diff --git a/bundle/deploy/files/sync.go b/bundle/deploy/files/sync.go
index a308668d..dc45053f 100644
--- a/bundle/deploy/files/sync.go
+++ b/bundle/deploy/files/sync.go
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ func GetSyncOptions(ctx context.Context, rb bundle.ReadOnlyBundle) (*sync.SyncOp
 	}
 
 	opts := &sync.SyncOptions{
-		LocalPath:  rb.BundleRoot(),
+		LocalRoot: rb.BundleRoot(),
+		Paths:     []string{"."},
+		Include:   includes,
+		Exclude:   rb.Config().Sync.Exclude,
+
 		RemotePath: rb.Config().Workspace.FilePath,
-		Include:    includes,
-		Exclude:    rb.Config().Sync.Exclude,
 		Host:       rb.WorkspaceClient().Config.Host,
 
 		Full: false,
diff --git a/cmd/sync/sync.go b/cmd/sync/sync.go
index bab45159..23a4c018 100644
--- a/cmd/sync/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/sync/sync.go
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ func (f *syncFlags) syncOptionsFromArgs(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (*syn
 	}
 
 	opts := sync.SyncOptions{
-		LocalPath:    vfs.MustNew(args[0]),
+		LocalRoot: vfs.MustNew(args[0]),
+		Paths:     []string{"."},
+		Include:   nil,
+		Exclude:   nil,
+
 		RemotePath:   args[1],
 		Full:         f.full,
 		PollInterval: f.interval,
diff --git a/cmd/sync/sync_test.go b/cmd/sync/sync_test.go
index 564aeae5..0d0c5738 100644
--- a/cmd/sync/sync_test.go
+++ b/cmd/sync/sync_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestSyncOptionsFromBundle(t *testing.T) {
 	f := syncFlags{}
 	opts, err := f.syncOptionsFromBundle(New(), []string{}, b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, tempDir, opts.LocalPath.Native())
+	assert.Equal(t, tempDir, opts.LocalRoot.Native())
 	assert.Equal(t, "/Users/jane@doe.com/path", opts.RemotePath)
 	assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join(tempDir, ".databricks", "bundle", "default"), opts.SnapshotBasePath)
 	assert.NotNil(t, opts.WorkspaceClient)
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ func TestSyncOptionsFromArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd.SetContext(root.SetWorkspaceClient(context.Background(), nil))
 	opts, err := f.syncOptionsFromArgs(cmd, []string{local, remote})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, local, opts.LocalPath.Native())
+	assert.Equal(t, local, opts.LocalRoot.Native())
 	assert.Equal(t, remote, opts.RemotePath)
 }
diff --git a/libs/sync/sync.go b/libs/sync/sync.go
index ffcf3878..9eaebf2a 100644
--- a/libs/sync/sync.go
+++ b/libs/sync/sync.go
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type SyncOptions struct {
-	LocalPath  vfs.Path
+	LocalRoot vfs.Path
+	Paths     []string
+	Include   []string
+	Exclude   []string
+
 	RemotePath string
-	Include    []string
-	Exclude    []string
 
 	Full bool
 
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ type Sync struct {
 
 // New initializes and returns a new [Sync] instance.
 func New(ctx context.Context, opts SyncOptions) (*Sync, error) {
-	fileSet, err := git.NewFileSet(opts.LocalPath)
+	fileSet, err := git.NewFileSet(opts.LocalRoot, opts.Paths)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -61,12 +63,12 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, opts SyncOptions) (*Sync, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	includeFileSet, err := fileset.NewGlobSet(opts.LocalPath, opts.Include)
+	includeFileSet, err := fileset.NewGlobSet(opts.LocalRoot, opts.Include)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	excludeFileSet, err := fileset.NewGlobSet(opts.LocalPath, opts.Exclude)
+	excludeFileSet, err := fileset.NewGlobSet(opts.LocalRoot, opts.Exclude)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/libs/sync/watchdog.go b/libs/sync/watchdog.go
index ca7ec46e..cc2ca83c 100644
--- a/libs/sync/watchdog.go
+++ b/libs/sync/watchdog.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (s *Sync) applyMkdir(ctx context.Context, localName string) error {
 func (s *Sync) applyPut(ctx context.Context, localName string) error {
 	s.notifyProgress(ctx, EventActionPut, localName, 0.0)
 
-	localFile, err := s.LocalPath.Open(localName)
+	localFile, err := s.LocalRoot.Open(localName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}