diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
index 42262c1983..890c34051d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ values that they return:
 `object.format`::
 	The object format (hash algorithm) used in the repository.
 
+`path.commondir.absolute`::
+	The canonical absolute path to the Git repository's common
+	directory (the shared `.git` directory containing objects,
+	refs, and global configuration).
+
+`path.commondir.relative`::
+	The path to the Git repository's common directory relative to
+	the current working directory.
+
 `references.format`::
 	The reference storage format. The valid values are:
 +
diff --git a/builtin/repo.c b/builtin/repo.c
index 71a5c1c29c..4c3fbc26b9 100644
--- a/builtin/repo.c
+++ b/builtin/repo.c
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 #include "hex.h"
 #include "odb.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
+#include "path.h"
 #include "path-walk.h"
 #include "progress.h"
 #include "quote.h"
 #include "ref-filter.h"
 #include "refs.h"
 #include "revision.h"
+#include "setup.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "shallow.h"
@@ -75,6 +77,28 @@ static int get_object_format(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int get_path_commondir_absolute(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
+{
+	const char *common_dir = repo_get_common_dir(repo);
+
+	if (!common_dir)
+		return error(_("unable to get common directory"));
+
+	format_path(buf, common_dir, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_CANONICAL);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int get_path_commondir_relative(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
+{
+	const char *common_dir = repo_get_common_dir(repo);
+
+	if (!common_dir)
+		return error(_("unable to get common directory"));
+
+	format_path(buf, common_dir, startup_info->prefix, PATH_FORMAT_RELATIVE);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int get_references_format(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
 {
 	strbuf_addstr(buf,
@@ -87,6 +111,8 @@ static const struct repo_info_field repo_info_field[] = {
 	{ "layout.bare", get_layout_bare },
 	{ "layout.shallow", get_layout_shallow },
 	{ "object.format", get_object_format },
+	{ "path.commondir.absolute", get_path_commondir_absolute },
+	{ "path.commondir.relative", get_path_commondir_relative },
 	{ "references.format", get_references_format },
 };
 
diff --git a/t/t1900-repo-info.sh b/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
index 39bb77dda0..09158d29f9 100755
--- a/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
+++ b/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
@@ -155,4 +155,56 @@ test_expect_success 'git repo info -h shows only repo info usage' '
 	test_grep ! "git repo structure" actual
 '
 
+# Helper function to test path keys in both absolute and relative formats.
+# $1: label for the test
+# $2: field_name (e.g., commondir)
+# $3: expected_dir (the directory name, e.g., .git or custom-common)
+# $4: init_command (extra setup like exporting env vars)
+test_repo_info_path () {
+	label=$1
+	field_name=$2
+	expected_dir=$3
+	init_command=$4
+
+	test_expect_success "absolute: $label" '
+		test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" &&
+		git init repo &&
+		(
+			mkdir -p repo/sub &&
+			cd repo/sub &&
+			ROOT="$(test-tool path-utils real_path ..)" && export ROOT &&
+			eval "$init_command" &&
+			echo "path.$field_name.absolute=$ROOT/$expected_dir" >expect &&
+			git repo info "path.$field_name.absolute" >actual &&
+			test_cmp expect actual
+		)
+	'
+
+	test_expect_success "relative: $label" '
+		test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" &&
+		git init repo &&
+		(
+			mkdir -p repo/sub &&
+			cd repo/sub &&
+			ROOT="$(test-tool path-utils real_path ..)" && export ROOT &&
+			eval "$init_command" &&
+			echo "path.$field_name.relative=../$expected_dir" >expect &&
+			git repo info "path.$field_name.relative" >actual &&
+			test_cmp expect actual
+		)
+	'
+}
+
+test_repo_info_path 'commondir standard' 'commondir' '.git'
+
+test_repo_info_path 'commondir with GIT_COMMON_DIR and GIT_DIR' 'commondir' \
+	'custom-common' \
+	'GIT_COMMON_DIR="$ROOT/custom-common" && export GIT_COMMON_DIR &&
+	 GIT_DIR="../.git" && export GIT_DIR &&
+	 git init --bare "$ROOT/custom-common"'
+
+test_repo_info_path 'commondir with only GIT_DIR' 'commondir' \
+	'.git' \
+	'GIT_DIR="../.git" && export GIT_DIR'
+
 test_done