diff --git a/src/libflake/flake-primops.cc b/src/libflake/flake-primops.cc
index 754a2f72b60..4d27c684827 100644
--- a/src/libflake/flake-primops.cc
+++ b/src/libflake/flake-primops.cc
@@ -35,36 +35,39 @@ namespace nix::flake::primops {
 PrimOp getFlake(const Settings & settings)
 {
     auto prim_getFlake = [&settings](EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value ** args, Value & v) {
-        NixStringContext context;
-        std::string flakeRefS(
-            state.forceString(*args[0], context, pos, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.getFlake"));
-        auto rewrites = state.realiseContext(context);
-        flakeRefS = state.devirtualize(rewriteStrings(flakeRefS, rewrites), context);
-        if (hasContext(context))
-            // FIXME: this should really be an error.
-            warn(
-                "In 'builtins.getFlake', the flakeref '%s' has string context, but that's not allowed. This may become a fatal error in the future.",
-                flakeRefS);
-        auto flakeRef = nix::parseFlakeRef(state.fetchSettings, flakeRefS, {}, true);
-        if (state.settings.pureEval && !flakeRef.input.isLocked(state.fetchSettings))
-            throw Error(
-                "cannot call 'getFlake' on unlocked flake reference '%s', at %s (use --impure to override)",
-                flakeRefS,
-                state.positions[pos]);
-
-        callFlake(
-            state,
-            lockFlake(
-                settings,
-                state,
-                flakeRef,
-                LockFlags{
-                    .updateLockFile = false,
-                    .writeLockFile = false,
-                    .useRegistries = !state.settings.pureEval && settings.useRegistries,
-                    .allowUnlocked = !state.settings.pureEval,
-                }),
-            v);
+        state.forceValue(*args[0], pos);
+
+        LockFlags lockFlags{
+            .updateLockFile = false,
+            .writeLockFile = false,
+            .useRegistries = !state.settings.pureEval && settings.useRegistries,
+            .allowUnlocked = !state.settings.pureEval,
+        };
+
+        if (args[0]->type() == nPath) {
+            auto path = state.realisePath(pos, *args[0]);
+            callFlake(state, lockFlake(settings, state, path, lockFlags), v);
+        } else {
+            NixStringContext context;
+            std::string flakeRefS(
+                state.forceString(*args[0], context, pos, "while evaluating the argument passed to builtins.getFlake"));
+            auto rewrites = state.realiseContext(context);
+            flakeRefS = state.devirtualize(rewriteStrings(flakeRefS, rewrites), context);
+            if (hasContext(context))
+                // FIXME: this should really be an error.
+                warn(
+                    "In 'builtins.getFlake', the flakeref '%s' has string context, but that's not allowed. This may become a fatal error in the future.",
+                    flakeRefS);
+
+            auto flakeRef = nix::parseFlakeRef(state.fetchSettings, flakeRefS, {}, true);
+            if (state.settings.pureEval && !flakeRef.input.isLocked(state.fetchSettings))
+                throw Error(
+                    "cannot call 'getFlake' on unlocked flake reference '%s', at %s (use --impure to override)",
+                    flakeRefS,
+                    state.positions[pos]);
+
+            callFlake(state, lockFlake(settings, state, flakeRef, lockFlags), v);
+        }
     };
 
     return PrimOp{
diff --git a/src/libflake/flake.cc b/src/libflake/flake.cc
index 66d18f09f1a..5833c79d76d 100644
--- a/src/libflake/flake.cc
+++ b/src/libflake/flake.cc
@@ -427,17 +427,13 @@ static LockFile readLockFile(const fetchers::Settings & fetchSettings, const Sou
                                      : LockFile();
 }
 
