diff --git a/src/sentry/scm/private/helpers.py b/src/sentry/scm/private/helpers.py
index 6d7cf78bf97c..38a7f8ac89ce 100644
--- a/src/sentry/scm/private/helpers.py
+++ b/src/sentry/scm/private/helpers.py
@@ -99,20 +99,24 @@ def fetch_repository(organization_id: int, repository_id: RepositoryId) -> Repos
         if integration:
             installation_id = integration.external_id
 
-    return cast(
-        Repository,
-        {
-            "external_id": repo.external_id,
-            "id": repo.id,
-            "integration_id": repo.integration_id,
-            "is_active": repo.status == ObjectStatus.ACTIVE,
-            "name": repo.name,
-            "organization_id": repo.organization_id,
-            "provider_name": provider_name,
-            "web_base_url": web_base_url,
-            "installation_id": installation_id,
-        },
-    )
+    repository: dict[str, object] = {
+        "external_id": repo.external_id,
+        "id": repo.id,
+        "integration_id": repo.integration_id,
+        "is_active": repo.status == ObjectStatus.ACTIVE,
+        "name": repo.name,
+        "organization_id": repo.organization_id,
+        "provider_name": provider_name,
+        "web_base_url": web_base_url,
+        "installation_id": installation_id,
+    }
+    # A GitLab repository's name is its display name ("Group / Project"), which can't be used to
+    # address the project on its host, e.g. in a clone URL. The project's real path is only kept
+    # in its config.
+    if provider_name == "gitlab":
+        repository["path"] = repo.config.get("path")
+
+    return cast(Repository, repository)
 
 
 def report_error_to_sentry(e: Exception) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/sentry/scm/integration/test_helpers_integration.py b/tests/sentry/scm/integration/test_helpers_integration.py
index c4c5c1e1068e..8de4c5c7299b 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/scm/integration/test_helpers_integration.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/scm/integration/test_helpers_integration.py
@@ -164,6 +164,54 @@ def test_fetch_cursor_origin_repo_populates_installation_id(self) -> None:
         assert result is not None
         assert result["installation_id"] == "inst_01example"
 
+    def test_fetch_gitlab_repo_populates_path_from_config(self) -> None:
+        repo = RepositoryModel.objects.create(
+            organization_id=self.organization.id,
+            name="GitLab.org / GitLab FOSS",
+            provider="integrations:gitlab",
+            external_id="gitlab.example.com:13083",
+            status=ObjectStatus.ACTIVE,
+            integration_id=1,
+            config={"path": "gitlab-org/gitlab-foss", "project_id": 13083},
+        )
+
+        result = fetch_repository(self.organization.id, repo.id)
+
+        assert result is not None
+        # Sentry's pinned sentry-scm may predate the `path` key, so read it untyped.
+        assert dict(result)["path"] == "gitlab-org/gitlab-foss"
+
+    def test_fetch_gitlab_repo_without_config_path_has_none_path(self) -> None:
+        repo = RepositoryModel.objects.create(
+            organization_id=self.organization.id,
+            name="GitLab.org / GitLab FOSS",
+            provider="integrations:gitlab",
+            external_id="gitlab.example.com:13083",
+            status=ObjectStatus.ACTIVE,
+            integration_id=1,
+        )
+
+        result = fetch_repository(self.organization.id, repo.id)
+
+        assert result is not None
+        assert dict(result)["path"] is None
+
+    def test_fetch_non_gitlab_repo_has_no_path(self) -> None:
+        repo = RepositoryModel.objects.create(
+            organization_id=self.organization.id,
+            name="test-org/test-repo",
+            provider="integrations:github",
+            external_id="22222",
+            status=ObjectStatus.ACTIVE,
+            integration_id=1,
+            config={"path": "test-org/test-repo"},
+        )
+
+        result = fetch_repository(self.organization.id, repo.id)
+
+        assert result is not None
+        assert "path" not in result
+
 
 class TestFetchServiceProvider(TestCase):
     def test_returns_provider_from_map_to_provider(self) -> None: