diff --git a/lua/telescope/builtin/git.lua b/lua/telescope/builtin/git.lua
index df88c4d..309f6e2 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/builtin/git.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/builtin/git.lua
@@ -117,16 +117,7 @@ git.status = function(opts)
     prompt_title = 'Git Status',
     finder = finders.new_table {
       results = vim.split(output, '\n'),
-      entry_maker = function(entry)
-        if entry == '' then return nil end
-        local mod, file = string.match(entry, '(..).*%s[->%s]?(.+)')
-        return {
-          value = file,
-          status = mod,
-          ordinal = entry,
-          display = entry,
-        }
-      end
+      entry_maker = make_entry.gen_from_git_status(opts)
     },
     previewer = previewers.git_file_diff.new(opts),
     sorter = conf.file_sorter(opts),
diff --git a/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua b/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua
index 7456e2b..17a5e4c 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua
@@ -899,4 +899,43 @@ function make_entry.gen_from_autocommands(_)
   end
 end
 
+function make_entry.gen_from_git_status(_)
+  local displayer = entry_display.create {
+  separator = " ",
+  items = {
+      { width = 1},
+      { width = 1},
+      { remaining = true },
+    }
+  }
+
+  local make_display = function(entry)
+    local modified = "TelescopeResultsDiffChange"
+    local staged = "TelescopeResultsDiffAdd"
+
+    if entry.status == "??" then
+      modified = "TelescopeResultsDiffDelete"
+      staged = "TelescopeResultsDiffDelete"
+    end
+
+    return displayer {
+      { string.sub(entry.status, 1, 1), staged},
+      { string.sub(entry.status, -1), modified},
+      entry.value,
+    }
+  end
+
+  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,
+      }
+  end
+end
+
+
 return make_entry
diff --git a/plugin/telescope.vim b/plugin/telescope.vim
index a24bd06..697457b 100644
--- a/plugin/telescope.vim
+++ b/plugin/telescope.vim
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ highlight default link TelescopeResultsNumber Number
 highlight default link TelescopeResultsComment Comment
 highlight default link TelescopeResultsSpecialComment SpecialComment
 
+" Used for git status Results highlighting
+highlight default link TelescopeResultsDiffChange DiffChange
+highlight default link TelescopeResultsDiffAdd DiffAdd
+highlight default link TelescopeResultsDiffDelete DiffDelete
+
 " This is like "<C-R>" in your terminal.
 "   To use it, do `cmap <C-R> <Plug>(TelescopeFuzzyCommandSearch)
 cnoremap <silent> <Plug>(TelescopeFuzzyCommandSearch) <C-\>e