diff --git a/.github/actions/checkout-pr/action.yml b/.github/actions/checkout-pr/action.yml
index bc22a26c..a9fbdabb 100644
--- a/.github/actions/checkout-pr/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/checkout-pr/action.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ inputs:
     default: ${{ github.job }}
   token:
     description: 'A Github PAT'
+  sparse-checkout:
+    description: 'Do a sparse checkout on given patterns. Each pattern should be separated with new lines.'
+    required: false
+  filter:
+    description: 'Partially clone against a given filter. Overrides sparse-checkout if set'
+    required: false
+  lfs:
+      description: 'Whether to download Git-LFS files'
+      required: false
+      default: 'true'
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -25,7 +35,9 @@ runs:
         token: ${{ inputs.token }}
         fetch-depth: ${{ env.PR_FETCH_DEPTH }}
         submodules: true
-        lfs: true
+        lfs: ${{ inputs.lfs }}
+        sparse-checkout: ${{ inputs.sparse-checkout }}
+        filter: ${{ inputs.filter }}
 
     - name: 'Fetch the other branch with enough history for a common merge-base commit'
       shell: bash