diff --git a/state/input.go b/state/input.go
index 4506a24f..6072f6fd 100644
--- a/state/input.go
+++ b/state/input.go
@@ -139,10 +139,16 @@ func (git gitInput) Compile(_ string, _ *State) (*compiler.Value, error) {
 		ref = git.Ref
 	}
 
+	dir := ""
+	if git.Dir != "" {
+		dir = fmt.Sprintf(`,{do:"subdir", dir:"%s"}`, git.Dir)
+	}
+
 	return compiler.Compile("", fmt.Sprintf(
-		`#up: [{do:"fetch-git", remote:"%s", ref:"%s"}]`,
+		`#up: [{do:"fetch-git", remote:"%s", ref:"%s"}%s]`,
 		git.Remote,
 		ref,
+		dir,
 	))
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/cli.bats b/tests/cli.bats
index 01041356..94a90dff 100644
--- a/tests/cli.bats
+++ b/tests/cli.bats
@@ -336,12 +336,15 @@ setup() {
 @test "dagger input git" {
     "$DAGGER" init
 
-    dagger_new_with_plan input "$TESTDIR"/cli/input/artifact
+    ## Test simple input git
+    dagger_new_with_plan "input-simple-git" "$TESTDIR"/cli/input/artifact
 
     # input git
-    "$DAGGER" input -e "input" git "source" https://github.com/samalba/dagger-test-simple.git
-    "$DAGGER" up -e "input"
-    run "$DAGGER" -l error query -e "input"
+    "$DAGGER" -e "input-simple-git" input list
+    "$DAGGER" -e "input-simple-git" input git source "https://github.com/samalba/dagger-test-simple"
+    "$DAGGER" -e "input-simple-git" input list
+    "$DAGGER" -e "input-simple-git" up --no-cache
+    run "$DAGGER" -l error query -e "input-simple-git"
     assert_output '{
   "bar": "testgit\n",
   "foo": "bar",
@@ -349,12 +352,21 @@ setup() {
 }'
 
     # unset input git
-    "$DAGGER" input -e "input" unset "source"
-    "$DAGGER" up -e "input"
-    run "$DAGGER" -l error query -e "input"
+    "$DAGGER" input -e "input-simple-git" unset "source"
+    "$DAGGER" up -e "input-simple-git"
+    run "$DAGGER" -l error query -e "input-simple-git"
     assert_output '{
   "foo": "bar"
 }'
+
+    ## Test input git with subdir
+    dagger_new_with_plan "input-subdir-git" "$TESTDIR"/cli/input/git
+
+    # input git
+    "$DAGGER" -e "input-subdir-git" input git TestRepo "https://github.com/dagger/examples" "main" "todoapp"
+
+    # Assert success (test is directly in the cue file)
+    "$DAGGER" -e "input-subdir-git" up
 }
 
 @test "dagger input list" {
diff --git a/tests/cli/input/git/main.cue b/tests/cli/input/git/main.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbdad7a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cli/input/git/main.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package testing
+
+import (
+	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/os"
+)
+
+// Input https://github.com/dagger/examples/tree/main/todoapp
+TestRepo: dagger.#Input & {dagger.#Artifact}
+
+// Check README.md
+TestFolder: os.#Container & {
+	always: true
+	command: #"""
+			grep -q "Todo APP" /input/repo/README.md
+		"""#
+	mount: "/input/repo": from: TestRepo
+}