diff --git a/src/subcommand/clone_subcommand.cpp b/src/subcommand/clone_subcommand.cpp
index 69b44fa..d660ae1 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/clone_subcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/subcommand/clone_subcommand.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ clone_subcommand::clone_subcommand(const libgit2_object&, CLI::App& app)
 
     sub->add_option("<repository>", m_repository, "The (possibly remote) repository to clone from.")->required();
     sub->add_option("<directory>", m_directory, "The name of a new directory to clone into.");
+    sub->add_option("--depth", m_depth, "Create a shallow clone of that depth.");
+    // sub->add_option("--shallow-since", m_shallow_since, "<time>\ndeepen history of shallow repository based on time.");
+    // sub->add_option("--shallow-exclude", m_shallow_exclude, "<ref>\ndeepen history of shallow clone, excluding ref");
     sub->add_flag("--bare", m_bare, "Create a bare Git repository.");
 
     sub->callback([this]() { this->run(); });
@@ -28,8 +31,11 @@ void clone_subcommand::run()
     clone_opts.fetch_opts.callbacks.sideband_progress = sideband_progress;
     clone_opts.fetch_opts.callbacks.transfer_progress = fetch_progress;
     clone_opts.fetch_opts.callbacks.payload = &pd;
+    clone_opts.fetch_opts.depth = m_depth;
     clone_opts.bare = m_bare ? 1 : 0;
 
+
+
     std::string short_name = m_directory;
     if (m_directory.empty())
     {
diff --git a/src/subcommand/clone_subcommand.hpp b/src/subcommand/clone_subcommand.hpp
index 631cd07..76e6074 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/clone_subcommand.hpp
+++ b/src/subcommand/clone_subcommand.hpp
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@ class clone_subcommand
     std::string m_repository = {};
     std::string m_directory = {};
     bool m_bare = false;
+    size_t m_depth = 0;
+    // std::string m_shallow_since;
+    // std::vector<std::string> m_shallow_exclude;
 };
diff --git a/src/subcommand/fetch_subcommand.cpp b/src/subcommand/fetch_subcommand.cpp
index 4d07e1a..b5e26c6 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/fetch_subcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/subcommand/fetch_subcommand.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ fetch_subcommand::fetch_subcommand(const libgit2_object&, CLI::App& app)
 
     sub->add_option("<remote>", m_remote_name, "The remote to fetch from")
         ->default_val("origin");
+    sub->add_option("--depth", m_depth, "deepen or shorten history of shallow clone");
+    // sub->add_option("--deepen", m_deepen, "deepen history of shallow clone");
+    // sub->add_option("--shallow-since", m_shallow_since, "<time>\ndeepen history of shallow repository based on time.");
+    // sub->add_option("--shallow-exclude", m_shallow_exclude, "<ref>\ndeepen history of shallow clone, excluding ref");
+    sub->add_flag("--unshallow", m_unshallow, "convert to a complete repository");
+    // sub->add_flag("--update-shallow", m_update_shallow, "accept refs that update .git/shallow");
 
     sub->callback([this]() { this->run(); });
 }
@@ -33,6 +39,23 @@ void fetch_subcommand::run()
     fetch_opts.callbacks.payload = &pd;
     fetch_opts.callbacks.update_refs = update_refs;
 
+    if (repo.is_shallow())
+    {
+        if (m_unshallow)
+        {
+            fetch_opts.depth = GIT_FETCH_DEPTH_UNSHALLOW;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            fetch_opts.depth = m_depth;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        fetch_opts.depth = 0;
+    }
+
+
     cursor_hider ch;
 
     // Perform the fetch
diff --git a/src/subcommand/fetch_subcommand.hpp b/src/subcommand/fetch_subcommand.hpp
index bc607c1..2088eb6 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/fetch_subcommand.hpp
+++ b/src/subcommand/fetch_subcommand.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <string>
 
 #include <CLI/CLI.hpp>
@@ -13,7 +14,11 @@ class fetch_subcommand
     explicit fetch_subcommand(const libgit2_object&, CLI::App& app);
     void run();
 
