diff --git a/checkout/action.yaml b/checkout/action.yaml
index 98b0ea4..74f502f 100644
--- a/checkout/action.yaml
+++ b/checkout/action.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ inputs:
     description: true. false or recursive
     required: false
     default: 'true'
+  lfs:
+    description: true or false
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
 
 outputs: {}
 
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ runs:
       token: ${{ inputs.token }}
       path: ${{ inputs.path }}
       ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
+      lfs: ${{ inputs.lfs }}
       repository: ${{ inputs.repository }}
       # set-safe-directory: true <- not sure what the point is since this doesn't persist beyond the "Checkout" step