diff --git a/checkout.go b/checkout.go
index 06d010c..c507172 100644
--- a/checkout.go
+++ b/checkout.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 	FileMode        os.FileMode      // Default is 0644 or 0755 as dictated by blob
 	FileOpenFlags   int              // Default is O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY
 	TargetDirectory string           // Alternative checkout path to workdir
+	Paths			[]string
 }
 
 func (opts *CheckoutOpts) toC() *C.git_checkout_options {
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@
 	if opts.TargetDirectory != "" {
 		ptr.target_directory = C.CString(opts.TargetDirectory)
 	}
+	if len(opts.Paths) > 0 {
+		ptr.paths.strings = makeCStringsFromStrings(opts.Paths)
+		ptr.paths.count = C.size_t(len(opts.Paths))
+	}
+
 	return ptr
 }
 
@@ -73,6 +79,9 @@
 		return
 	}
 	C.free(unsafe.Pointer(ptr.target_directory))
+	if ptr.paths.count > 0 {
+		freeStrarray(&ptr.paths)
+	}
 }
 
 // Updates files in the index and the working tree to match the content of
@@ -128,4 +137,4 @@
 	}
 
 	return nil
-}
+}
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