diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb7fcb1f5..199ff8155 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 ## master
 [v6.4.3...master](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/compare/v6.4.3...master)
 
+### Added
+- Added `git_clone_dissociate` option, defaults to true; when set to false git-clone doesn't dissociate the eventual reference repository after clone, useful when using git-lfs [#1820]
+
 ### Changed
 - Add lock and unlock task to flow_framework receipe
 
@@ -460,6 +463,7 @@
 - Fixed remove of shared dir on first deploy
 
 
+[#1820]: https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/pull/1820
 [#1796]: https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/pull/1796
 [#1793]: https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/pull/1793
 [#1792]: https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/pull/1792
diff --git a/recipe/deploy/update_code.php b/recipe/deploy/update_code.php
index 3db081b2f..3946a3ed2 100644
--- a/recipe/deploy/update_code.php
+++ b/recipe/deploy/update_code.php
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     $git = get('bin/git');
     $gitCache = get('git_cache');
     $recursive = get('git_recursive', true) ? '--recursive' : '';
+    $dissociate = get('git_clone_dissociate', true) ? '--dissociate' : '';
     $quiet = isQuiet() ? '-q' : '';
     $depth = $gitCache ? '' : '--depth 1';
     $options = [
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@
 
     if ($gitCache && has('previous_release')) {
         try {
-            run("$git clone $at $recursive $quiet --reference {{previous_release}} --dissociate $repository  {{release_path}} 2>&1", $options);
+            run("$git clone $at $recursive $quiet --reference {{previous_release}} $dissociate $repository  {{release_path}} 2>&1", $options);
         } catch (\Throwable $exception) {
             // If {{deploy_path}}/releases/{$releases[1]} has a failed git clone, is empty, shallow etc, git would throw error and give up. So we're forcing it to act without reference in this situation
             run("$git clone $at $recursive $quiet $repository {{release_path}} 2>&1", $options);