diff --git a/lib/dpl/providers/pages/git.rb b/lib/dpl/providers/pages/git.rb
index c2baa87fd..1b0607d03 100644
--- a/lib/dpl/providers/pages/git.rb
+++ b/lib/dpl/providers/pages/git.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Git < Pages
         opt '--allow_empty_commit', 'Allow an empty commit to be created', requires: :keep_history
         opt '--verbose', 'Be verbose about the deploy process'
         opt '--local_dir DIR', 'Directory to push to GitHub Pages', default: '.'
+        opt '--target_dir DIR', 'Target directory within repository', default: '.'
         opt '--fqdn FQDN', 'Write the given domain name to the CNAME file'
         opt '--project_name NAME', 'Used in the commit message only (defaults to fqdn or the current repo slug)'
         opt '--name NAME', 'Committer name', note: 'defaults to the current git commit author name'
@@ -46,10 +47,11 @@ class Git < Pages
              work_dir:            'Using temporary work directory %{work_dir}',
              committer_from_gh:   'The repo is configured to use committer user and email.',
              setup_dir:           'The source dir for deployment is %s',
+             target_dir:          'The target dir for deployment is %s',
              git_clone:           'Cloning the branch %{target_branch} from the remote repo',
              git_init:            'Initializing local git repo',
              git_checkout:        'Checking out orphan branch %{target_branch}',
-             copy_files:          'Copying %{src_dir} contents to %{work_dir}',
+             copy_files:          'Copying %{src_dir} contents to %{dst_dir}',
              git_config:          'Configuring git committer to be %{name} <%{email}>',
              prepare:             'Preparing to deploy %{target_branch} branch to gh-pages',
              git_push:            'Pushing to %{url}',
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ class Git < Pages
              git_init:            'git init .',
              git_checkout:        'git checkout --orphan "%{target_branch}"',
              check_deploy_key:    'ssh -i %{key} -T git@github.com 2>&1 | grep successful > /dev/null',
-             copy_files:          'rsync -rl --exclude .git --delete "%{src_dir}/" .',
+             copy_files:          'rsync -rl --exclude .git --delete "%{src_dir}/" "%{dst_dir}"',
              git_config_email:    'git config user.email %{quoted_email}',
              git_config_name:     'git config user.name %{quoted_name}',
              deployment_file:     'touch "deployed at %{now} by %{name}"',
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ def login
 
         def setup
           info :setup_dir, src_dir
+          info :target_dir, dst_dir
           info :committer_from_gh if committer_from_gh?
           info :git_config
         end
@@ -231,6 +234,10 @@ def src_dir
           @src_dir ||= expand(local_dir)
         end
 
+        def dst_dir
+          @dst_dir ||= target_dir
+        end
+
         def work_dir
           @work_dir ||= tmp_dir
         end
diff --git a/spec/dpl/providers/pages/git_spec.rb b/spec/dpl/providers/pages/git_spec.rb
index 2501f4fc7..3c1a70561 100644
--- a/spec/dpl/providers/pages/git_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/dpl/providers/pages/git_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     it { should have_run '[info] Deploying branch gh-pages to github.com/travis-ci/dpl.git' }
     it { should have_run '[info] Cloning the branch gh-pages from the remote repo' }
     it { should have_run 'git clone --quiet --branch="gh-pages" --depth=1 "https://token@github.com/travis-ci/dpl.git" . > /dev/null 2>&1' }
-    it { should have_run %(rsync -rl --exclude .git --delete "#{cwd}/" .) }
+    it { should have_run %(rsync -rl --exclude .git --delete "#{cwd}/" ".") }
     it { should have_run 'git config user.name "author name (via Travis CI)"' }
     it { should have_run 'git config user.email "author email"' }
     it { should have_run 'git add -A .' }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     it { should have_run '[info] Deploying branch gh-pages to github.com/travis-ci/dpl.git' }
     it { should have_run '[info] Using temporary work directory tmp' }
     it { should have_run "[info] Cloning the branch gh-pages from the remote repo" }
-    it { should have_run "[info] Copying #{cwd} contents to tmp" }
+    it { should have_run "[info] Copying #{cwd} contents to ." }
     it { should have_run '[info] Configuring git committer to be author name (via Travis CI) <author email>' }
     it { should have_run '[info] Preparing to deploy gh-pages branch to gh-pages' }
     it { should have_run '[info] Pushing to github.com/travis-ci/dpl.git' }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     it { should have_run '[info] Initializing local git repo' }
     it { should have_run 'git init .' }
     it { should have_run 'git checkout --orphan "gh-pages"' }
-    it { should have_run %(rsync -rl --exclude .git --delete "#{cwd}/" .) }
+    it { should have_run %(rsync -rl --exclude .git --delete "#{cwd}/" ".") }
     it { should have_run 'git add -A .' }
     it { should have_run 'git commit -q -m "Deploy travis-ci/dpl to github.com/travis-ci/dpl.git:gh-pages"' }
     it { should have_run 'git show --stat-count=10 HEAD' }
@@ -74,9 +74,15 @@
   end
 
   describe 'given --local_dir ./dir --verbose' do
-    it { should have_run "rsync -rl --exclude .git --delete \"#{cwd}/dir/\" ." }
+    it { should have_run "rsync -rl --exclude .git --delete \"#{cwd}/dir/\" \".\"" }
     it { should have_run "[info] The source dir for deployment is #{cwd}/dir" }
-    it { should have_run "[info] Copying #{cwd}/dir contents to tmp" }
+    it { should have_run "[info] Copying #{cwd}/dir contents to ." }
+  end
+
+  describe 'given --target_dir ./dir --verbose' do
+    it { should have_run "rsync -rl --exclude .git --delete \"#{cwd}/\" \"./dir\"" }
+    it { should have_run "[info] The target dir for deployment is ./dir" }
+    it { should have_run "[info] Copying #{cwd} contents to ./dir" }
   end
 
   describe 'given --fqdn fqdn.com' do