diff --git a/src/libfetchers/git.cc b/src/libfetchers/git.cc
index 85902126dbf..49587cf461b 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/git.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/git.cc
@@ -106,6 +106,24 @@ struct GitInput : Input
 
         auto ingestionMethod = treeHash ? FileIngestionMethod::Git : FileIngestionMethod::Recursive;
 
+        // try to substitute
+        if (settings.useSubstitutes && treeHash && !submodules) {
+            auto storePath = fetchers::trySubstitute(store, ingestionMethod, *treeHash, name);
+            if (storePath) {
+                return {
+                    Tree {
+                        .actualPath = store->toRealPath(*storePath),
+                        .storePath = std::move(*storePath),
+                        .info = TreeInfo {
+                            .revCount = std::nullopt,
+                            .lastModified = 0,
+                        },
+                    },
+                    input
+                };
+            }
+        }
+
         std::string cacheType = "git";
         if (shallow) cacheType += "-shallow";
         if (submodules) cacheType += "-submodules";
@@ -385,7 +403,7 @@ struct GitInput : Input
             unpackTarfile(*source, tmpDir);
         }
 
-        auto storePath = store->addToStore(name, tmpDir, FileIngestionMethod::Recursive, ingestionMethod == FileIngestionMethod::Git ? htSHA1 : htSHA256, filter);
+        auto storePath = store->addToStore(name, tmpDir, ingestionMethod, ingestionMethod == FileIngestionMethod::Git ? htSHA1 : htSHA256, filter);
 
         // verify treeHash is what we actually obtained in the nix store
         if (input->treeHash) {
diff --git a/tests/git.sh b/tests/git.sh
index bdc98844a0d..cd9979ada29 100644
--- a/tests/git.sh
+++ b/tests/git.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 source common.sh
 
 clearStore
+clearCache
 
 try () {
     hash=$(nix hash-git --base16 --type sha1 $TEST_ROOT/hash-path)
@@ -40,8 +41,6 @@ test "$hash3" = "sha256:1i2x80840igikhbyy7nqf08ymx3a6n83x1fzyrxvddf0sdl5nqvp"
 if [[ -n $(type -p git) ]]; then
     repo=$TEST_ROOT/git
 
-    export _NIX_FORCE_HTTP=1
-
     rm -rf $repo $TEST_HOME/.cache/nix
 
     git init $repo
@@ -64,6 +63,12 @@ if [[ -n $(type -p git) ]]; then
 
     # Submodules cause error.
     (! nix eval --raw "(builtins.fetchTree { type = \"git\"; url = file://$repo; treeHash = \"$treeHash\"; submodules = true; }).outPath")
+
+    # Check that we can substitute it from other places.
+    nix copy --to file://$cacheDir $path
+    nix-store --delete $path
+    path2=$(nix eval --raw "(builtins.fetchTree { type = \"git\"; url = file:///no-such-repo; treeHash = \"$treeHash\"; }).outPath" --substituters file://$cacheDir)
+    [ $path2 = $path ]
 else
     echo "Git not installed; skipping Git tests"
 fi