diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
index 46e8217ce6f..aa749278148 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ export interface RepositoryUIState {
 export interface LogOptions {
 	/** Max number of log entries to retrieve. If not specified, the default is 32. */
 	readonly maxEntries?: number;
+	readonly path?: string;
 }
 
 export interface CommitOptions {
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 1b5c8d48371..0de4de360db 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -848,6 +848,9 @@ export class Repository {
 	async log(options?: LogOptions): Promise<Commit[]> {
 		const maxEntries = options?.maxEntries ?? 32;
 		const args = ['log', `-n${maxEntries}`, `--format=${COMMIT_FORMAT}`, '-z', '--'];
+		if (options?.path) {
+			args.push(options.path);
+		}
 
 		const result = await this.run(args);
 		if (result.exitCode) {