diff --git a/lua/snacks/picker/config/sources.lua b/lua/snacks/picker/config/sources.lua
index 0b6f2875..7165699e 100644
--- a/lua/snacks/picker/config/sources.lua
+++ b/lua/snacks/picker/config/sources.lua
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ M.git_status = {
 
 ---@class snacks.picker.git.diff.Config: snacks.picker.git.Config
 ---@field group? boolean group changes by file (when false, show individual hunks)
+---@field staged? boolean show staged changes
 ---@field base? string base commit/branch/tag to diff against (default: HEAD)
 M.git_diff = {
   group = false,
diff --git a/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua b/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua
index 3561d880..79ba62bb 100644
--- a/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua
+++ b/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ function M.diff(opts, ctx)
   if opts.base then
     vim.list_extend(args, { "--merge-base", opts.base })
   end
+  if opts.staged then
+    table.insert(args, "--cached")
+  end
   return require("snacks.picker.source.diff").diff(
     ctx:opts({
       cmd = "git",