diff --git a/act/runner/run_context.go b/act/runner/run_context.go
index 8c99902a..0f17095b 100644
--- a/act/runner/run_context.go
+++ b/act/runner/run_context.go
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ func (rc *RunContext) validVolumes() []string {
 	if rc.Config.SharedToolCache {
 		volumes = append(volumes, sharedToolCacheVolume)
 	}
+	if rc.Config.BindWorkdir {
+		volumes = append(volumes, rc.Config.Workdir)
+	}
 	// TODO: add a new configuration to control whether the docker daemon can be mounted
 	return append(volumes, name, name+"-env",
 		getDockerDaemonSocketMountPath(rc.containerDaemonSocket()))
diff --git a/act/runner/run_context_test.go b/act/runner/run_context_test.go
index a10c9653..cded68b3 100644
--- a/act/runner/run_context_test.go
+++ b/act/runner/run_context_test.go
@@ -604,6 +604,11 @@ func TestRunContextValidVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 	// a job may mount it only while the runner does
 	rc.Config.SharedToolCache = false
 	assert.NotContains(t, rc.validVolumes(), sharedToolCacheVolume)
+
+	rc.Config.Workdir = "/workspace/1/owner/repo"
+	assert.NotContains(t, rc.validVolumes(), rc.Config.Workdir)
+	rc.Config.BindWorkdir = true
+	assert.Contains(t, rc.validVolumes(), rc.Config.Workdir)
 }
 
 func TestCleanupJobResourcesCleansServicesWithoutJobContainer(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/config/config.example.yaml b/internal/pkg/config/config.example.yaml
index 34575127..7ade6668 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/config/config.example.yaml
+++ b/internal/pkg/config/config.example.yaml
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ container:
   # This is required for Docker-in-Docker (DinD) setups when jobs use docker compose
   # with bind mounts (e.g., ".:/app"), as volume-based workspaces are not accessible
   # from the DinD daemon's filesystem. When enabled, ensure the workspace parent
-  # directory is also mounted into the runner container and listed in valid_volumes.
+  # directory is also mounted into the runner container.
   #bind_workdir: false
   # How long a job waits for a service container that declares a healthcheck to become
   # healthy. A negative value (e.g. -1s) starts the steps without waiting.