diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/ddp.py b/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/ddp.py
index 6e6c292eec140..18f9528d163b0 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/ddp.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/plugins/training_type/ddp.py
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ def _call_children_scripts(self):
             if _HYDRA_AVAILABLE:
                 if HydraConfig.initialized():
                     cwd = get_original_cwd()
+                    os_cwd = f'"{os.getcwd()}"'
+                    command += [f'hydra.run.dir={os_cwd}', f'hydra.job.name=train_ddp_process_{local_rank}']
             proc = subprocess.Popen(command, env=env_copy, cwd=cwd)
             self.interactive_ddp_procs.append(proc)