diff --git a/lua/snacks/picker/config/sources.lua b/lua/snacks/picker/config/sources.lua
index bafd1886..29deef16 100644
--- a/lua/snacks/picker/config/sources.lua
+++ b/lua/snacks/picker/config/sources.lua
@@ -208,8 +208,12 @@ M.files = {
   supports_live = true,
 }
 
----@class snacks.picker.git.Config: snacks.picker.Config
----@field args? string[] additional arguments to pass to `git ls-files`
+--- Git arguments are use like this:
+---  * git [<cmd_args>] <cmd> [<args>]
+---  * cmd may be `status`, `log`, `diff`, etc.
+---@class snacks.picker.git.Config: snacks.picker.Config,snacks.picker.git.Args
+---@field args? string[] additional arguments to pass to `git`
+---@field cmd_args? string[] additional arguments to pass to the `git <cmd>``
 
 ---@class snacks.picker.git.branches.Config: snacks.picker.git.Config
 ---@field all? boolean show all branches, including remote
diff --git a/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua b/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua
index bdc062a9..a4a9e4ae 100644
--- a/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua
+++ b/lua/snacks/picker/source/git.lua
@@ -4,20 +4,36 @@ local uv = vim.uv or vim.loop
 
 local commit_pat = ("[a-z0-9]"):rep(7)
 
----@param ... (string|string[]|nil)
-local function git_args(...)
-  local ret = { "-c", "core.quotepath=false" } ---@type string[]
+---@class snacks.picker.git.Args
+---@field args? string[] additional arguments to pass to `git`
+---@field cmd_args? string[] additional arguments to pass to the `git <cmd>``
+
+---@param cmd string
+---@param ... string|snacks.picker.git.Args
+function M.git(cmd, ...)
+  local args, cmd_args = {}, {} ---@type string[], string[]
+
   for i = 1, select("#", ...) do
     local arg = select(i, ...)
-    vim.list_extend(ret, type(arg) == "table" and arg or { arg })
+    if type(arg) == "string" then
+      cmd_args[#cmd_args + 1] = arg
+    else
+      vim.list_extend(args, arg.args or {})
+      vim.list_extend(cmd_args, arg.cmd_args or {})
+    end
   end
+
+  local ret = { "-c", "core.quotepath=false" } ---@type string[]
+  vim.list_extend(ret, args)
+  ret[#ret + 1] = cmd
+  vim.list_extend(ret, cmd_args)
   return ret
 end
 
 ---@param opts snacks.picker.git.files.Config
 ---@type snacks.picker.finder
 function M.files(opts, ctx)
-  local args = git_args(opts.args, "ls-files", "--exclude-standard", "--cached")
+  local args = M.git("ls-files", "--exclude-standard", "--cached", opts)
   if opts.untracked then
     table.insert(args, "--others")
   elseif opts.submodules then
@@ -48,7 +64,7 @@ function M.grep(opts, ctx)
   if opts.need_search ~= false and ctx.filter.search == "" then
     return function() end
   end
-  local args = git_args(opts.args, "grep", "--line-number", "--column", "--no-color", "-I")
+  local args = M.git("grep", "--line-number", "--column", "--no-color", "-I", opts)
   if opts.untracked then
     table.insert(args, "--untracked")
   elseif opts.submodules then
@@ -91,8 +107,7 @@ end
 ---@param opts snacks.picker.git.log.Config
 ---@type snacks.picker.finder
 function M.log(opts, ctx)
-  local args = git_args(
-    opts.args,
+  local args = M.git(
     "log",
     "--pretty=format:%h %s (%ch) <%an>",
     "--abbrev-commit",
@@ -100,7 +115,8 @@ function M.log(opts, ctx)
     "--date=short",
     "--color=never",
     "--no-show-signature",
-    "--no-patch"
+    "--no-patch",
+    opts
   )
 
   if opts.author then
@@ -137,8 +153,7 @@ function M.log(opts, ctx)
       Proc.proc({
         cmd = "git",
         cwd = cwd,
-        args = git_args(
-          opts.args,
+        args = M.git(
           "log",
           "-z",
           "--follow",
@@ -146,7 +161,8 @@ function M.log(opts, ctx)
           "--pretty=format:''",
           "--diff-filter=R",
           "--",
-          file
+          file,
+          opts
         ),
       }, ctx)(function(item)
         for _, text in ipairs(vim.split(item.text, "\0")) do
@@ -189,7 +205,7 @@ end
 ---@param opts snacks.picker.git.status.Config
 ---@type snacks.picker.finder
 function M.status(opts, ctx)
-  local args = git_args(opts.args, "--no-pager", "status", "-uall", "--porcelain=v1", "-z")
+  local args = M.git("status", "-uall", "--porcelain=v1", "-z", { args = { "--no-pager" } }, opts)
   if opts.ignored then
     table.insert(args, "--ignored=matching")
   end
@@ -226,7 +242,8 @@ end
 ---@param opts snacks.picker.git.Config
 ---@type snacks.picker.finder
 function M.diff(opts, ctx)
-  local args = git_args(opts.args, "-c", "diff.noprefix=false", "--no-pager", "diff", "--no-color", "--no-ext-diff")
+  local args =
+    M.git("diff", "--no-color", "--no-ext-diff", { args = { "-c", "diff.noprefix=false", "--no-pager" } }, opts)
   local file, line ---@type string?, number?
   local header, hunk = {}, {} ---@type string[], string[]
   local header_len = 4
@@ -284,7 +301,7 @@ end
 ---@param opts snacks.picker.git.branches.Config
 ---@type snacks.picker.finder
 function M.branches(opts, ctx)
-  local args = git_args(opts.args, "--no-pager", "branch", "--no-color", "-vvl")
+  local args = M.git("branch", "--no-color", "-vvl", { args = { "--no-pager" } }, opts)
   if opts.all then
     table.insert(args, "--all")
   end
@@ -334,7 +351,7 @@ end
 ---@param opts snacks.picker.git.Config
 ---@type snacks.picker.finder
 function M.stash(opts, ctx)
-  local args = git_args(opts.args, "--no-pager", "stash", "list")
+  local args = M.git("stash", "list", { args = { "--no-pager" } }, opts)
   local cwd = svim.fs.normalize(opts and opts.cwd or uv.cwd() or ".") or nil
   cwd = Snacks.git.get_root(cwd)