diff --git a/commands/command_smudge.go b/commands/command_smudge.go
index 8f96df39..61184608 100644
--- a/commands/command_smudge.go
+++ b/commands/command_smudge.go
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ func smudgeCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		Error(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	err = ptr.Smudge(os.Stdout, filename, true, cb)
+	cfg := lfs.Config
+	download := lfs.FilenamePassesIncludeExcludeFilter(filename, cfg.FetchIncludePaths(), cfg.FetchExcludePaths())
+	err = ptr.Smudge(os.Stdout, filename, download, cb)
 	if file != nil {
 		file.Close()
 	}
diff --git a/test/test-smudge.sh b/test/test-smudge.sh
index 5cdd6a56..ee4a9cd5 100755
--- a/test/test-smudge.sh
+++ b/test/test-smudge.sh
@@ -46,3 +46,33 @@ begin_test "smudge with invalid pointer"
   [ "wat" = "$(echo "wat" | git lfs smudge)" ]
 )
 end_test
+
+begin_test "smudge include/exclude"
+(
+  set -e
+
+  reponame="smudge_includeexclude"
+  setup_remote_repo "$reponame"
+  clone_repo "$reponame" repoincludeexclude
+
+  git lfs track "*.dat"
+  echo "smudge a" > a.dat
+  git add .gitattributes a.dat
+  git commit -m "add a.dat"
+
+  # smudge works even though it hasn't been pushed, by reading from .git/lfs/objects
+  output="$(pointer fcf5015df7a9089a7aa7fe74139d4b8f7d62e52d5a34f9a87aeffc8e8c668254 9 | git lfs smudge)"
+  [ "smudge a" = "$output" ]
+
+  git push origin master
+
+  # this WOULD download except we're going to prevent it with include/exclude
+  rm -rf .git/lfs/objects
+  git config "lfs.fetchexclude" "a*"
+
+  output="$(pointer fcf5015df7a9089a7aa7fe74139d4b8f7d62e52d5a34f9a87aeffc8e8c668254 9 | git lfs smudge a.dat)"
+  # because download was not allowed, contents will be a pointer ie unchanged
+  [ "$(pointer fcf5015df7a9089a7aa7fe74139d4b8f7d62e52d5a34f9a87aeffc8e8c668254 9)" = "$output" ]
+)
+end_test
+