diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf6f12c..57eec7e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ steps:
 - run: dotnet restore --locked-mode
 ```
 
+### Reduce caching size
+
 **Note:** Use [`NUGET_PACKAGES`](https://learn.microsoft.com/nuget/reference/cli-reference/cli-ref-environment-variables) environment variable if available. Some action runners already has huge libraries. (ex. Xamarin)
 
 ```yaml
@@ -112,6 +114,21 @@ steps:
 - run: dotnet restore --locked-mode
 ```
 
+### Caching NuGet packages in monorepos
+
+```yaml
+env:
+  NUGET_PACKAGES: ${{ github.workspace }}/.nuget/packages
+steps:
+- uses: actions/checkout@v3
+- uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+  with:
+    dotnet-version: 6.x
+    cache: true
+    cache-dependency-path: subdir/packages.lock.json
+- run: dotnet restore --locked-mode
+```
+
 ## Matrix Testing
 Using `setup-dotnet` it's possible to use [matrix syntax](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstrategymatrix) to install several versions of .NET SDK:
 ```yml
diff --git a/__tests__/cache-restore.test.ts b/__tests__/cache-restore.test.ts
index 817c6c4..8b5f8d5 100644
--- a/__tests__/cache-restore.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cache-restore.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as core from '@actions/core';
 import * as glob from '@actions/glob';
 import {restoreCache} from '../src/cache-restore';
 import {getNuGetFolderPath} from '../src/cache-utils';
+import {lockFilePattern} from '../src/constants';
 
 jest.mock('@actions/cache');
 jest.mock('@actions/core');
@@ -20,15 +21,16 @@ describe('cache-restore tests', () => {
       });
     });
     beforeEach(() => {
+      jest.mocked(glob.hashFiles).mockClear();
       jest.mocked(core.saveState).mockClear();
       jest.mocked(core.setOutput).mockClear();
       jest.mocked(cache.restoreCache).mockClear();
     });
 
-    it('does not call cache.restoreCache() when lock file is not found', async () => {
+    it('throws error when lock file is not found', async () => {
       jest.mocked(glob.hashFiles).mockResolvedValue('');
 
-      await restoreCache();
+      await expect(restoreCache(lockFilePattern)).rejects.toThrow();
 
       expect(jest.mocked(core.saveState)).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(jest.mocked(core.setOutput)).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ describe('cache-restore tests', () => {
       jest.mocked(glob.hashFiles).mockResolvedValue('hash');
       jest.mocked(cache.restoreCache).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 
-      await restoreCache();
+      await restoreCache(lockFilePattern);
 
       const expectedKey = `dotnet-cache-${process.env.RUNNER_OS}-hash`;
       expect(jest.mocked(core.saveState)).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ describe('cache-restore tests', () => {
       jest.mocked(glob.hashFiles).mockResolvedValue('hash');
       jest.mocked(cache.restoreCache).mockResolvedValue(expectedKey);
 
-      await restoreCache();
+      await restoreCache(lockFilePattern);
 
       expect(jest.mocked(core.saveState)).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         'CACHE_KEY',
@@ -76,5 +78,16 @@ describe('cache-restore tests', () => {
         true
       );
     });
+
+    it('calls glob.hashFiles("**/packages.lock.json") if cacheDependencyPath is falsy', async () => {
+      const expectedKey = `dotnet-cache-${process.env.RUNNER_OS}-hash`;
+      jest.mocked(glob.hashFiles).mockResolvedValue('hash');
+      jest.mocked(cache.restoreCache).mockResolvedValue(expectedKey);
+
+      await restoreCache('');
+
+      expect(jest.mocked(glob.hashFiles)).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('');
+      expect(jest.mocked(glob.hashFiles)).toHaveBeenCalledWith(lockFilePattern);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index a10d16f..128fd2c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Optional input to enable caching of the NuGet global-packages folder'
     required: false
     default: false
+  cache-dependency-path:
+    description: 'Used to specify the path to a dependency file: packages.lock.json. Supports wildcards or a list of file names for caching multiple dependencies.'
+    required: false
 outputs:
   cache-hit:
     description: 'A boolean value to indicate if a cache was hit.'
diff --git a/src/cache-restore.ts b/src/cache-restore.ts
index 764b131..d4a5b2d 100644
--- a/src/cache-restore.ts
+++ b/src/cache-restore.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ import * as glob from '@actions/glob';
 import {getNuGetFolderPath} from './cache-utils';
 import {lockFilePattern, State, Outputs} from './constants';
 
-export const restoreCache = async () => {
-  const fileHash = await glob.hashFiles(lockFilePattern);
+export const restoreCache = async (cacheDependencyPath?: string) => {
+  const fileHash = await glob.hashFiles(cacheDependencyPath || lockFilePattern);
   if (!fileHash) {
-    core.warning(`No matches found for glob: ${lockFilePattern}`);
-    return;
+    throw new Error(
+      'Some specified paths were not resolved, unable to cache dependencies.'
+    );
   }
 
   const platform = process.env.RUNNER_OS;
diff --git a/src/setup-dotnet.ts b/src/setup-dotnet.ts
index e8374fa..01ca61a 100644
--- a/src/setup-dotnet.ts
+++ b/src/setup-dotnet.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ export async function run() {
     core.setOutput(Outputs.DotnetVersion, versionToOutput);
 
     if (core.getBooleanInput('cache') && isCacheFeatureAvailable()) {
-      await restoreCache();
+      const cacheDependencyPath = core.getInput('cache-dependency-path');
+      await restoreCache(cacheDependencyPath);
     } else {
       core.setOutput(Outputs.CacheHit, false);
     }