diff --git a/dagger/gen.go b/dagger/gen.go
index a0e44ad1..694e42f1 100644
--- a/dagger/gen.go
+++ b/dagger/gen.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ package dagger
 #Script: [...#Op]
 
 // One operation in a script
-#Op: #FetchContainer | #FetchGit | #Export | #Exec | #Local | #Copy | #Load
+#Op: #FetchContainer | #FetchGit | #Export | #Exec | #Local | #Copy | #Load | #Subdir
 
 // Export a value from fs state to cue
 #Export: {
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ package dagger
 	from: #Component | #Script
 }
 
+#Subdir: {
+	do:  "subdir"
+	dir: string | *"/"
+}
+
 #Exec: {
 	do: "exec"
 	args: [...string]
diff --git a/dagger/op.go b/dagger/op.go
index aa5a4243..9a91da0c 100644
--- a/dagger/op.go
+++ b/dagger/op.go
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ func (op *Op) Action() (Action, error) {
 		"#FetchGit":       op.FetchGit,
 		"#Local":          op.Local,
 		"#Load":           op.Load,
+		"#Subdir":         op.Subdir,
 	}
 	for def, action := range actions {
 		if err := op.Validate(def); err == nil {
@@ -108,6 +109,26 @@ func (op *Op) Validate(defs ...string) error {
 	return op.v.Validate(defs...)
 }
 
+func (op *Op) Subdir(ctx context.Context, fs FS, out *Fillable) (FS, error) {
+	// FIXME: this could be more optimized by carrying subdir path as metadata,
+	//  and using it in copy, load or mount.
+
+	dir, err := op.Get("dir").String()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fs, err
+	}
+	return fs.Change(func(st llb.State) llb.State {
+		return st.File(llb.Copy(
+			fs.LLB(),
+			dir,
+			"/",
+			&llb.CopyInfo{
+				CopyDirContentsOnly: true,
+			},
+		))
+	}), nil
+}
+
 func (op *Op) Copy(ctx context.Context, fs FS, out *Fillable) (FS, error) {
 	// Decode copy options
 	src, err := op.Get("src").String()
diff --git a/dagger/spec.cue b/dagger/spec.cue
index f7999f2f..d3e8c023 100644
--- a/dagger/spec.cue
+++ b/dagger/spec.cue
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ package dagger
 #Script: [...#Op]
 
 // One operation in a script
-#Op: #FetchContainer | #FetchGit | #Export | #Exec | #Local | #Copy | #Load
+#Op: #FetchContainer | #FetchGit | #Export | #Exec | #Local | #Copy | #Load | #Subdir
 
 // Export a value from fs state to cue
 #Export: {
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ package dagger
 	from: #Component | #Script
 }
 
+#Subdir: {
+	do:  "subdir"
+	dir: string | *"/"
+}
+
 #Exec: {
 	do: "exec"
 	args: [...string]
diff --git a/tests/subdir/simple/main.cue b/tests/subdir/simple/main.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59ed8417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/subdir/simple/main.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package main
+
+hello: {
+	string
+
+	#dagger: compute: [
+		{
+			do:  "fetch-container"
+			ref: "alpine"
+		},
+		{
+			do: "exec"
+			args: ["mkdir", "-p", "/tmp/foo"]
+		},
+		{
+			do: "exec"
+			args: ["sh", "-c", "echo -n world > /tmp/foo/hello"]
+		},
+		{
+			do:  "subdir"
+			dir: "/tmp/foo"
+		},
+		{
+			do:     "export"
+			source: "/hello"
+			format: "string"
+		},
+	]
+}
diff --git a/tests/test.sh b/tests/test.sh
index 78e11172..58008d37 100755
--- a/tests/test.sh
+++ b/tests/test.sh
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ test::input() {
 }
 
 
+test::subdir() {
+  test::one "Subdir: simple usage" --exit=0 --stdout='{"hello":"world"}' \
+      "$dagger" "${DAGGER_BINARY_ARGS[@]}" compute "$d"/subdir/simple
+}
+
 test::all(){
   local dagger="$1"
 
@@ -231,6 +236,7 @@ test::all(){
   test::exec "$dagger"
   test::export "$dagger"
   test::input "$dagger"
+  test::subdir "$dagger"
 }
 
 case "${1:-all}" in