diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/lfutil.py b/hgext/largefiles/lfutil.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/lfutil.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/lfutil.py
@@ -224,13 +224,7 @@ def getstandinmatcher(repo, pats=[], opt
     '''Return a match object that applies pats to the standin directory'''
     standindir = repo.wjoin(shortname)
     if pats:
-        # patterns supplied: search standin directory relative to current dir
-        cwd = repo.getcwd()
-        if os.path.isabs(cwd):
-            # cwd is an absolute path for hg -R <reponame>
-            # work relative to the repository root in this case
-            cwd = ''
-        pats = [os.path.join(standindir, cwd, pat) for pat in pats]
+        pats = [os.path.join(standindir, pat) for pat in pats]
     elif os.path.isdir(standindir):
         # no patterns: relative to repo root
         pats = [standindir]
diff --git a/tests/test-largefiles.t b/tests/test-largefiles.t
--- a/tests/test-largefiles.t
+++ b/tests/test-largefiles.t
@@ -1987,6 +1987,34 @@ Test commit's addremove option prior to 
   .hglf/large.dat
   .hglf/large2.dat
 
+Test actions on largefiles using relative paths from subdir
+
+  $ mkdir sub
+  $ cd sub
+  $ echo anotherlarge > anotherlarge
+  $ hg add --large anotherlarge
+  $ hg st
+  A sub/anotherlarge
+  $ hg st anotherlarge
+  A anotherlarge
+  $ hg commit -m anotherlarge anotherlarge
+  Invoking status precommit hook
+  A sub/anotherlarge
+  $ hg log anotherlarge
+  changeset:   1:9627a577c5e9
+  tag:         tip
+  user:        test
+  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  summary:     anotherlarge
+  
+  $ echo more >> anotherlarge
+  $ hg st .
+  M anotherlarge
+  $ hg revert anotherlarge
+  $ hg st
+  ? sub/anotherlarge.orig
+  $ cd ..
+
   $ cd ..
 
 issue3651: summary/outgoing with largefiles shows "no remote repo"