diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 87eaf181..bee0332b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([fcntl.h stdlib.h string.h sys/socket.h time.h sys/time.h syslog.h unistd.h cairo/cairo.h pngstruct.h])
 
 # Source characteristics
-AC_DEFINE([_POSIX_C_SOURCE], [199309L], [Uses POSIX APIs])
+AC_DEFINE([_POSIX_C_SOURCE], [200809L], [Uses POSIX APIs])
 AC_DEFINE([_BSD_SOURCE],     [],        [Uses BSD APIs])
 
 # libdl
diff --git a/src/protocols/ssh/client.c b/src/protocols/ssh/client.c
index 820eb933..e2b469b9 100644
--- a/src/protocols/ssh/client.c
+++ b/src/protocols/ssh/client.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ int guac_client_init(guac_client* client, int argc, char** argv) {
     client_data->enable_sftp = strcmp(argv[IDX_ENABLE_SFTP], "true") == 0;
     client_data->sftp_session = NULL;
     client_data->sftp_ssh_session = NULL;
+    strcpy(client_data->sftp_upload_path, ".");
 
     /* Read port */
     if (argv[IDX_PORT][0] != 0)
diff --git a/src/protocols/ssh/client.h b/src/protocols/ssh/client.h
index 45902e13..f35b25b0 100644
--- a/src/protocols/ssh/client.h
+++ b/src/protocols/ssh/client.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #include "terminal.h"
 #include "cursor.h"
+#include "sftp.h"
 
 /**
  * SSH-specific client data.
@@ -106,6 +107,11 @@ typedef struct ssh_guac_client_data {
      */
     sftp_session sftp_session;
 
+    /**
+     * The path files will be sent to.
+     */
+    char sftp_upload_path[GUAC_SFTP_MAX_PATH];
+
     /**
      * SSH terminal channel, used by the SSH client thread.
      */
diff --git a/src/protocols/ssh/sftp.c b/src/protocols/ssh/sftp.c
index ae51a274..f5b0259c 100644
--- a/src/protocols/ssh/sftp.c
+++ b/src/protocols/ssh/sftp.c
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ int guac_sftp_file_handler(guac_client* client, guac_stream* stream,
         char* mimetype, char* filename) {
 
     ssh_guac_client_data* client_data = (ssh_guac_client_data*) client->data;
+    char fullpath[GUAC_SFTP_MAX_PATH];
     sftp_file file;
+    int i;
 
     /* Ensure filename is a valid filename and not a path */
     if (!__ssh_guac_valid_filename(filename)) {
@@ -95,8 +97,39 @@ int guac_sftp_file_handler(guac_client* client, guac_stream* stream,
         return 0;
     }
 
+    /* Copy upload path, append trailing slash */
+    for (i=0; i<GUAC_SFTP_MAX_PATH; i++) {
+        char c = client_data->sftp_upload_path[i];
+        if (c == '\0') {
+            fullpath[i++] = '/';
+            break;
+        }
+
+        fullpath[i] = c;
+    }
+
+    /* Append filename */
+    for (; i<GUAC_SFTP_MAX_PATH; i++) {
+        char c = *(filename++);
+        if (c == '\0')
+            break;
+
+        fullpath[i] = c;
+    }
+
+    /* If path + filename exceeds max length, abort */
+    if (i == GUAC_SFTP_MAX_PATH) {
+        guac_protocol_send_ack(client->socket, stream, "SFTP: Name too long",
+                GUAC_PROTOCOL_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER);
+        guac_socket_flush(client->socket);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /* Terminate path string */
+    fullpath[i] = '\0';
+
     /* Open file via SFTP */
-    file = sftp_open(client_data->sftp_session, filename,
+    file = sftp_open(client_data->sftp_session, fullpath,
             O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
 
     /* Inform of status */
@@ -106,8 +139,8 @@ int guac_sftp_file_handler(guac_client* client, guac_stream* stream,
         guac_socket_flush(client->socket);
     }
     else {
-        guac_client_log_error(client, "Unable to open file: %s",
-                ssh_get_error(client_data->sftp_ssh_session));
+        guac_client_log_error(client, "Unable to open file \"%s\": %s",
+                fullpath, ssh_get_error(client_data->sftp_ssh_session));
         guac_protocol_send_ack(client->socket, stream, "SFTP: Open failed",
                 GUAC_PROTOCOL_STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR);
         guac_socket_flush(client->socket);
@@ -240,3 +273,21 @@ guac_stream* guac_sftp_download_file(guac_client* client,
 
 }
 
+void guac_sftp_set_upload_path(guac_client* client, char* path) {
+
+    ssh_guac_client_data* client_data = (ssh_guac_client_data*) client->data;
+    int length = strnlen(path, GUAC_SFTP_MAX_PATH);
+
+    /* Ignore requests which exceed maximum-allowed path */
+    if (length > GUAC_SFTP_MAX_PATH) {
+        guac_client_log_error(client,
+                "Submitted path exceeds limit of %i bytes",
+                GUAC_SFTP_MAX_PATH);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Copy path */
+    memcpy(client_data->sftp_upload_path, path, length);
+
+}
+
diff --git a/src/protocols/ssh/sftp.h b/src/protocols/ssh/sftp.h
index b621507e..8ecce1cb 100644
--- a/src/protocols/ssh/sftp.h
+++ b/src/protocols/ssh/sftp.h
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
 #include <guacamole/client.h>
 #include <guacamole/stream.h>
 
+/**
+ * Maximum number of bytes per path.
+ */
+#define GUAC_SFTP_MAX_PATH 2048
+
 /**
  * Handler for file messages which begins an SFTP data transfer (upload).
  */
@@ -69,5 +74,10 @@ int guac_sftp_ack_handler(guac_client* client, guac_stream* stream,
  */
 guac_stream* guac_sftp_download_file(guac_client* client, char* filename);
 
+/**
+ * Set the destination directory for future uploads.
+ */
+void guac_sftp_set_upload_path(guac_client* client, char* path);
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/protocols/ssh/terminal_handlers.c b/src/protocols/ssh/terminal_handlers.c
index 349c9cad..919044ec 100644
--- a/src/protocols/ssh/terminal_handlers.c
+++ b/src/protocols/ssh/terminal_handlers.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ int guac_terminal_guac_set_directory(guac_terminal* term, char c) {
     if (c == 0x9C || c == 0x5C || c == 0x07) {
         filename[length++] = '\0';
         term->char_handler = guac_terminal_echo;
-        guac_client_log_info(term->client, "STUB: set: %s", filename);
+        guac_sftp_set_upload_path(term->client, filename);
         length = 0;
     }