diff --git a/news/2926.bugfix b/news/2926.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b50a85150f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2926.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Avoid listing packages from current directory, when invoked as 'python -m pip freeze'
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/commands/freeze.py b/src/pip/_internal/commands/freeze.py
index 4758e30343f..8a89de4f3a5 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/commands/freeze.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/commands/freeze.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
+import os
 import sys
 
 from pip._internal.cache import WheelCache
@@ -83,12 +84,18 @@ def run(self, options, args):
 
         cmdoptions.check_list_path_option(options)
 
+        paths = options.path
+        # Filter sys.path, to avoid listing distributions from
+        # current directory
+        if paths is None:
+            paths = [item for item in sys.path if item and item != os.getcwd()]
+
         freeze_kwargs = dict(
             requirement=options.requirements,
             find_links=options.find_links,
             local_only=options.local,
             user_only=options.user,
-            paths=options.path,
+            paths=paths,
             skip_regex=options.skip_requirements_regex,
             isolated=options.isolated_mode,
             wheel_cache=wheel_cache,
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_freeze.py b/tests/functional/test_freeze.py
index 7027879bd44..d3b37550113 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_freeze.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_freeze.py
@@ -79,34 +79,36 @@ def test_freeze_with_pip(script):
     assert 'pip==' in result.stdout
 
 
+def _fake_install(pkgname, dest):
+    egg_info_path = os.path.join(
+        dest, '{}-1.0-py{}.{}.egg-info'.format(
+            pkgname.replace('-', '_'),
+            sys.version_info[0],
+            sys.version_info[1]
+        )
+    )
+    with open(egg_info_path, 'w') as egg_info_file:
+        egg_info_file.write(textwrap.dedent("""\
+            Metadata-Version: 1.0
+            Name: {}
+            Version: 1.0
+            """.format(pkgname)
+        ))
+    return egg_info_path
+
+
 def test_freeze_with_invalid_names(script):
     """
     Test that invalid names produce warnings and are passed over gracefully.
     """
 
-    def fake_install(pkgname, dest):
-        egg_info_path = os.path.join(
-            dest, '{}-1.0-py{}.{}.egg-info'.format(
-                pkgname.replace('-', '_'),
-                sys.version_info[0],
-                sys.version_info[1]
-            )
-        )
-        with open(egg_info_path, 'w') as egg_info_file:
-            egg_info_file.write(textwrap.dedent("""\
-                Metadata-Version: 1.0
-                Name: {}
-                Version: 1.0
-                """.format(pkgname)
-            ))
-
     valid_pkgnames = ('middle-dash', 'middle_underscore', 'middle.dot')
     invalid_pkgnames = (
         '-leadingdash', '_leadingunderscore', '.leadingdot',
         'trailingdash-', 'trailingunderscore_', 'trailingdot.'
     )
     for pkgname in valid_pkgnames + invalid_pkgnames:
-        fake_install(pkgname, script.site_packages_path)
+        _fake_install(pkgname, script.site_packages_path)
     result = script.pip('freeze', expect_stderr=True)
     for pkgname in valid_pkgnames:
         _check_output(
@@ -129,6 +131,18 @@ def fake_install(pkgname, dest):
     _check_output(result.stderr, expected)
 
 
+def test_freeze_skip_curr_dir(script):
+    """
+    Test that an .egginfo is skipped when present in current directory
+    """
+
+    curr_dir = os.getcwd()
+    egg_info_path = _fake_install("foo-package", curr_dir)
+    result = script.pip("freeze")
+    os.remove(egg_info_path)
+    assert "foo-package==" not in result.stdout
+
+
 @pytest.mark.git
 def test_freeze_editable_not_vcs(script, tmpdir):
     """