diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev.yml b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
index 3b07263..bbfaa3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: npm test
+        env:
+          TEMP: ${{ runner.temp }}
 
       - name: Coveralls
         uses: coverallsapp/github-action@v1.1.2
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index fdaed62..4c657b1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function walkdir() {
 
   var ee = new EventEmitter();
 
-  var queue = fastq(readdir, 1);
+  var queue = fastq(process, 1);
   queue.drain = function () {
     ee.emit('end');
   };
@@ -52,20 +52,39 @@ function walkdir() {
   ee.end = function () {
     queue.kill();
   };
-  ee.walk = function (filepath) {
-    queue.push(filepath);
-  };
+  ee.walk = walk;
+  ee.exists = exists;
 
   function isDefined(value) {
     return typeof value !== 'undefined';
   }
 
-  function queuePush(value) {
-    queue.push(value);
+  function walk(path) {
+    queue.push({ action: 'walk', path: path });
+  }
+
+  function exists(path) {
+    queue.push({ action: 'exists', path: path });
   }
 
-  function readdir(filepath, cb) {
-    fs.readdir(filepath, readdirOpts, onReaddir);
+  function process(data, cb) {
+    if (data.action === 'walk') {
+      fs.readdir(data.path, readdirOpts, onReaddir);
+    } else {
+      fs.stat(data.path, onStat);
+    }
+
+    function onStat(err, stat) {
+      if (err) {
+        // Ignore errors but also don't emit the path
+        return cb();
+      }
+
+      // `stat` has `isDirectory()` which is what we use from Dirent
+      ee.emit('path', data.path, stat);
+
+      cb();
+    }
 
     function onReaddir(err, dirents) {
       if (err) {
@@ -77,14 +96,14 @@ function walkdir() {
           return cb(err);
         }
 
-        dirs.filter(isDefined).forEach(queuePush);
+        dirs.filter(isDefined).forEach(walk);
 
         cb();
       });
     }
 
     function processDirents(dirent, key, cb) {
-      var nextpath = path.join(filepath, dirent.name);
+      var nextpath = path.join(data.path, dirent.name);
       ee.emit('path', nextpath, dirent);
 
       if (dirent.isDirectory()) {
@@ -138,6 +157,10 @@ function validateGlobs(globs) {
   }
 }
 
+function isPositiveGlob(glob) {
+  return !isNegatedGlob(glob).negated;
+}
+
 function validateOptions(opts) {
   if (typeof opts.cwd !== 'string') {
     throw new Error('The `cwd` option must be a string');
@@ -251,7 +274,19 @@ function globStream(globs, opt) {
   walker.on('path', onPath);
   walker.once('end', onEnd);
   walker.once('error', onError);
-  walker.walk(ourOpt.cwd);
+  ourGlobs.forEach(function (glob) {
+    if (isGlob(glob)) {
+      // We only want to walk the glob-parent directories of any positive glob
+      // to reduce the amount of files have to check.
+      if (isPositiveGlob(glob)) {
+        var base = globParent(glob);
+        walker.walk(base);
+      }
+    } else {
+      // If the strig is not a glob, we just check for the existence of it.
+      walker.exists(glob);
+    }
+  });
 
   function read(cb) {
     walker.resume();
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index c87c057..5726155 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var sinon = require('sinon');
 
 // Need to wrap this to cause walker to emit an error
 var fs = require('fs');
+var os = require('os');
 
 var globStream = require('../');
 
@@ -370,6 +371,11 @@ function suite(moduleName) {
     });
 
     it('emits all objects (unordered) when given multiple absolute paths and no cwd', function (done) {
+      var testFile = path.join(os.tmpdir(), "glob-stream-test.txt");
+      fs.writeFileSync(testFile, "test");
+
+      var tmp = deWindows(os.tmpdir());
+
       var expected = [
         {
           cwd: cwd,
@@ -387,24 +393,73 @@ function suite(moduleName) {
           base: dir + '/fixtures/whatsgoingon',
           path: dir + '/fixtures/whatsgoingon/test.js',
         },
+        {
+          cwd: cwd,
+          base: tmp,
+          path: tmp + '/glob-stream-test.txt',
+        }
       ];
 
       var paths = [
         dir + '/fixtures/whatsgoingon/hey/isaidhey/whatsgoingon/test.txt',
         dir + '/fixtures/test.coffee',
         dir + '/fixtures/whatsgoingon/test.js',
+        tmp + '/glob-stream-*.txt',
       ];
 
+      console.log(paths);
+
       function assert(pathObjs) {
-        expect(pathObjs.length).toEqual(3);
+        fs.unlinkSync(testFile, "test");
+        expect(pathObjs.length).toEqual(4);
         expect(pathObjs).toContainEqual(expected[0]);
         expect(pathObjs).toContainEqual(expected[1]);
         expect(pathObjs).toContainEqual(expected[2]);
+        expect(pathObjs).toContainEqual(expected[3]);
       }
 
       stream.pipeline([globStream(paths), concat(assert)], done);
     });
 
+    it('resolves globs when process.chdir() changes the cwd', function (done) {
+      var prevCwd = process.cwd();
+      process.chdir('test/fixtures/stuff');
+
+      var expected = {
+        cwd: dir + '/fixtures/stuff',
+        base: dir + '/fixtures',
+        path: dir + '/fixtures/test.coffee',
+      };
+
+      function assert(pathObjs) {
+        process.chdir(prevCwd);
+
+        expect(pathObjs.length).toEqual(1);
+        expect(pathObjs[0]).toEqual(expected);
+      }
+
+      stream.pipeline([globStream(['../*.coffee']), concat(assert)], done);
+    });
+
+    // https://github.com/gulpjs/glob-stream/issues/129
+    it('does not take a long time when when checking a singular glob in the project root', function (done) {
+      // Extremely short timeout to ensure we aren't traversing node_modules
+      this.timeout(20);
+
+      var expected = {
+        cwd: cwd,
+        base: cwd,
+        path: cwd + '/package.json',
+      };
+
+      function assert(pathObjs) {
+        expect(pathObjs.length).toEqual(1);
+        expect(pathObjs[0]).toEqual(expected);
+      }
+
+      stream.pipeline([globStream(['./package.json']), concat(assert)], done);
+    });
+
     it('removes duplicate objects from the stream using default (path) filter', function (done) {
       var expected = {
         cwd: dir,