diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93b25c7..2fad10a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+## [2.2.9] - 2026-01-04
+
+### Fixed
+- **PHP staged targets broken in docker mode**: `php/phpcs/staged`, `php/phpstan/staged`, `php/psalm/staged` were not working with docker/docker-compose execution modes
+  - **Issue 1**: `mb_run_on_staged` appended files outside docker shell quotes, so files were passed to shell instead of the tool
+  - **Issue 2**: Git staged file paths are relative to repo root, but container may mount a subdirectory
+  - **Fix**: New `php_run_on_staged` helper gets staged files and passes them inside the invoke call
+
+### Added
+- **`mb_staged_strip_prefix` config** (in `core/util/git.mk`): Global config to strip path prefix from staged files
+  - Example: Set `mb_staged_strip_prefix := app/` if your code is in `app/` folder mounted as `/app` in container
+- **`php_run_on_staged` helper** (in `modules/php/php/php.mk`): Run PHP tools on staged files with proper docker support
+  - Usage: `$(call php_run_on_staged,vendor/bin/phpcs -s)`
+- **`mb_staged_files` now supports prefix stripping**: Pass optional second argument or use global `mb_staged_strip_prefix`
+
 ## [2.2.8] - 2026-01-04
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/core/util/git.mk b/core/util/git.mk
index 86e45a0..7a7b77d 100644
--- a/core/util/git.mk
+++ b/core/util/git.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ __MB_CORE_UTIL_GIT_MK__ := 1
 
 mb_debug_git ?= $(mb_debug)
 
+## Strip prefix from staged file paths to match container paths
+## Example: git shows 'app/src/Foo.php' but container expects 'src/Foo.php' → set to 'app/'
+mb_staged_strip_prefix ?=#
+
 ## Check if git is available (set once at load time)
 ## Note: Can't use mb_cmd_exists or mb_true here as they may not be defined yet
 mb_git_available := $(shell command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo 1)
@@ -17,17 +21,20 @@ mb_git_available := $(shell command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo 1)
 ## @function mb_staged_files
 ## @description Returns a space-separated list of staged files, optionally filtered by extension
 ## @arg 1: extension (optional) - File extension to filter (e.g., php, py, go). If empty, returns all staged files.
-## @returns Space-separated list of staged files (paths relative to git root)
+## @arg 2: strip_prefix (optional) - Path prefix to strip. If empty, uses mb_staged_strip_prefix.
+## @returns Space-separated list of staged files (paths relative to git root, with prefix stripped)
 ## @example $(call mb_staged_files,php) -> src/Foo.php src/Bar.php
+## @example $(call mb_staged_files,php,app/) -> strips 'app/' prefix from paths
 ## @example $(call mb_staged_files) -> all staged files
 define mb_staged_files
 $(strip
 	$(if $(mb_git_available),
 		$(eval $0_arg1_ext := $(if $(value 1),$(strip $1),))
-		$(if $($0_arg1_ext),
-			$(shell git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=d 2>/dev/null | grep '\.$($0_arg1_ext)$$' || true),
-			$(shell git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=d 2>/dev/null)
-		)
+		$(eval $0_arg2_prefix := $(if $(value 2),$(strip $2),$(mb_staged_strip_prefix)))
+		$(eval $0_files := $(if $($0_arg1_ext),\
+			$(shell git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=d 2>/dev/null | grep '\.$($0_arg1_ext)$$' || true),\
+			$(shell git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=d 2>/dev/null)))
+		$(if $($0_arg2_prefix),$(patsubst $($0_arg2_prefix)%,%,$($0_files)),$($0_files))
 	)
 )
 endef
diff --git a/modules/php/php/php.mk b/modules/php/php/php.mk
index 9deb787..800dd32 100644
--- a/modules/php/php/php.mk
+++ b/modules/php/php/php.mk
@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ $(strip
 )
 endef
 
