diff --git a/advice.c b/advice.c
index 6fda9edbc2474f..88441c8f3d37e7 100644
--- a/advice.c
+++ b/advice.c
@@ -261,3 +261,17 @@ void detach_advice(const char *new_name)
 
 	fprintf(stderr, fmt, new_name);
 }
+
+void advise_on_moving_dirty_path(struct string_list *pathspec_list)
+{
+	struct string_list_item *item;
+
+	if (!pathspec_list->nr)
+		return;
+
+	fprintf(stderr, _("The following dirty paths and/or pathspecs are moved\n"
+			  "but not sparsified. Use \"git add\" to stage them then\n"
+			  "use \"git sparse-checkout reapply\" to sparsify them.\n"));
+	for_each_string_list_item(item, pathspec_list)
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", item->string);
+}
diff --git a/advice.h b/advice.h
index 7ddc6cbc1ac8d7..07e0f76833e780 100644
--- a/advice.h
+++ b/advice.h
@@ -74,5 +74,6 @@ void NORETURN die_conclude_merge(void);
 void NORETURN die_ff_impossible(void);
 void advise_on_updating_sparse_paths(struct string_list *pathspec_list);
 void detach_advice(const char *new_name);
+void advise_on_moving_dirty_path(struct string_list *pathspec_list);
 
 #endif /* ADVICE_H */
diff --git a/builtin/mv.c b/builtin/mv.c
index 2a38e2af4664dc..beb4d089345557 100644
--- a/builtin/mv.c
+++ b/builtin/mv.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static const char * const builtin_mv_usage[] = {
 };
 
 enum update_mode {
-	BOTH = 0,
+	DEFAULT = 0,
 	WORKING_DIRECTORY = (1 << 1),
 	INDEX = (1 << 2),
 	SPARSE = (1 << 3),
@@ -168,12 +168,13 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 	const char **source, **destination, **dest_path, **submodule_gitfile;
-	enum update_mode *modes;
+	enum update_mode *modes, dst_mode = 0;
 	struct stat st;
 	struct string_list src_for_dst = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 	struct lock_file lock_file = LOCK_INIT;
 	struct cache_entry *ce;
 	struct string_list only_match_skip_worktree = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
+	struct string_list dirty_paths = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 
 	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
 
@@ -207,9 +208,15 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		dest_path[0] = add_slash(dest_path[0]);
 		destination = internal_prefix_pathspec(dest_path[0], argv, argc, DUP_BASENAME);
 	} else {
-		if (argc != 1)
+		if (!check_dir_in_index(dest_path[0])) {
+			dest_path[0] = add_slash(dest_path[0]);
+			destination = internal_prefix_pathspec(dest_path[0], argv, argc, DUP_BASENAME);
+			dst_mode |= SKIP_WORKTREE_DIR;
+		} else if (argc != 1) {
 			die(_("destination '%s' is not a directory"), dest_path[0]);
-		destination = dest_path;
+		} else {
+			destination = dest_path;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Checking */
@@ -398,6 +405,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		const char *src = source[i], *dst = destination[i];
 		enum update_mode mode = modes[i];
 		int pos;
+		int up_to_date = 0;
 		struct checkout state = CHECKOUT_INIT;
 		state.istate = &the_index;
 
@@ -408,6 +416,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (show_only)
 			continue;
 		if (!(mode & (INDEX | SPARSE | SKIP_WORKTREE_DIR)) &&
+		    !(dst_mode & SKIP_WORKTREE_DIR) &&
 		    rename(src, dst) < 0) {
 			if (ignore_errors)
 				continue;
@@ -427,20 +436,52 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 		pos = cache_name_pos(src, strlen(src));
 		assert(pos >= 0);
+		if (!(mode & SPARSE) && !lstat(src, &st))
+			up_to_date = !ce_modified(active_cache[pos], &st, 0);
 		rename_cache_entry_at(pos, dst);
 
-		if ((mode & SPARSE) &&
-		    (path_in_sparse_checkout(dst, &the_index))) {
-			int dst_pos;
+		if (ignore_sparse &&
+		    !init_sparse_checkout_patterns(&the_index) &&
+		    the_index.sparse_checkout_patterns->use_cone_patterns) {
+
+			/* from out-of-cone to in-cone */
+			if ((mode & SPARSE) &&
+			    path_in_sparse_checkout(dst, &the_index)) {
+				int dst_pos = cache_name_pos(dst, strlen(dst));
+				struct cache_entry *dst_ce = active_cache[dst_pos];
 
-			dst_pos = cache_name_pos(dst, strlen(dst));
-			active_cache[dst_pos]->ce_flags &= ~CE_SKIP_WORKTREE;
+				dst_ce->ce_flags &= ~CE_SKIP_WORKTREE;
 
