diff --git a/internal/db/test/test.go b/internal/db/test/test.go
index 2852ee943..dc5273dc3 100644
--- a/internal/db/test/test.go
+++ b/internal/db/test/test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
@@ -25,31 +27,43 @@ const (
 	DISABLE_PGTAP = "drop extension if exists pgtap"
 )
 
+var irPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`(?im)^\s*\\ir\s+['"]?([^'"\s]+)['"]?`)
+
 func Run(ctx context.Context, testFiles []string, config pgconn.Config, fsys afero.Fs, options ...func(*pgx.ConnConfig)) error {
 	// Build test command
 	if len(testFiles) == 0 {
-		absTestsDir, err := filepath.Abs(utils.DbTestsDir)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Errorf("failed to resolve tests dir: %w", err)
-		}
-		testFiles = append(testFiles, absTestsDir)
+		testFiles = append(testFiles, utils.DbTestsDir)
+	}
+	allFiles, err := traverseImports(testFiles, fsys)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	binds := make([]string, len(testFiles))
+	testFileSet := make(map[string]struct{}, len(testFiles))
+	for _, tf := range testFiles {
+		testFileSet[tf] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	binds := make([]string, len(allFiles))
 	cmd := []string{"pg_prove", "--ext", ".pg", "--ext", ".sql", "-r"}
 	var workingDir string
-	for i, fp := range testFiles {
+	for i, fp := range allFiles {
 		if !filepath.IsAbs(fp) {
 			fp = filepath.Join(utils.CurrentDirAbs, fp)
 		}
 		dockerPath := utils.ToDockerPath(fp)
-		cmd = append(cmd, dockerPath)
-		binds[i] = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:ro", fp, dockerPath)
 		if workingDir == "" {
 			workingDir = dockerPath
 			if path.Ext(dockerPath) != "" {
 				workingDir = path.Dir(dockerPath)
 			}
 		}
+		if _, isTestFile := testFileSet[allFiles[i]]; isTestFile {
+			relPath := dockerPath
+			if path.Ext(dockerPath) != "" && path.Dir(dockerPath) == workingDir {
+				relPath = path.Base(dockerPath)
+			}
+			cmd = append(cmd, relPath)
+		}
+		binds[i] = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s:ro", fp, dockerPath)
 	}
 	if viper.GetBool("DEBUG") {
 		cmd = append(cmd, "--verbose")
@@ -107,3 +121,38 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, testFiles []string, config pgconn.Config, fsys afe
 		os.Stderr,
 	)
 }
+
+func traverseImports(testFiles []string, fsys afero.Fs) ([]string, error) {
+	seen := map[string]struct{}{}
+	q := append([]string{}, testFiles...)
+	result := []string{}
+	for len(q) > 0 {
+		curr := q[len(q)-1]
+		q = q[:len(q)-1]
+		if _, ok := seen[curr]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[curr] = struct{}{}
+		result = append(result, curr)
+		info, err := fsys.Stat(curr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("failed to stat %s: %w", curr, err)
+		}
+		if info.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+		data, err := afero.ReadFile(fsys, curr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("failed to read %s: %w", curr, err)
+		}
+		for _, m := range irPattern.FindAllStringSubmatch(string(data), -1) {
+			if len(m) < 2 {
+				continue
+			}
+			importPath := strings.TrimSpace(m[1])
+			resolved := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(curr), importPath)
+			q = append(q, resolved)
+		}
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/db/test/test_test.go b/internal/db/test/test_test.go
index 063f9bcd1..f82f844bf 100644
--- a/internal/db/test/test_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/test/test_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func TestRunCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		// Setup in-memory fs
 		fsys := afero.NewMemMapFs()
 		require.NoError(t, utils.WriteConfig(fsys, false))
+		require.NoError(t, afero.WriteFile(fsys, "nested", []byte("SELECT 1;"), 0644))
 		// Setup mock postgres
 		conn := pgtest.NewConn()
 		defer conn.Close(t)
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ func TestRunCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		// Setup in-memory fs
 		fsys := afero.NewMemMapFs()
 		require.NoError(t, utils.WriteConfig(fsys, false))
+		require.NoError(t, fsys.MkdirAll(utils.DbTestsDir, 0755))
 		// Run test
 		err := Run(context.Background(), nil, dbConfig, fsys)
 		// Check error
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ func TestRunCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		// Setup in-memory fs
 		fsys := afero.NewMemMapFs()
 		require.NoError(t, utils.WriteConfig(fsys, false))
+		require.NoError(t, fsys.MkdirAll(utils.DbTestsDir, 0755))
 		// Setup mock postgres
 		conn := pgtest.NewConn()
 		defer conn.Close(t)
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ func TestRunCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		// Setup in-memory fs
 		fsys := afero.NewMemMapFs()
 		require.NoError(t, utils.WriteConfig(fsys, false))
+		require.NoError(t, fsys.MkdirAll(utils.DbTestsDir, 0755))
 		// Setup mock postgres
 		conn := pgtest.NewConn()
 		defer conn.Close(t)
@@ -99,3 +103,39 @@ func TestRunCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Empty(t, apitest.ListUnmatchedRequests())
 	})
 }
+
+func TestTraverseImports(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("handles file with \\ir import", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fsys := afero.NewMemMapFs()
+		require.NoError(t, afero.WriteFile(fsys, "main.sql", []byte("\\ir helper.sql"), 0644))
+		require.NoError(t, afero.WriteFile(fsys, "helper.sql", []byte("SELECT 1;"), 0644))
+
+		result, err := traverseImports([]string{"main.sql"}, fsys)
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Len(t, result, 2)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("handles nested \\ir imports", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fsys := afero.NewMemMapFs()
+		require.NoError(t, afero.WriteFile(fsys, "main.sql", []byte("\\ir level1.sql"), 0644))
+		require.NoError(t, afero.WriteFile(fsys, "level1.sql", []byte("\\ir level2.sql"), 0644))
+		require.NoError(t, afero.WriteFile(fsys, "level2.sql", []byte("SELECT 1;"), 0644))
+
+		result, err := traverseImports([]string{"main.sql"}, fsys)
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Len(t, result, 3)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("handles circular imports", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fsys := afero.NewMemMapFs()
+		require.NoError(t, afero.WriteFile(fsys, "a.sql", []byte("\\ir b.sql"), 0644))
+		require.NoError(t, afero.WriteFile(fsys, "b.sql", []byte("\\ir a.sql"), 0644))
+
+		result, err := traverseImports([]string{"a.sql"}, fsys)
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Len(t, result, 2)
+	})
+}