diff --git a/.changeset/twelve-emus-fetch.md b/.changeset/twelve-emus-fetch.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3caa5efa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twelve-emus-fetch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@changesets/cli": patch
+---
+
+Support absolute paths in `changeset status --output <path>`
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/status/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/status/index.ts
index d69cd1589..ef2256a89 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/status/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/status/index.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default async function status(
 
   if (output) {
     await fs.writeFile(
-      path.join(cwd, output),
+      path.resolve(cwd, output),
       JSON.stringify(releasePlan, undefined, 2)
     );
     return;