diff --git a/crates/wkg/src/wit.rs b/crates/wkg/src/wit.rs
index 38c7cdc..f0ba6be 100644
--- a/crates/wkg/src/wit.rs
+++ b/crates/wkg/src/wit.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,12 @@ pub async fn temp_wit_file(package: &PackageRef, bytes: &[u8]) -> anyhow::Result
 impl FetchArgs {
     pub async fn run(self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let cwd = std::env::current_dir()?;
-        let root = Manifest::load_root_workspace(&cwd).await?;
+        let mut root = Manifest::load_root_workspace(&cwd).await?;
+        if root.as_ref().is_some_and(|root| root.root_dir() != cwd)
+            && tokio::fs::try_exists(cwd.join(MANIFEST_FILE_NAME)).await?
+        {
+            root = None;
+        }
 
         let dirs = if let Some(dir) = self.dir.clone() {
             vec![dir]
diff --git a/crates/wkg/tests/e2e.rs b/crates/wkg/tests/e2e.rs
index 29858d1..7389ed7 100644
--- a/crates/wkg/tests/e2e.rs
+++ b/crates/wkg/tests/e2e.rs
@@ -250,6 +250,25 @@ async fn fetch_workspace_packages() {
     }
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn fetch_from_member_manifest_uses_member_context() {
+    let fixture = common::load_fixture("fetch-workspace-member").await;
+    let member = fixture.fixture_path.join("member/wit");
+    let mut command = fixture.command();
+    command.current_dir(&member).args(["fetch", "."]);
+
+    let status = command.status().await.expect("spawn wkg fetch");
+    assert!(status.success(), "member fetch should succeed");
+    assert!(
+        member.join("wkg.lock").exists(),
+        "member fetch should create a member lock file"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !fixture.fixture_path.join("wkg.lock").exists(),
+        "member fetch should not create a workspace lock file"
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 pub async fn check() {
     // Use an explicit config that maps `wasi` to `wasi.dev`.
diff --git a/crates/wkg/tests/fixtures/fetch-workspace-member/member/wit/wkg.toml b/crates/wkg/tests/fixtures/fetch-workspace-member/member/wit/wkg.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/wkg/tests/fixtures/fetch-workspace-member/member/wit/wkg.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/crates/wkg/tests/fixtures/fetch-workspace-member/member/wit/world.wit b/crates/wkg/tests/fixtures/fetch-workspace-member/member/wit/world.wit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8aef2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/wkg/tests/fixtures/fetch-workspace-member/member/wit/world.wit
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package test:member;
+
+world member {}
diff --git a/crates/wkg/tests/fixtures/fetch-workspace-member/wkg.toml b/crates/wkg/tests/fixtures/fetch-workspace-member/wkg.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c03ae07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/wkg/tests/fixtures/fetch-workspace-member/wkg.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[workspace]
+members = ["member/wit"]