diff --git a/templates/bash.txt b/templates/bash.txt
index aeec524f..7a9201f5 100644
--- a/templates/bash.txt
+++ b/templates/bash.txt
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ function __zoxide_z() {
         __zoxide_cd "${OLDPWD}"
     elif [[ $# -eq 1 && -d $1 ]]; then
         __zoxide_cd "$1"
+    elif [[ $# -eq 2 && -d $2 && $1 == '--' ]]; then
+        __zoxide_cd "$2"
     elif [[ ${@: -1} == "${__zoxide_z_prefix}"?* ]]; then
         # shellcheck disable=SC2124
         \builtin local result="${@: -1}"
diff --git a/templates/posix.txt b/templates/posix.txt
index 1c039cd7..3b44a706 100644
--- a/templates/posix.txt
+++ b/templates/posix.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ __zoxide_z() {
         fi
     elif [ "$#" -eq 1 ] && [ -d "$1" ]; then
         __zoxide_cd "$1"
+    elif [ "$#" -eq 2 ] && [ -d "$2" ] && [ "$1" = '--' ]; then
+        __zoxide_cd "$2"
     else
         __zoxide_result="$(\command zoxide query --exclude "$(__zoxide_pwd || \builtin true)" -- "$@")" &&
             __zoxide_cd "${__zoxide_result}"