diff --git a/aider/args.py b/aider/args.py
index 9bffb116d..3d5596687 100644
--- a/aider/args.py
+++ b/aider/args.py
@@ -319,6 +319,12 @@ def get_parser(default_config_files, git_root):
         default=default_aiderignore_file,
         help="Specify the aider ignore file (default: .aiderignore in git root)",
     )
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--subtree-only",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Only consider files in the current subtree of the git repository",
+        default=False,
+    )
     group.add_argument(
         "--auto-commits",
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 1c580f662..4fccf27fe 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
                 attribute_committer=args.attribute_committer,
                 attribute_commit_message=args.attribute_commit_message,
                 commit_prompt=args.commit_prompt,
+                subtree_only=args.subtree_only,
             )
         except FileNotFoundError:
             pass