diff --git a/doc/telescope.txt b/doc/telescope.txt
index 81a7006..5e95c49 100644
--- a/doc/telescope.txt
+++ b/doc/telescope.txt
@@ -523,6 +523,10 @@ telescope.setup({opts})                                    *telescope.setup()*
           - hide_on_startup:  Hide previewer when picker starts. Previewer can be toggled
                               with actions.layout.toggle_preview.
                               Default: false
+          - ls_short:         Determines whether to use the `--short` flag for the `ls`
+                              command when previewing directories. Otherwise will result
+                              to using `--long`.
+                              Default: false
 
 
                                      *telescope.defaults.vimgrep_arguments*
diff --git a/lua/telescope/config.lua b/lua/telescope/config.lua
index 1c573ba..1e1f866 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/config.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/config.lua
@@ -621,6 +621,10 @@ append(
       - hide_on_startup:  Hide previewer when picker starts. Previewer can be toggled
                           with actions.layout.toggle_preview.
                           Default: false
+      - ls_short:         Determines whether to use the `--short` flag for the `ls`
+                          command when previewing directories. Otherwise will result
+                          to using `--long`.
+                          Default: false
     ]]
 )
 
diff --git a/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua b/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
index 8a077f5..cb0e629 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ color_hash[6] = function(line)
   return color_hash[line:sub(1, 1)]
 end
 
-local colorize_ls = function(bufnr, data, sections)
+local colorize_ls_long = function(bufnr, data, sections)
   local windows_add = Path.path.sep == "\\" and 2 or 0
   for lnum, line in ipairs(data) do
     local section = sections[lnum]
@@ -117,6 +117,44 @@ local colorize_ls = function(bufnr, data, sections)
   end
 end
 
+local handle_directory_preview = function(filepath, bufnr, opts)
+  opts.preview.ls_short = vim.F.if_nil(opts.preview.ls_short, false)
+
+  local set_colorize_lines
+  if opts.preview.ls_short then
+    set_colorize_lines = function(data, sections)
+      local PATH_SECTION = Path.path.sep == "\\" and 4 or 6
+      local paths = {}
+      for i, line in ipairs(data) do
+        local section = sections[i][PATH_SECTION]
+        local path = line:sub(section.start_index, section.end_index)
+        table.insert(paths, path)
+      end
+      vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(bufnr, 0, -1, false, paths)
+      for i, path in ipairs(paths) do
+        local hl = color_hash[6](data[i])
+        vim.api.nvim_buf_add_highlight(bufnr, ns_previewer, hl, i - 1, 0, #path)
+      end
+    end
+  else
+    set_colorize_lines = function(data, sections)
+      vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(bufnr, 0, -1, false, data)
+      colorize_ls_long(bufnr, data, sections)
+    end
+  end
+
+  pscan.ls_async(filepath, {
+    hidden = true,
+    group_directories_first = true,
+    on_exit = vim.schedule_wrap(function(data, sections)
+      set_colorize_lines(data, sections)
+      if opts.callback then
+        opts.callback(bufnr)
+      end
+    end),
+  })
+end
+
 local search_cb_jump = function(self, bufnr, query)
   if not query then
     return
@@ -177,17 +215,7 @@ previewers.file_maker = function(filepath, bufnr, opts)
         return
       end
       if stat.type == "directory" then
-        pscan.ls_async(filepath, {
-          hidden = true,
-          group_directories_first = true,
-          on_exit = vim.schedule_wrap(function(data, sections)
-            vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(bufnr, 0, -1, false, data)
-            colorize_ls(bufnr, data, sections)
-            if opts.callback then
-              opts.callback(bufnr)
-            end
-          end),
-        })
+        handle_directory_preview(filepath, bufnr, opts)
       else
         if opts.preview.check_mime_type == true and has_file and opts.ft == "" then
           -- avoid SIGABRT in buffer previewer happening with utils.get_os_command_output