diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 768f6260..48beba24 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Status of the `main` branch. Changes prior to the next official version change w
 
 * General:
   - Support `serena --version` CLI command for displaying the current version #1347
+  - Fix: Check for ignored path ignored `.git` folder only at the top level, not in every subdirectory (`Project._is_ignored_relative_path`) #1350
 
 # v1.1.2 (2026-04-14)
 
diff --git a/src/serena/project.py b/src/serena/project.py
index a20623e3..6f1cec43 100644
--- a/src/serena/project.py
+++ b/src/serena/project.py
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ class Project(ToStringMixin):
         rel_path = Path(relative_path)
 
         # always ignore paths inside .git
-        if len(rel_path.parts) > 0 and rel_path.parts[0] == ".git":
+        if len(rel_path.parts) > 0 and ".git" in rel_path.parts:
             return True
 
         return match_path(str(relative_path), self._ignore_spec, root_path=self.project_root)