diff --git a/conans/test/unittests/tools/scm/test_git_get_commit.py b/conans/test/unittests/tools/scm/test_git_get_commit.py
index be652adc170..59b43e85955 100644
--- a/conans/test/unittests/tools/scm/test_git_get_commit.py
+++ b/conans/test/unittests/tools/scm/test_git_get_commit.py
@@ -71,6 +71,21 @@ def test_multi_folder_repo():
     commit_real = str(c.out).splitlines()[0]
     assert commit_root == commit_real
 
+    # Relative paths for folders
+    git = Git(conanfile, folder="lib_a")
+    rel_commit_libA = git.get_commit()
+
+    git = Git(conanfile, folder="./lib_b")
+    rel_commit_libB = git.get_commit()
+
+    # this is folder default
+    git = Git(conanfile, folder=".")
+    rel_commit_root = git.get_commit()
+
+    assert rel_commit_libA == commit_libA
+    assert rel_commit_libB == commit_libB
+    assert rel_commit_root == commit_root
+
     # New commit in A
     c.save({"lib_a/conanfile.py": "CHANGED"})
     c.run_command("git add .")