-private:
-
     std::string m_remote_name;
+    size_t m_depth = 0;
+    // size_t m_deepen = 0;
+    // std::string m_shallow_since;
+    // std::string m_shallow_exclude;
+    bool m_unshallow = false;
+    // bool m_update_shallow = false;
 };
diff --git a/src/subcommand/revparse_subcommand.cpp b/src/subcommand/revparse_subcommand.cpp
index 0d58f15..a521ad6 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/revparse_subcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/subcommand/revparse_subcommand.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ revparse_subcommand::revparse_subcommand(const libgit2_object&, CLI::App& app)
     auto* sub = app.add_subcommand("rev-parse", "Pick out and message parameters");
 
     sub->add_flag("--is-bare-repository", m_is_bare_repository_flag);
+    sub->add_flag("--is-shallow-repository", m_is_shallow_repository_flag);
 
     sub->callback([this]() { this->run(); });
 }
@@ -21,8 +22,12 @@ void revparse_subcommand::run()
     {
         std::cout << std::boolalpha << repo.is_bare() << std::endl;
     }
+    else if (m_is_shallow_repository_flag)
+    {
+        std::cout << std::boolalpha << repo.is_shallow() << std::endl;
+    }
     else
     {
-        std::cout << "revparse only supports --is-bare-repository for now" << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "revparse only supports --is-bare-repository and --is-shallow-repository for now" << std::endl;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/subcommand/revparse_subcommand.hpp b/src/subcommand/revparse_subcommand.hpp
index baf430a..dcc363a 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/revparse_subcommand.hpp
+++ b/src/subcommand/revparse_subcommand.hpp
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ class revparse_subcommand
 private:
 
     bool m_is_bare_repository_flag = false;
+    bool m_is_shallow_repository_flag = false;
 };
-
diff --git a/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.cpp b/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.cpp
index d58bb4d..8834b0e 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ bool repository_wrapper::is_bare() const
     return git_repository_is_bare(*this);
 }
 
+bool repository_wrapper::is_shallow() const
+{
+    return git_repository_is_shallow(*this);
+}
+
 // Head
 
 bool repository_wrapper::is_head_unborn() const
@@ -326,13 +331,13 @@ std::vector<std::string> repository_wrapper::list_remotes() const
 {
     git_strarray remotes = {0};
     throw_if_error(git_remote_list(&remotes, *this));
-    
+
     std::vector<std::string> result;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < remotes.count; ++i)
     {
         result.emplace_back(remotes.strings[i]);
     }
-    
+
     git_strarray_dispose(&remotes);
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp b/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp
index c117e8a..49bc440 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/src/wrapper/repository_wrapper.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class repository_wrapper : public wrapper_base<git_repository>
     void state_cleanup();
 
     bool is_bare() const;
+    bool is_shallow() const;
 
     // Head
     bool is_head_unborn() const;
diff --git a/test/test_clone.py b/test/test_clone.py
index a28a058..0461d43 100644
--- a/test/test_clone.py
+++ b/test/test_clone.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+url = "https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xtl.git"
 
-def test_clone(git2cpp_path, tmp_path, run_in_tmp_path):
-    url = "https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xtl.git"
 
+def test_clone(git2cpp_path, tmp_path, run_in_tmp_path):
     clone_cmd = [git2cpp_path, "clone", url]
     p_clone = subprocess.run(clone_cmd, capture_output=True, cwd=tmp_path, text=True)
     assert p_clone.returncode == 0
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ def test_clone(git2cpp_path, tmp_path, run_in_tmp_path):
 
 
 def test_clone_is_bare(git2cpp_path, tmp_path, run_in_tmp_path):
-    url = "https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xtl.git"
-
     clone_cmd = [git2cpp_path, "clone", "--bare", url]
     p_clone = subprocess.run(clone_cmd, capture_output=True, cwd=tmp_path, text=True)
     assert p_clone.returncode == 0
@@ -25,3 +23,17 @@ def test_clone_is_bare(git2cpp_path, tmp_path, run_in_tmp_path):
     status_cmd = [git2cpp_path, "status"]
     p_status = subprocess.run(status_cmd, capture_output=True, cwd=tmp_path, text=True)
     assert p_status.returncode != 0
+
+
+def test_clone_shallow(git2cpp_path, tmp_path, run_in_tmp_path):
+    clone_cmd = [git2cpp_path, "clone", "--depth", "1", url]
+    p_clone = subprocess.run(clone_cmd, capture_output=True, cwd=tmp_path, text=True)
+    assert p_clone.returncode == 0
+    assert (tmp_path / "xtl").exists()
+
+    xtl_path = tmp_path / "xtl"
+
+    cmd_log = [git2cpp_path, "log"]
+    p_log = subprocess.run(cmd_log, capture_output=True, cwd=xtl_path, text=True)
+    assert p_log.returncode == 0
+    assert p_log.stdout.count("Author") == 1
diff --git a/test/test_remote.py b/test/test_remote.py
index 56f6dc4..6b302fb 100644
--- a/test/test_remote.py
+++ b/test/test_remote.py
@@ -317,6 +317,54 @@ def test_fetch_default_origin(git2cpp_path, repo_with_remote):
     assert p.returncode in [0, 1]
 