-			if (checkout_entry(active_cache[dst_pos], &state, NULL, NULL))
-				die(_("cannot checkout %s"), active_cache[dst_pos]->name);
+				if (checkout_entry(dst_ce, &state, NULL, NULL))
+					die(_("cannot checkout %s"), dst_ce->name);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			/* from in-cone to out-of-cone */
+			if ((dst_mode & SKIP_WORKTREE_DIR) &&
+			    !(mode & SPARSE) &&
+			    !path_in_sparse_checkout(dst, &the_index)) {
+				int dst_pos = cache_name_pos(dst, strlen(dst));
+				struct cache_entry *dst_ce = active_cache[dst_pos];
+				char *src_dir = dirname(xstrdup(src));
+
+				if (up_to_date) {
+					dst_ce->ce_flags |= CE_SKIP_WORKTREE;
+					unlink_or_warn(src);
+				} else {
+					string_list_append(&dirty_paths, dst);
+					safe_create_leading_directories(xstrdup(dst));
+					rename(src, dst);
+				}
+				if ((mode & INDEX) && is_empty_dir(src_dir))
+					rmdir_or_warn(src_dir);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (dirty_paths.nr)
+		advise_on_moving_dirty_path(&dirty_paths);
+
 	if (gitmodules_modified)
 		stage_updated_gitmodules(&the_index);
 
@@ -449,6 +490,7 @@ int cmd_mv(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		die(_("Unable to write new index file"));
 
 	string_list_clear(&src_for_dst, 0);
+	string_list_clear(&dirty_paths, 0);
 	UNLEAK(source);
 	UNLEAK(dest_path);
 	free(submodule_gitfile);
diff --git a/t/t7002-mv-sparse-checkout.sh b/t/t7002-mv-sparse-checkout.sh
index 71fe29690fd122..e3b73c9eaa94d6 100755
--- a/t/t7002-mv-sparse-checkout.sh
+++ b/t/t7002-mv-sparse-checkout.sh
@@ -290,4 +290,84 @@ test_expect_success 'move sparse file to existing destination with --force and -
 	test_cmp expect sub/file1
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'move clean path from in-cone to out-of-cone' '
+	test_when_finished "cleanup_sparse_checkout" &&
+	setup_sparse_checkout &&
+
+	git mv --sparse sub/d folder1 2>stderr &&
+	test_must_be_empty stderr &&
+
+	test_path_is_missing sub/d &&
+	test_path_is_missing folder1/d &&
+	git ls-files -t >actual &&
+	! grep -x "H sub/d" actual &&
+	grep -x "S folder1/d" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'move dirty path from in-cone to out-of-cone' '
+	test_when_finished "cleanup_sparse_checkout" &&
+	setup_sparse_checkout &&
+	echo "modified" >>sub/d &&
+
+	git mv --sparse sub/d folder1 2>stderr &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	The following dirty paths and/or pathspecs are moved
+	but not sparsified. Use "git add" to stage them then
+	use "git sparse-checkout reapply" to sparsify them.
+	folder1/d
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect stderr &&
+
+	test_path_is_missing sub/d &&
+	test_path_is_file folder1/d &&
+	git ls-files -t >actual &&
+	! grep -x "H sub/d" actual &&
+	grep -x "H folder1/d" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'move dir from in-cone to out-of-cone' '
+	test_when_finished "cleanup_sparse_checkout" &&
+	setup_sparse_checkout &&
+
+	git mv --sparse sub/dir folder1 2>stderr &&
+	test_must_be_empty stderr &&
+
+	test_path_is_missing sub/dir &&
+	test_path_is_missing folder1 &&
+	git ls-files -t >actual &&
+	! grep -x "H sub/dir/e" actual &&
+	grep -x "S folder1/dir/e" actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'move partially-dirty dir from in-cone to out-of-cone' '
+	test_when_finished "cleanup_sparse_checkout" &&
+	setup_sparse_checkout &&
+	touch sub/dir/e2 sub/dir/e3 &&
+	git add sub/dir/e2 sub/dir/e3 &&
+	echo "modified" >>sub/dir/e2 &&
+	echo "modified" >>sub/dir/e3 &&
+
+	git mv --sparse sub/dir folder1 2>stderr &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+	The following dirty paths and/or pathspecs are moved
+	but not sparsified. Use "git add" to stage them then
+	use "git sparse-checkout reapply" to sparsify them.
+	folder1/dir/e2
+	folder1/dir/e3
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect stderr &&
+
+	test_path_is_missing sub/dir &&
+	test_path_is_missing folder1/dir/e &&
+	test_path_is_file folder1/dir/e2 &&
+	test_path_is_file folder1/dir/e3 &&
+	git ls-files -t >actual &&
+	! grep -x "H sub/dir/e" actual &&
+	! grep -x "H sub/dir/e2" actual &&
+	! grep -x "H sub/dir/e3" actual &&
+	grep -x "S folder1/dir/e" actual &&
+	grep -x "H folder1/dir/e2" actual &&
+	grep -x "H folder1/dir/e3" actual
+'
+
 test_done