected_subdir = repo.root_path().join(Path::new("apps").join("gateway"));
+    let expected_str = expected_subdir.to_string_lossy();
+    assert!(
+        cd_content.contains(&*expected_str),
+        "CD file should contain subdirectory path {}, got: {}",
+        expected_str,
+        cd_content
+    );
+}
+
+#[rstest]
+fn test_remove_falls_back_to_root_when_subdir_missing(
+    #[from(repo_with_remote)] mut repo: TestRepo,
+) {
+    let feature_wt = repo.add_worktree("feature");
+    let (cd_path, exec_path, _guard) = directive_files();
+
+    // Create the subdirectory only in the feature worktree (where the user
+    // is), not in the main worktree where removal lands.
+    let subdir = "apps/gateway";
+    fs::create_dir_all(feature_wt.join(subdir)).unwrap();
+    // Intentionally NOT creating the subdir in the main worktree.
+
+    let mut cmd = wt_command();
+    repo.configure_wt_cmd(&mut cmd);
+    configure_directive_files(&mut cmd, &cd_path, &exec_path);
+    cmd.arg("remove").current_dir(feature_wt.join(subdir));
+
+    let output = cmd.output().unwrap();
+    assert!(output.status.success(), "wt remove failed: {:?}", output);
+
+    // Verify cd file lands at the main worktree root (the subdir is absent
+    // there, so preservation falls back).
+    let cd_content = fs::read_to_string(&cd_path).unwrap_or_default();
+    let root_str = repo.root_path().to_string_lossy();
+    assert!(
+        cd_content.contains(&*root_str),
+        "CD file should contain main worktree root {}, got: {}",
+        root_str,
+        cd_content
+    );
+    let subdir_path = repo.root_path().join(Path::new("apps").join("gateway"));
+    let subdir_str = subdir_path.to_string_lossy();
+    assert!(
+        !cd_content.contains(&*subdir_str),
+        "CD file should NOT contain missing subdirectory path {}, got: {}",
+        subdir_str,
+        cd_content
+    );
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 // --no-cd Tests
 // ============================================================================