diff --git a/cli/dotfiles.go b/cli/dotfiles.go
index cf3b1391d5..f3d1551558 100644
--- a/cli/dotfiles.go
+++ b/cli/dotfiles.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 func (r *RootCmd) dotfiles() *clibase.Cmd {
 	var symlinkDir string
 	var gitbranch string
+	var dotfilesRepoDir string
 
 	cmd := &clibase.Cmd{
 		Use:        "dotfiles <git_repo_url>",
@@ -35,11 +36,10 @@ func (r *RootCmd) dotfiles() *clibase.Cmd {
 		),
 		Handler: func(inv *clibase.Invocation) error {
 			var (
-				dotfilesRepoDir = "dotfiles"
-				gitRepo         = inv.Args[0]
-				cfg             = r.createConfig()
-				cfgDir          = string(cfg)
-				dotfilesDir     = filepath.Join(cfgDir, dotfilesRepoDir)
+				gitRepo     = inv.Args[0]
+				cfg         = r.createConfig()
+				cfgDir      = string(cfg)
+				dotfilesDir = filepath.Join(cfgDir, dotfilesRepoDir)
 				// This follows the same pattern outlined by others in the market:
 				// https://github.com/coder/coder/pull/1696#issue-1245742312
 				installScriptSet = []string{
@@ -290,6 +290,13 @@ func (r *RootCmd) dotfiles() *clibase.Cmd {
 				"If empty, will default to cloning the default branch or using the existing branch in the cloned repo on disk.",
 			Value: clibase.StringOf(&gitbranch),
 		},
+		{
+			Flag:        "repo-dir",
+			Default:     "dotfiles",
+			Env:         "CODER_DOTFILES_REPO_DIR",
+			Description: "Specifies the directory for the dotfiles repository, relative to global config directory.",
+			Value:       clibase.StringOf(&dotfilesRepoDir),
+		},
 		cliui.SkipPromptOption(),
 	}
 	return cmd
diff --git a/cli/dotfiles_test.go b/cli/dotfiles_test.go
index d5511c986a..6726f35b78 100644
--- a/cli/dotfiles_test.go
+++ b/cli/dotfiles_test.go
@@ -50,6 +50,68 @@ func TestDotfiles(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, string(b), "wow")
 	})
+	t.Run("SwitchRepoDir", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		_, root := clitest.New(t)
+		testRepo := testGitRepo(t, root)
+
+		// nolint:gosec
+		err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(testRepo, ".bashrc"), []byte("wow"), 0o750)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		c := exec.Command("git", "add", ".bashrc")
+		c.Dir = testRepo
+		err = c.Run()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		c = exec.Command("git", "commit", "-m", `"add .bashrc"`)
+		c.Dir = testRepo
+		out, err := c.CombinedOutput()
+		require.NoError(t, err, string(out))
+
+		inv, _ := clitest.New(t, "dotfiles", "--global-config", string(root), "--symlink-dir", string(root), "--repo-dir", "testrepo", "-y", testRepo)
+		err = inv.Run()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		b, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(string(root), ".bashrc"))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, string(b), "wow")
+
+		stat, staterr := os.Stat(filepath.Join(string(root), "testrepo"))
+		require.NoError(t, staterr)
+		require.True(t, stat.IsDir())
+	})
+	t.Run("SwitchRepoDirRelative", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		_, root := clitest.New(t)
+		testRepo := testGitRepo(t, root)
+
+		// nolint:gosec
+		err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(testRepo, ".bashrc"), []byte("wow"), 0o750)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		c := exec.Command("git", "add", ".bashrc")
+		c.Dir = testRepo
+		err = c.Run()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		c = exec.Command("git", "commit", "-m", `"add .bashrc"`)
+		c.Dir = testRepo
+		out, err := c.CombinedOutput()
+		require.NoError(t, err, string(out))
+
+		inv, _ := clitest.New(t, "dotfiles", "--global-config", string(root), "--symlink-dir", string(root), "--repo-dir", "./relrepo", "-y", testRepo)
+		err = inv.Run()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		b, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(string(root), ".bashrc"))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, string(b), "wow")
+
+		stat, staterr := os.Stat(filepath.Join(string(root), "relrepo"))
+		require.NoError(t, staterr)
+		require.True(t, stat.IsDir())
+	})
 	t.Run("InstallScript", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
diff --git a/cli/testdata/coder_dotfiles_--help.golden b/cli/testdata/coder_dotfiles_--help.golden
index a54e576b25..1499151212 100644
--- a/cli/testdata/coder_dotfiles_--help.golden
+++ b/cli/testdata/coder_dotfiles_--help.golden
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ OPTIONS:
           default branch or using the existing branch in the cloned repo on
           disk.
 
+      --repo-dir string, $CODER_DOTFILES_REPO_DIR (default: dotfiles)
+          Specifies the directory for the dotfiles repository, relative to
+          global config directory.
+
       --symlink-dir string, $CODER_SYMLINK_DIR
           Specifies the directory for the dotfiles symlink destinations. If
           empty, will use $HOME.
diff --git a/docs/cli/dotfiles.md b/docs/cli/dotfiles.md
index 59446a8b84..2ed5ab1525 100644
--- a/docs/cli/dotfiles.md
+++ b/docs/cli/dotfiles.md
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ coder dotfiles [flags] <git_repo_url>
 
 Specifies which branch to clone. If empty, will default to cloning the default branch or using the existing branch in the cloned repo on disk.
 
+### --repo-dir
+
+|             |                                       |
+| ----------- | ------------------------------------- |
+| Type        | <code>string</code>                   |
+| Environment | <code>$CODER_DOTFILES_REPO_DIR</code> |
+| Default     | <code>dotfiles</code>                 |
+
+Specifies the directory for the dotfiles repository, relative to global config directory.
+
 ### --symlink-dir
 
 |             |                                 |