+## @function php_run_on_staged
+## @description Run a PHP tool on staged PHP files only
+## @arg 1: command (required) - Command to run (files will be appended)
+## @example $(call php_run_on_staged,vendor/bin/phpcs -s)
+## @example $(call php_run_on_staged,vendor/bin/phpstan analyse)
+define php_run_on_staged
+$(strip
+	$(eval $0_arg1_cmd := $(if $(value 1),$(strip $1),$(call mb_printf_error,$0: command required)))
+	$(eval $0_files := $(call mb_staged_files,php))
+	$(if $($0_files),\
+		$(call php_invoke,$($0_arg1_cmd) $($0_files)),\
+		$(call mb_printf_info,No staged .php files))
+)
+endef
+
 # $1 - Invoker name
 # $2 - Docker check variable name
 # $3 - Docker compose service name variable
diff --git a/modules/php/phpcs/phpcs.mk b/modules/php/phpcs/phpcs.mk
index df93540..8a19c63 100644
--- a/modules/php/phpcs/phpcs.mk
+++ b/modules/php/phpcs/phpcs.mk
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ php/phpcs/fix: ## Run PHP Code Beautifier to auto-fix (phpcs_files= for paths, p
 	$(call php_invoke,$($@_cmd))
 
 php/phpcs/staged: ## Run PHP CodeSniffer on staged PHP files only
-	$(call mb_run_on_staged,php,$(call php_invoke,$(phpcs_bin) -s))
+	$(call php_run_on_staged,$(phpcs_bin) -s)
 
 endif # __MB_TEST_DISCOVERY__
 
diff --git a/modules/php/phpstan/phpstan.mk b/modules/php/phpstan/phpstan.mk
index 0b8099e..33cd6fd 100644
--- a/modules/php/phpstan/phpstan.mk
+++ b/modules/php/phpstan/phpstan.mk
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ php/phpstan/analyse: ## Run PHPStan analysis (phpstan_files= for paths, phpstan_
 	)
 
 php/phpstan/staged: ## Run PHPStan on staged PHP files only
-	$(call mb_run_on_staged,php,$(call php_invoke,$(phpstan_bin) analyse))
+	$(call php_run_on_staged,$(phpstan_bin) analyse)
 
 endif # __MB_TEST_DISCOVERY__
 
diff --git a/modules/php/psalm/psalm.mk b/modules/php/psalm/psalm.mk
index cd1099b..7a5c5c1 100644
--- a/modules/php/psalm/psalm.mk
+++ b/modules/php/psalm/psalm.mk
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ php/psalm/analyse: ## Run Psalm analysis (psalm_files= for paths, psalm_args= fo
 	)
 
 php/psalm/staged: ## Run Psalm on staged PHP files only
-	$(call mb_run_on_staged,php,$(call php_invoke,$(psalm_bin)))
+	$(call php_run_on_staged,$(psalm_bin))
 
 endif # __MB_TEST_DISCOVERY__
 
diff --git a/templates/config.tpl.mk b/templates/config.tpl.mk
index 4460a5e..2361709 100644
--- a/templates/config.tpl.mk
+++ b/templates/config.tpl.mk
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@
 ### - mb_project_bindhub_path: Path to the bind.hub folder of the project
 ### - mb_project_bindhub_modules_path: Path to the modules folder in the bind-hub folder of the project
 ### - mb_project_path: Path of your project
-### NOTE!
-### mb_targets_only_project := $(mb_true)# set this to only show targets from the project and its modules
 
 mb_project_name := project-name### Please replace project-name with the name of your project
 mb_project_prefix := project-prefix### Please replace project-prefix with the prefix of your project
+
+### Optional settings (uncomment to enable):
+### Show only project targets (hides MakeBind core AND enabled module targets)
+#mb_targets_only_project := $(mb_true)
+
+### Strip prefix from staged file paths to match container paths
+### Example: git shows 'app/src/Foo.php' but container expects 'src/Foo.php' → set to 'app/'
+#mb_staged_strip_prefix := app/