-/* Compute an in-memory lock file for the specified top-level flake,
-   and optionally write it to file, if the flake is writable. */
-LockedFlake
-lockFlake(const Settings & settings, EvalState & state, const FlakeRef & topRef, const LockFlags & lockFlags)
+LockedFlake lockFlake(
+    const Settings & settings, EvalState & state, const FlakeRef & topRef, const LockFlags & lockFlags, Flake flake)
 {
     auto useRegistries = lockFlags.useRegistries.value_or(settings.useRegistries);
     auto useRegistriesTop = useRegistries ? fetchers::UseRegistries::All : fetchers::UseRegistries::No;
     auto useRegistriesInputs = useRegistries ? fetchers::UseRegistries::Limited : fetchers::UseRegistries::No;
 
-    auto flake = getFlake(state, topRef, useRegistriesTop, {}, false);
-
     if (lockFlags.applyNixConfig) {
         flake.config.apply(settings);
         state.store->setOptions();
@@ -951,6 +947,22 @@ lockFlake(const Settings & settings, EvalState & state, const FlakeRef & topRef,
     }
 }
 
+LockedFlake
+lockFlake(const Settings & settings, EvalState & state, const FlakeRef & topRef, const LockFlags & lockFlags)
+{
+    auto useRegistries = lockFlags.useRegistries.value_or(settings.useRegistries);
+    auto useRegistriesTop = useRegistries ? fetchers::UseRegistries::All : fetchers::UseRegistries::No;
+    return lockFlake(settings, state, topRef, lockFlags, getFlake(state, topRef, useRegistriesTop, {}, false));
+}
+
+LockedFlake
+lockFlake(const Settings & settings, EvalState & state, const SourcePath & flakeDir, const LockFlags & lockFlags)
+{
+    /* We need a fake flakeref to put in the `Flake` struct, but it's not used for anything. */
+    auto fakeRef = parseFlakeRef(state.fetchSettings, "flake:get-flake");
+    return lockFlake(settings, state, fakeRef, lockFlags, readFlake(state, fakeRef, fakeRef, fakeRef, flakeDir, {}));
+}
+
 static ref<SourceAccessor> makeInternalFS()
 {
     auto internalFS = make_ref<MemorySourceAccessor>(MemorySourceAccessor{});
diff --git a/src/libflake/include/nix/flake/flake.hh b/src/libflake/include/nix/flake/flake.hh
index 0ca6094175e..962933b97bd 100644
--- a/src/libflake/include/nix/flake/flake.hh
+++ b/src/libflake/include/nix/flake/flake.hh
@@ -226,9 +226,16 @@ struct LockFlags
     bool requireLockable = true;
 };
 
+/*
+ * Compute an in-memory lock file for the specified top-level flake, and optionally write it to file, if the flake is
+ * writable.
+ */
 LockedFlake
 lockFlake(const Settings & settings, EvalState & state, const FlakeRef & flakeRef, const LockFlags & lockFlags);
 
+LockedFlake
+lockFlake(const Settings & settings, EvalState & state, const SourcePath & flakeDir, const LockFlags & lockFlags);
+
 void callFlake(EvalState & state, const LockedFlake & lockedFlake, Value & v);
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/functional/flakes/get-flake.sh b/tests/functional/flakes/get-flake.sh
index 4fae472079d..1e130317ec1 100644
--- a/tests/functional/flakes/get-flake.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/flakes/get-flake.sh
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ cat > "$flake1Dir/subflake/flake.nix" <<EOF
 {
   outputs = { self }:
     let
+      # Bad, legacy way of getting a flake from an input.
       parentFlake = builtins.getFlake (builtins.flakeRefToString { type = "path"; path = self.sourceInfo.outPath; narHash = self.narHash; });
+      # Better way using a path value.
+      parentFlake2 = builtins.getFlake ./..;
     in {
       x = parentFlake.number;
+      y = parentFlake2.number;
     };
 }
 EOF
@@ -19,3 +23,5 @@ git -C "$flake1Dir" add subflake/flake.nix
 
 expectStderr 0 nix eval "$flake1Dir/subflake#x" | grepQuiet "This may become a fatal error in the future"
 [[ $(nix eval "$flake1Dir/subflake#x") = 123 ]]
+
+[[ $(nix eval "$flake1Dir/subflake#y") = 123 ]]