diff --git a/lua/telescope/actions/init.lua b/lua/telescope/actions/init.lua
index 4e82777..bd2c4bd 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/actions/init.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/actions/init.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ local a = vim.api
 local log = require('telescope.log')
 local path = require('telescope.path')
 local state = require('telescope.state')
+local utils = require('telescope.utils')
 
 local transform_mod = require('telescope.actions.mt').transform_mod
 
@@ -262,22 +263,23 @@ actions.insert_value = function(prompt_bufnr)
 end
 
 actions.git_checkout = function(prompt_bufnr)
-  local selection = actions.get_selected_entry(prompt_bufnr)
+  local cwd = actions.get_current_picker(prompt_bufnr).cwd
+  local selection = actions.get_selected_entry()
   actions.close(prompt_bufnr)
-  local val = selection.value
-  os.execute('git checkout ' .. val)
+  utils.get_os_command_output({ 'git', 'checkout', selection.value }, cwd)
 end
 
 actions.git_staging_toggle = function(prompt_bufnr)
-  local selection = actions.get_selected_entry(prompt_bufnr)
+  local cwd = actions.get_current_picker(prompt_bufnr).cwd
+  local selection = actions.get_selected_entry()
 
   -- If parts of the file are staged and unstaged at the same time, stage
   -- changes. Else toggle between staged and unstaged if the file is tracked,
   -- and between added and untracked if the file is untracked.
   if selection.status:sub(2) == ' ' then
-    os.execute('git restore --staged ' .. selection.value)
+    utils.get_os_command_output({ 'git', 'restore', '--staged', selection.value }, cwd)
   else
-    os.execute('git add ' .. selection.value)
+    utils.get_os_command_output({ 'git', 'add', selection.value }, cwd)
   end
   do_close(prompt_bufnr, true)
   require('telescope.builtin').git_status()
diff --git a/lua/telescope/builtin/git.lua b/lua/telescope/builtin/git.lua
index a33e76b..a9dbfab 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/builtin/git.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/builtin/git.lua
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ git.files = function(opts)
 end
 
 git.commits = function(opts)
-  local results = utils.get_os_command_output({ 'git', 'log', '--pretty=oneline', '--abbrev-commit' })
+  local results = utils.get_os_command_output({ 'git', 'log', '--pretty=oneline', '--abbrev-commit' }, opts.cwd)
 
   pickers.new(opts, {
     prompt_title = 'Git Commits',
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ end
 git.bcommits = function(opts)
   local results = utils.get_os_command_output({
     'git', 'log', '--pretty=oneline', '--abbrev-commit', vim.fn.expand('%')
-  })
+  }, opts.cwd)
 
   pickers.new(opts, {
     prompt_title = 'Git BCommits',
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ git.bcommits = function(opts)
 end
 
 git.branches = function(opts)
-  -- Does this command in lua (hopefully):
-  -- 'git branch --all | grep -v HEAD | sed "s/.* //;s#remotes/[^/]*/##" | sort -u'
-  local output = utils.get_os_command_output({ 'git', 'branch', '--all' })
+  local output = utils.get_os_command_output({ 'git', 'branch', '--all' }, opts.cwd)
 
   local tmp_results = {}
   for _, v in ipairs(output) do
@@ -97,11 +95,7 @@ git.branches = function(opts)
     finder = finders.new_table {
       results = results,
       entry_maker = function(entry)
-        return {
-          value = entry,
-          ordinal = entry,
-          display = entry,
-        }
+        return { value = entry, ordinal = entry, display = entry, }
       end
     },
     previewer = previewers.git_branch_log.new(opts),
@@ -114,7 +108,7 @@ git.branches = function(opts)
 end
 
 git.status = function(opts)
-  local output = utils.get_os_command_output{ 'git', 'status', '-s' }
+  local output = utils.get_os_command_output({ 'git', 'status', '-s' }, opts.cwd)
 
   if table.getn(output) == 0 then
     print('No changes found')
diff --git a/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua b/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua
index d6059af..4c0696f 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua
@@ -927,12 +927,12 @@ function make_entry.gen_from_autocommands(_)
   end
 end
 
