diff --git a/gix-macros/src/momo.rs b/gix-macros/src/momo.rs
index a007c1b2082..f8b8047dab4 100644
--- a/gix-macros/src/momo.rs
+++ b/gix-macros/src/momo.rs
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ fn convert(
             let pat_ident = match &mut *pat_type.pat {
                 Pat::Ident(pat_ident) if pat_ident.by_ref.is_none() && pat_ident.subpat.is_none() => pat_ident,
                 _ => {
-                    pat_type.pat = Box::new(Pat::Ident(PatIdent {
+                    *pat_type.pat = Pat::Ident(PatIdent {
                         ident: Ident::new(&format!("arg_{i}_gen_by_momo_"), proc_macro2::Span::call_site()),
                         attrs: Default::default(),
                         by_ref: None,
                         mutability: None,
                         subpat: None,
-                    }));
+                    });
 
                     if let Pat::Ident(pat_ident) = &mut *pat_type.pat {
                         pat_ident
diff --git a/gix/src/repository/worktree.rs b/gix/src/repository/worktree.rs
index db395c01dc3..5dc76603494 100644
--- a/gix/src/repository/worktree.rs
+++ b/gix/src/repository/worktree.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::bstr::BStr;
 use crate::{worktree, Worktree};
 
 /// Interact with individual worktrees and their information.
@@ -20,17 +21,22 @@ impl crate::Repository {
         for entry in iter {
             let entry = entry?;
             let worktree_git_dir = entry.path();
-            if worktree_git_dir.join("gitdir").is_file() {
-                res.push(worktree::Proxy {
-                    parent: self,
-                    git_dir: worktree_git_dir,
-                });
-            }
+            res.extend(worktree::Proxy::new_if_gitdir_file_exists(self, worktree_git_dir));
         }
         res.sort_by(|a, b| a.git_dir.cmp(&b.git_dir));
         Ok(res)
     }
 
+    /// Return the worktree that [is identified](Worktree::id) by the given `id`, if it exists at
+    /// `.git/worktrees/<id>` and its `gitdir` file exists.
+    /// Return `None` otherwise.
+    pub fn worktree_proxy_by_id<'a>(&self, id: impl Into<&'a BStr>) -> Option<worktree::Proxy<'_>> {
+        worktree::Proxy::new_if_gitdir_file_exists(
+            self,
+            self.common_dir().join("worktrees").join(gix_path::from_bstr(id.into())),
+        )
+    }
+
     /// Return the repository owning the main worktree, typically from a linked worktree.
     ///
     /// Note that it might be the one that is currently open if this repository doesn't point to a linked worktree.
diff --git a/gix/src/worktree/proxy.rs b/gix/src/worktree/proxy.rs
index e4b6672774c..b6f1b423e00 100644
--- a/gix/src/worktree/proxy.rs
+++ b/gix/src/worktree/proxy.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ impl<'repo> Proxy<'repo> {
             git_dir: git_dir.into(),
         }
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn new_if_gitdir_file_exists(parent: &'repo Repository, git_dir: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Option<Self> {
+        let git_dir = git_dir.into();
+        if git_dir.join("gitdir").is_file() {
+            Some(Proxy::new(parent, git_dir))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Proxy<'_> {
diff --git a/gix/tests/gix/repository/worktree.rs b/gix/tests/gix/repository/worktree.rs
index 9ab8eb95c8c..773d875f2f1 100644
--- a/gix/tests/gix/repository/worktree.rs
+++ b/gix/tests/gix/repository/worktree.rs
@@ -350,8 +350,14 @@ fn run_assertions(main_repo: gix::Repository, should_be_bare: bool) {
             "in our case prunable repos have no worktree base"
         );
 
+        assert_eq!(
+            main_repo.worktree_proxy_by_id(actual.id()).expect("exists").git_dir(),
+            actual.git_dir(),
+            "we can basically get the same proxy by its ID explicitly"
+        );
+
         let repo = if base.is_dir() {
-            let repo = actual.into_repo().unwrap();
+            let repo = actual.clone().into_repo().unwrap();
             assert_eq!(
                 &gix::open(base).unwrap(),
                 &repo,
@@ -366,7 +372,7 @@ fn run_assertions(main_repo: gix::Repository, should_be_bare: bool) {
                 ),
                 "missing bases are detected"
             );
-            actual.into_repo_with_possibly_inaccessible_worktree().unwrap()
+            actual.clone().into_repo_with_possibly_inaccessible_worktree().unwrap()
         };
         let worktree = repo.worktree().expect("linked worktrees have at least a base path");
         assert!(!worktree.is_main());
@@ -378,5 +384,19 @@ fn run_assertions(main_repo: gix::Repository, should_be_bare: bool) {
             main_repo,
             "main repo from worktree repo is the actual main repo"
         );
+
+        let proxy_by_id = repo
+            .worktree_proxy_by_id(actual.id())
+            .expect("can get the proxy from a linked repo as well");
+        assert_ne!(
+            proxy_by_id.git_dir(),
+            actual.git_dir(),
+            "The git directories might not look the same…"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            gix_path::realpath(proxy_by_id.git_dir()).ok(),
+            gix_path::realpath(actual.git_dir()).ok(),
+            "…but they are the same effectively"
+        );
     }
 }