diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 30d8e28..8591f3a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ inputs:
       [Optional] create target branch if not exist. Defaults to `false`
     default: false
     required: false
+  keep-gitattributes:
+    type: boolean
+    description: >-
+      [Optional] If true, .gitattributes will not be overwritten. Required for LFS in target repo. Defaults to `false`
+    default: false
+    required: false
 
 runs:
   using: docker
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ runs:
     - '${{ inputs.commit-message }}'
     - '${{ inputs.target-directory }}'
     - '${{ inputs.create-target-branch-if-needed }}'
+    - '${{ inputs.keep-gitattributes }}'
 branding:
   icon: git-commit
   color: green
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index f5eb0da..41017c9 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ TARGET_BRANCH="${9}"
 COMMIT_MESSAGE="${10}"
 TARGET_DIRECTORY="${11}"
 CREATE_TARGET_BRANCH_IF_NEEDED="${12}"
+KEEP_GITATTRIBUTES="${13}"
+
+## Temp fix for git-lfs issue 5749
+export GIT_CLONE_PROTECTION_ACTIVE=false
 
 if [ -z "$DESTINATION_REPOSITORY_USERNAME" ]
 then
@@ -99,6 +103,8 @@ TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 # but not anymore. Otherwise we had to remove the files from "$CLONE_DIR",
 # including "." and with the exception of ".git/"
 mv "$CLONE_DIR/.git" "$TEMP_DIR/.git"
+mv "$CLONE_DIR/.gitattributes" "$TEMP_DIR/.gitattributes"
+
 
 # $TARGET_DIRECTORY is '' by default
 ABSOLUTE_TARGET_DIRECTORY="$CLONE_DIR/$TARGET_DIRECTORY/"
@@ -116,6 +122,12 @@ echo "[+] Listing root Location"
 ls -al /
 
 mv "$TEMP_DIR/.git" "$CLONE_DIR/.git"
+# If enabled, restore .gitattributes file to keep LFS working.
+if [ "$KEEP_GITATTRIBUTES" = "true" ]
+then
+	echo "[+] Restoring .gitattributes file"
+	mv "$TEMP_DIR/.gitattributes" "$CLONE_DIR/.gitattributes"
+fi
 
 echo "[+] List contents of $SOURCE_DIRECTORY"
 ls "$SOURCE_DIRECTORY"