diff --git a/hgext/lfs/__init__.py b/hgext/lfs/__init__.py
--- a/hgext/lfs/__init__.py
+++ b/hgext/lfs/__init__.py
@@ -226,9 +226,11 @@ def reposetup(ui, repo):
                     s = repo.set('%n:%n', _bin(kwargs[r'node']), _bin(last))
                 else:
                     s = repo.set('%n', _bin(kwargs[r'node']))
+            match = repo.narrowmatch()
             for ctx in s:
                 # TODO: is there a way to just walk the files in the commit?
-                if any(ctx[f].islfs() for f in ctx.files() if f in ctx):
+                if any(ctx[f].islfs() for f in ctx.files()
+                       if f in ctx and match(f)):
                     repo.requirements.add('lfs')
                     repo._writerequirements()
                     repo.prepushoutgoinghooks.add('lfs', wrapper.prepush)
diff --git a/tests/test-narrow-commit.t b/tests/test-narrow-commit.t
--- a/tests/test-narrow-commit.t
+++ b/tests/test-narrow-commit.t
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ create full repo
 
   $ cd ..
 
-  $ hg clone --narrow ssh://user@dummy/master narrow --include inside
+(The lfs extension does nothing here, but this test ensures that its hook that
+determines whether to add the lfs requirement, respects the narrow boundaries.)
+
+  $ hg --config extensions.lfs= clone --narrow ssh://user@dummy/master narrow \
+  >    --include inside
   requesting all changes
   adding changesets
   adding manifests