-function make_entry.gen_from_git_status(_)
+function make_entry.gen_from_git_status(opts)
   local displayer = entry_display.create {
   separator = " ",
   items = {
-      { width = 1},
-      { width = 1},
+      { width = 1 },
+      { width = 1 },
       { remaining = true },
     }
   }
@@ -947,8 +947,8 @@ function make_entry.gen_from_git_status(_)
     end
 
     return displayer {
-      { string.sub(entry.status, 1, 1), staged},
-      { string.sub(entry.status, -1), modified},
+      { string.sub(entry.status, 1, 1), staged },
+      { string.sub(entry.status, -1), modified },
       entry.value,
     }
   end
@@ -956,12 +956,14 @@ function make_entry.gen_from_git_status(_)
   return function (entry)
     if entry == '' then return nil end
     local mod, file = string.match(entry, '(..).*%s[->%s]?(.+)')
-      return {
-        value = file,
-        status = mod,
-        ordinal = entry,
-        display = make_display,
-      }
+
+    return {
+      value = file,
+      status = mod,
+      ordinal = entry,
+      display = make_display,
+      path = opts.cwd .. path.separator .. file
+    }
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/telescope/pickers.lua b/lua/telescope/pickers.lua
index 1a74bc3..007df7a 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/pickers.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/pickers.lua
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ function Picker:new(opts)
     previewer = opts.previewer,
     default_selection_index = opts.default_selection_index,
 
+    cwd = opts.cwd,
+
     _completion_callbacks = {},
 
     track = get_default(opts.track, false),
diff --git a/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua b/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
index 0d097b9..352bd46 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ previewers.man = defaulter(function(opts)
   }
 end)
 
-previewers.git_branch_log = defaulter(function(_)
+previewers.git_branch_log = defaulter(function(opts)
   local highlight_buffer = function(bufnr, content)
     for i = 1, #content do
       local line = content[i]
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ previewers.git_branch_log = defaulter(function(_)
     end
   end
 
-  local remotes = utils.get_os_command_output{ 'git', 'remote' }
+  local remotes = utils.get_os_command_output({ 'git', 'remote' }, opts.cwd)
   return previewers.new_buffer_previewer {
     get_buffer_by_name = function(_, entry)
       return entry.value
@@ -450,13 +450,14 @@ previewers.git_branch_log = defaulter(function(_)
       putils.job_maker(gen_cmd(entry.value), self.state.bufnr, {
         value = entry.value,
         bufname = self.state.bufname,
+        cwd = opts.cwd,
         callback = handle_results
       })
     end
   }
 end, {})
 
-previewers.git_commit_diff = defaulter(function(_)
+previewers.git_commit_diff = defaulter(function(opts)
   return previewers.new_buffer_previewer {
     get_buffer_by_name = function(_, entry)
       return entry.value
@@ -465,21 +466,22 @@ previewers.git_commit_diff = defaulter(function(_)
     define_preview = function(self, entry, status)
       putils.job_maker({ 'git', '-P', 'diff', entry.value .. '^!' }, self.state.bufnr, {
         value = entry.value,
-        bufname = self.state.bufname
+        bufname = self.state.bufname,
+        cwd = opts.cwd
       })
       putils.regex_highlighter(self.state.bufnr, 'diff')
     end
   }
 end, {})
 
-previewers.git_file_diff = defaulter(function(_)
+previewers.git_file_diff = defaulter(function(opts)
   return previewers.new_buffer_previewer {
     get_buffer_by_name = function(_, entry)
       return entry.value
     end,
 
     define_preview = function(self, entry, status)
-      if entry.status and entry.status == '??' then
+      if entry.status and (entry.status == '??' or entry.status == 'A ') then
         local p = from_entry.path(entry, true)
         if p == nil or p == '' then return end
         conf.buffer_previewer_maker(p, self.state.bufnr, {
@@ -488,7 +490,8 @@ previewers.git_file_diff = defaulter(function(_)
       else
         putils.job_maker({ 'git', '-P', 'diff', entry.value }, self.state.bufnr, {
           value = entry.value,
-          bufname = self.state.bufname
+          bufname = self.state.bufname,
+          cwd = opts.cwd
         })
         putils.regex_highlighter(self.state.bufnr, 'diff')
       end
diff --git a/lua/telescope/previewers/utils.lua b/lua/telescope/previewers/utils.lua
index ac5ce86..35196e6 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/previewers/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/previewers/utils.lua
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ utils.job_maker = function(cmd, bufnr, opts)
       command = command,
       args = cmd,
       env = opts.env,
+      cwd = opts.cwd,
       on_exit = vim.schedule_wrap(function(j)
         if not vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(bufnr) then return end
         if opts.mode == "append" then
diff --git a/lua/telescope/utils.lua b/lua/telescope/utils.lua
index 188c1ea..4606e19 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/utils.lua
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ function utils.display_termcodes(str)
   return str:gsub(string.char(9), "<TAB>"):gsub("", "<C-F>"):gsub(" ", "<Space>")
 end
 
-function utils.get_os_command_output(cmd)
+function utils.get_os_command_output(cmd, cwd)
   if type(cmd) ~= "table" then
     print('Telescope: [get_os_command_output]: cmd has to be a table')
     return {}
   end
   local command = table.remove(cmd, 1)
-  return Job:new({ command = command, args = cmd }):sync()
+  return Job:new({ command = command, args = cmd, cwd = cwd }):sync()
 end
 
 utils.strdisplaywidth = (function()