diff --git a/controllers/gitrepository_controller_test.go b/controllers/gitrepository_controller_test.go
index 4de5e2676..5be6c2ffd 100644
--- a/controllers/gitrepository_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/gitrepository_controller_test.go
@@ -756,6 +756,12 @@ var _ = Describe("GitRepositoryReconciler", func() {
 				createFiles: []string{"dir1", "dir2"},
 				checkFiles:  []string{"sub/dir1", "sub/dir2"},
 			}),
+			Entry("to nested path", includeTestCase{
+				fromPath:    "",
+				toPath:      "sub/nested",
+				createFiles: []string{"dir1", "dir2"},
+				checkFiles:  []string{"sub/nested/dir1", "sub/nested/dir2"},
+			}),
 			Entry("from and to path", includeTestCase{
 				fromPath:    "nested",
 				toPath:      "sub",
diff --git a/controllers/storage.go b/controllers/storage.go
index ce3b959da..09b3b760a 100644
--- a/controllers/storage.go
+++ b/controllers/storage.go
@@ -354,27 +354,35 @@ func (s *Storage) CopyFromPath(artifact *sourcev1.Artifact, path string) (err er
 	return s.Copy(artifact, f)
 }
 
-// CopyToPath copies the contents of the given atrifact to the path.
-func (s *Storage) CopyToPath(atrifact *sourcev1.Artifact, subPath, toPath string) error {
+// CopyToPath copies the contents of the given artifact to the path.
+func (s *Storage) CopyToPath(artifact *sourcev1.Artifact, subPath, toPath string) error {
 	// create a tmp directory to store artifact
 	tmp, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "flux-include")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmp)
+
 	// read artifact file content
-	localPath := s.LocalPath(*atrifact)
+	localPath := s.LocalPath(*artifact)
 	f, err := os.Open(localPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
+
 	// untar the artifact
 	untarPath := filepath.Join(tmp, "tar")
 	if _, err = untar.Untar(f, untarPath); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// copy the folder to the path
+
+	// create the destination parent dir
+	if err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(toPath), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// copy the artifact content to the destination dir
 	fromPath := filepath.Join(untarPath, subPath)
 	if err := fs.RenameWithFallback(fromPath, toPath); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/docs/spec/v1beta1/gitrepositories.md b/docs/spec/v1beta1/gitrepositories.md
index d06f9b3de..c302c07a0 100644
--- a/docs/spec/v1beta1/gitrepositories.md
+++ b/docs/spec/v1beta1/gitrepositories.md
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ type GitRepositorySpec struct {
 	// This option is available only when using the 'go-git' GitImplementation.
 	// +optional
 	RecurseSubmodules bool `json:"recurseSubmodules,omitempty"`
+
+	// Extra git repositories to map into the repository
+	Include []GitRepositoryInclude `json:"include,omitempty"`
 }
 ```
 
@@ -529,8 +532,8 @@ spec:
   include:
     - repository:
         name: app-repo
-      from: deploy/kubernetes
-      to: base/app
+      fromPath: deploy/kubernetes
+      toPath: base/app
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
@@ -543,9 +546,9 @@ data:
   password: <GitHub Token>
 ```
 
-The `from` and `to` parameters allows you to limit the files included and where they will be
-copied to in the main repository. If you do not specify a value for `from` all files in the
-repository will be included. The `to` value will default to the name of the repository.
+The `fromPath` and `toPath` parameters allows you to limit the files included and where they will be
+copied to in the main repository. If you do not specify a value for `fromPath` all files in the
+repository will be included. The `toPath` value will default to the name of the repository.
 
 ## Status examples