diff --git a/app/Livewire/Project/Application/Advanced.php b/app/Livewire/Project/Application/Advanced.php
index bd1388806..6020af715 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Project/Application/Advanced.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Project/Application/Advanced.php
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ class Advanced extends Component
     #[Validate(['boolean'])]
     public bool $isGitLfsEnabled = false;
 
+    #[Validate(['boolean'])]
+    public bool $isGitShallowCloneEnabled = false;
+
     #[Validate(['boolean'])]
     public bool $isPreviewDeploymentsEnabled = false;
 
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ class Advanced extends Component
             $this->application->settings->is_force_https_enabled = $this->isForceHttpsEnabled;
             $this->application->settings->is_git_submodules_enabled = $this->isGitSubmodulesEnabled;
             $this->application->settings->is_git_lfs_enabled = $this->isGitLfsEnabled;
+            $this->application->settings->is_git_shallow_clone_enabled = $this->isGitShallowCloneEnabled;
             $this->application->settings->is_preview_deployments_enabled = $this->isPreviewDeploymentsEnabled;
             $this->application->settings->is_auto_deploy_enabled = $this->isAutoDeployEnabled;
             $this->application->settings->is_log_drain_enabled = $this->isLogDrainEnabled;
@@ -108,6 +112,7 @@ class Advanced extends Component
 
             $this->isGitSubmodulesEnabled = $this->application->settings->is_git_submodules_enabled;
             $this->isGitLfsEnabled = $this->application->settings->is_git_lfs_enabled;
+            $this->isGitShallowCloneEnabled = $this->application->settings->is_git_shallow_clone_enabled ?? false;
             $this->isPreviewDeploymentsEnabled = $this->application->settings->is_preview_deployments_enabled;
             $this->isAutoDeployEnabled = $this->application->settings->is_auto_deploy_enabled;
             $this->isGpuEnabled = $this->application->settings->is_gpu_enabled;
diff --git a/app/Models/Application.php b/app/Models/Application.php
index 1971488c7..c2fec427e 100644
--- a/app/Models/Application.php
+++ b/app/Models/Application.php
@@ -980,15 +980,26 @@ class Application extends BaseModel
     public function setGitImportSettings(string $deployment_uuid, string $git_clone_command, bool $public = false)
     {
         $baseDir = $this->generateBaseDir($deployment_uuid);
+        $isShallowCloneEnabled = $this->settings?->is_git_shallow_clone_enabled ?? false;
 
         if ($this->git_commit_sha !== 'HEAD') {
-            $git_clone_command = "{$git_clone_command} && cd {$baseDir} && GIT_SSH_COMMAND=\"ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null\" git -c advice.detachedHead=false checkout {$this->git_commit_sha} >/dev/null 2>&1";
+            // If shallow clone is enabled and we need a specific commit,
+            // we need to fetch that specific commit with depth=1
+            if ($isShallowCloneEnabled) {
+                $git_clone_command = "{$git_clone_command} && cd {$baseDir} && GIT_SSH_COMMAND=\"ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null\" git fetch --depth=1 origin {$this->git_commit_sha} && git -c advice.detachedHead=false checkout {$this->git_commit_sha} >/dev/null 2>&1";
+            } else {
+                $git_clone_command = "{$git_clone_command} && cd {$baseDir} && GIT_SSH_COMMAND=\"ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null\" git -c advice.detachedHead=false checkout {$this->git_commit_sha} >/dev/null 2>&1";
+            }
         }
         if ($this->settings->is_git_submodules_enabled) {
+            // Check if .gitmodules file exists before running submodule commands
+            $git_clone_command = "{$git_clone_command} && cd {$baseDir} && if [ -f .gitmodules ]; then";
             if ($public) {
-                $git_clone_command = "{$git_clone_command} && cd {$baseDir} && sed -i \"s#git@\(.*\):#https://\\1/#g\" {$baseDir}/.gitmodules || true";
+                $git_clone_command = "{$git_clone_command} sed -i \"s#git@\(.*\):#https://\\1/#g\" {$baseDir}/.gitmodules || true &&";
             }
-            $git_clone_command = "{$git_clone_command} && cd {$baseDir} && GIT_SSH_COMMAND=\"ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null\" git submodule update --init --recursive";
+            // Add shallow submodules flag if shallow clone is enabled
+            $submoduleFlags = $isShallowCloneEnabled ? '--shallow-submodules' : '';
+            $git_clone_command = "{$git_clone_command} GIT_SSH_COMMAND=\"ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null\" git submodule update --init --recursive {$submoduleFlags}; fi";
         }
         if ($this->settings->is_git_lfs_enabled) {
             $git_clone_command = "{$git_clone_command} && cd {$baseDir} && GIT_SSH_COMMAND=\"ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null\" git lfs pull";
@@ -1118,9 +1129,14 @@ class Application extends BaseModel
         ['repository' => $customRepository, 'port' => $customPort] = $this->customRepository();
         $baseDir = $custom_base_dir ?? $this->generateBaseDir($deployment_uuid);
         $commands = collect([]);
-        $git_clone_command = "git clone -b \"{$this->git_branch}\"";
+
+        // Check if shallow clone is enabled
+        $isShallowCloneEnabled = $this->settings?->is_git_shallow_clone_enabled ?? false;
+        $depthFlag = $isShallowCloneEnabled ? ' --depth=1' : '';
+
+        $git_clone_command = "git clone{$depthFlag} -b \"{$this->git_branch}\"";
         if ($only_checkout) {
-            $git_clone_command = "git clone --no-checkout -b \"{$this->git_branch}\"";
+            $git_clone_command = "git clone{$depthFlag} --no-checkout -b \"{$this->git_branch}\"";
         }
         if ($pull_request_id !== 0) {
             $pr_branch_name = "pr-{$pull_request_id}-coolify";
diff --git a/app/Models/ApplicationSetting.php b/app/Models/ApplicationSetting.php
index c7624fdaa..d05081d21 100644
--- a/app/Models/ApplicationSetting.php
+++ b/app/Models/ApplicationSetting.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class ApplicationSetting extends Model
         'is_preview_deployments_enabled' => 'boolean',
         'is_git_submodules_enabled' => 'boolean',
         'is_git_lfs_enabled' => 'boolean',
+        'is_git_shallow_clone_enabled' => 'boolean',
     ];
 
     protected $guarded = [];
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_08_21_080234_add_git_shallow_clone_to_application_settings_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_08_21_080234_add_git_shallow_clone_to_application_settings_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..399c49c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_08_21_080234_add_git_shallow_clone_to_application_settings_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('application_settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('is_git_shallow_clone_enabled')->default(true)->after('is_git_lfs_enabled');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('application_settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('is_git_shallow_clone_enabled');
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/project/application/advanced.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/project/application/advanced.blade.php
index 82b154bcb..ad5d115a2 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/project/application/advanced.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/project/application/advanced.blade.php
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
                     helper="Allow Git Submodules during build process." />
                 <x-forms.checkbox instantSave id="isGitLfsEnabled" label="LFS"
                     helper="Allow Git LFS during build process." />
+                <x-forms.checkbox instantSave id="isGitShallowCloneEnabled" label="Shallow Clone"
+                    helper="Use shallow cloning (--depth=1) to speed up deployments by only fetching the latest commit history. This reduces clone time and resource usage, especially for large repositories." />
             @endif
         </div>