diff --git a/cmd/restic/integration_test.go b/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
index d3882116e..10ebbaf13 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func testRunBackupAssumeFailure(t testing.TB, dir string, target []string, opts
 		defer cleanup()
 	}
 
+	opts.GroupBy = restic.SnapshotGroupByOptions{Host: true, Path: true}
 	backupErr := runBackup(ctx, opts, gopts, term, target)
 
 	cancel()
@@ -362,6 +363,55 @@ func testBackup(t *testing.T, useFsSnapshot bool) {
 	testRunCheck(t, env.gopts)
 }
 
+func TestBackupWithRelativePath(t *testing.T) {
+	env, cleanup := withTestEnvironment(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	testSetupBackupData(t, env)
+	opts := BackupOptions{}
+
+	// first backup
+	testRunBackup(t, filepath.Dir(env.testdata), []string{"testdata"}, opts, env.gopts)
+	snapshotIDs := testRunList(t, "snapshots", env.gopts)
+	rtest.Assert(t, len(snapshotIDs) == 1, "expected one snapshot, got %v", snapshotIDs)
+	firstSnapshotID := snapshotIDs[0]
+
+	// second backup, implicit incremental
+	testRunBackup(t, filepath.Dir(env.testdata), []string{"testdata"}, opts, env.gopts)
+
+	// that the correct parent snapshot was used
+	latestSn, _ := testRunSnapshots(t, env.gopts)
+	rtest.Assert(t, latestSn != nil, "missing latest snapshot")
+	rtest.Assert(t, latestSn.Parent != nil && latestSn.Parent.Equal(firstSnapshotID), "second snapshot selected unexpected parent %v instead of %v", latestSn.Parent, firstSnapshotID)
+}
+
+func TestBackupParentSelection(t *testing.T) {
+	env, cleanup := withTestEnvironment(t)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	testSetupBackupData(t, env)
+	opts := BackupOptions{}
+
+	// first backup
+	testRunBackup(t, filepath.Dir(env.testdata), []string{"testdata/0/0"}, opts, env.gopts)
+	snapshotIDs := testRunList(t, "snapshots", env.gopts)
+	rtest.Assert(t, len(snapshotIDs) == 1, "expected one snapshot, got %v", snapshotIDs)
+	firstSnapshotID := snapshotIDs[0]
+
+	// second backup, sibling path
+	testRunBackup(t, filepath.Dir(env.testdata), []string{"testdata/0/tests"}, opts, env.gopts)
+	snapshotIDs = testRunList(t, "snapshots", env.gopts)
+	rtest.Assert(t, len(snapshotIDs) == 2, "expected two snapshots, got %v", snapshotIDs)
+
+	// third backup, incremental for the first backup
+	testRunBackup(t, filepath.Dir(env.testdata), []string{"testdata/0/0"}, opts, env.gopts)
+
+	// test that the correct parent snapshot was used
+	latestSn, _ := testRunSnapshots(t, env.gopts)
+	rtest.Assert(t, latestSn != nil, "missing latest snapshot")
+	rtest.Assert(t, latestSn.Parent != nil && latestSn.Parent.Equal(firstSnapshotID), "third snapshot selected unexpected parent %v instead of %v", latestSn.Parent, firstSnapshotID)
+}
+
 func TestDryRunBackup(t *testing.T) {
 	env, cleanup := withTestEnvironment(t)
 	defer cleanup()
diff --git a/internal/restic/snapshot_find.go b/internal/restic/snapshot_find.go
index 4d4bb4957..8d6f8c4b1 100644
--- a/internal/restic/snapshot_find.go
+++ b/internal/restic/snapshot_find.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func (f *SnapshotFilter) findLatest(ctx context.Context, be Lister, loader Loade
 		}
 		absTargets = append(absTargets, filepath.Clean(target))
 	}
+	f.Paths = absTargets
 
 	var latest *Snapshot