diff --git a/tests/test_match.py b/tests/test_match.py
index d8555e1..78e8769 100644
--- a/tests/test_match.py
+++ b/tests/test_match.py
@@ -215,6 +215,17 @@ def test_exclude_directories(self):
         self.assertFalse(matches("/home/michael/file.yaml", is_dir=True))
         self.assertFalse(matches("/home/michael/dir.yaml/file.sql", is_dir=False))
 
+    def test_exclude_from_subdirectory(self):
+        matches = self.__parse_gitignore_string(["*.log", "!important/*.log", "trace.*"], fake_base_dir="/home/michael")
+        for is_dir in (False, True):
+            with self.subTest(i=is_dir):
+                self.assertTrue(matches("/home/michael/a.log", is_dir=is_dir))
+                self.assertFalse(matches("/home/michael/b.txt", is_dir=is_dir))
+                self.assertFalse(matches("/home/michael/important", is_dir=is_dir))
+                self.assertFalse(matches("/home/michael/important/d.log", is_dir=is_dir))
+                self.assertFalse(matches("/home/michael/important/e.txt", is_dir=is_dir))
+                self.assertTrue(matches("/home/michael/trace.c", is_dir=is_dir))
+
     def test_ignore_all_subdirectories(self):
         matches = self.__parse_gitignore_string(["**/"], fake_base_dir="/home/michael")
         for is_dir in (False, True):