 
+def test_fetch_depth(git2cpp_path, tmp_path, run_in_tmp_path):
+    url = "https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xtl.git"
+    clone_cmd = [git2cpp_path, "clone", "--depth", "1", url]
+    p_clone = subprocess.run(clone_cmd, capture_output=True, cwd=tmp_path, text=True)
+    assert p_clone.returncode == 0
+    assert (tmp_path / "xtl").exists()
+
+    xtl_path = tmp_path / "xtl"
+
+    cmd_log = [git2cpp_path, "log"]
+    p_log = subprocess.run(cmd_log, capture_output=True, cwd=xtl_path, text=True)
+    assert p_log.returncode == 0
+    assert p_log.stdout.count("Author") == 1
+
+    depth_cmd = [git2cpp_path, "fetch", "--depth", "3"]
+    p_depth = subprocess.run(depth_cmd, capture_output=True, cwd=xtl_path, text=True)
+    assert p_depth.returncode == 0
+
+    p_log_2 = subprocess.run(cmd_log, capture_output=True, cwd=xtl_path, text=True)
+    assert p_log_2.returncode == 0
+    assert p_log_2.stdout.count("Author") > 1
+
+
+def test_unshallow(git2cpp_path, tmp_path, run_in_tmp_path):
+    url = "https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xtl.git"
+    clone_cmd = [git2cpp_path, "clone", "--depth", "1", url]
+    p_clone = subprocess.run(clone_cmd, capture_output=True, cwd=tmp_path, text=True)
+    assert p_clone.returncode == 0
+    assert (tmp_path / "xtl").exists()
+
+    xtl_path = tmp_path / "xtl"
+
+    cmd_log = [git2cpp_path, "log"]
+    p_log = subprocess.run(cmd_log, capture_output=True, cwd=xtl_path, text=True)
+    assert p_log.returncode == 0
+    assert p_log.stdout.count("Author") == 1
+
+    unshallow_cmd = [git2cpp_path, "fetch", "--unshallow"]
+    p_unshallow = subprocess.run(
+        unshallow_cmd, capture_output=True, cwd=xtl_path, text=True
+    )
+    assert p_unshallow.returncode == 0
+
+    p_log_2 = subprocess.run(cmd_log, capture_output=True, cwd=xtl_path, text=True)
+    assert p_log_2.returncode == 0
+    assert p_log_2.stdout.count("Author") > 1
+
+
 def test_remote_in_cloned_repo(xtl_clone, git2cpp_path, tmp_path):
     """Test that cloned repos have remotes configured."""
     assert (tmp_path / "xtl").exists()
diff --git a/test/test_revparse.py b/test/test_revparse.py
index ea11240..af99577 100644
--- a/test/test_revparse.py
+++ b/test/test_revparse.py
@@ -2,15 +2,30 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-def test_revparse(git2cpp_path, tmp_path, run_in_tmp_path):
+
+def test_revparse_bare(git2cpp_path, tmp_path, run_in_tmp_path):
     # tmp_path exists and is empty.
     assert list(tmp_path.iterdir()) == []
 
-    cmd = [git2cpp_path, 'init', '--bare']
-    p = subprocess.run(cmd, cwd = tmp_path)
+    cmd = [git2cpp_path, "init", "--bare"]
+    p = subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=tmp_path)
+    assert p.returncode == 0
+
+    cmd2 = [git2cpp_path, "rev-parse", "--is-bare-repository"]
+    p2 = subprocess.run(cmd2, capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=tmp_path)
+    assert p2.returncode == 0
+    assert p2.stdout == "true\n"
+
 
-    cmd2 = [git2cpp_path, 'rev-parse', '--is-bare-repository']
-    p2 = subprocess.run(cmd2, capture_output=True, text=True, cwd = tmp_path)
+def test_revparse_shallow(git2cpp_path, tmp_path, run_in_tmp_path):
+    url = "https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xtl.git"
+    cmd = [git2cpp_path, "clone", "--depth", "1", url]
+    p = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=tmp_path)
+    assert p.returncode == 0
+    assert (tmp_path / "xtl").exists()
 
+    xtl_path = tmp_path / "xtl"
+    cmd2 = [git2cpp_path, "rev-parse", "--is-shallow-repository"]
+    p2 = subprocess.run(cmd2, capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=xtl_path)
     assert p2.returncode == 0
-    assert p2.stdout == 'true\n'
+    assert p2.stdout == "true\n"