diff --git a/lua/telescope/builtin/internal.lua b/lua/telescope/builtin/internal.lua
index 3c34b8b..f932f48 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/builtin/internal.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/builtin/internal.lua
@@ -429,27 +429,31 @@ internal.help_tags = function(opts)
 end
 
 internal.man_pages = function(opts)
-  local pages = utils.get_os_command_output(opts.man_cmd or { 'apropos', '--sections=1', '' })
+  opts.sections = utils.get_default(opts.sections, {'1'})
+  assert(vim.tbl_islist(opts.sections), 'sections should be a list')
+  opts.man_cmd = utils.get_lazy_default(opts.man_cmd, function()
+    local is_darwin = vim.loop.os_uname().sysname == 'Darwin'
+    return is_darwin and {'apropos', ' '} or {'apropos', ''}
+  end)
+  opts.entry_maker = opts.entry_maker or make_entry.gen_from_apropos(opts)
 
   pickers.new(opts, {
     prompt_title = 'Man',
-    finder    = finders.new_table {
-      results = pages,
-      entry_maker = opts.entry_maker or make_entry.gen_from_apropos(opts),
-    },
+    finder    = finders.new_oneshot_job(opts.man_cmd, opts),
     previewer = previewers.man.new(opts),
     sorter = conf.generic_sorter(opts),
     attach_mappings = function(prompt_bufnr)
       actions._goto_file_selection:replace(function(_, cmd)
         local selection = actions.get_selected_entry()
+        local args = selection.section .. ' ' .. selection.value
 
         actions.close(prompt_bufnr)
         if cmd == 'edit' or cmd == 'new' then
-          vim.cmd('Man ' .. selection.value)
+          vim.cmd('Man ' .. args)
         elseif cmd == 'vnew' then
-          vim.cmd('vert bo Man ' .. selection.value)
+          vim.cmd('vert bo Man ' .. args)
         elseif cmd == 'tabedit' then
-          vim.cmd('tab Man ' .. selection.value)
+          vim.cmd('tab Man ' .. args)
         end
       end)
 
diff --git a/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua b/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua
index d23dcb7..b0d8060 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/make_entry.lua
@@ -613,9 +613,14 @@ function make_entry.gen_from_packages(opts)
   end
 end
 
-function make_entry.gen_from_apropos()
+function make_entry.gen_from_apropos(opts)
+  local sections = {}
+  for _, section in ipairs(opts.sections) do
+    sections[section] = true
+  end
+
   local displayer = entry_display.create {
-    separator = "",
+    separator = ' ',
     items = {
       { width = 30 },
       { remaining = true },
@@ -624,20 +629,21 @@ function make_entry.gen_from_apropos()
 
   local make_display = function(entry)
     return displayer {
-      entry.value,
+      { entry.keyword, 'TelescopeResultsFunction' },
       entry.description
     }
   end
 
   return function(line)
-    local cmd, _, desc = line:match("^(.*)%s+%((.*)%)%s+%-%s(.*)$")
-
-    return {
+    local keyword, cmd, section, desc = line:match'^((.-)%s*%(([^)]+)%).-)%s+%-%s+(.*)$'
+    return keyword and sections[section] and {
       value = cmd,
       description = desc,
       ordinal = cmd,
       display = make_display,
-    }
+      section = section,
+      keyword = keyword,
+    } or nil
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua b/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
index ea11c18..0d097b9 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/previewers/buffer_previewer.lua
@@ -372,7 +372,10 @@ previewers.help = defaulter(function(_)
   }
 end, {})
 
-previewers.man = defaulter(function(_)
+previewers.man = defaulter(function(opts)
+  local pager = utils.get_lazy_default(opts.PAGER, function()
+    return vim.fn.executable('col') == 1 and 'col -bx' or ''
+  end)
   return previewers.new_buffer_previewer {
     get_buffer_by_name = function(_, entry)
       return entry.value
@@ -380,8 +383,8 @@ previewers.man = defaulter(function(_)
 
     define_preview = function(self, entry, status)
       local win_width = vim.api.nvim_win_get_width(self.state.winid)
-      putils.job_maker({'man', '-P', 'cat', entry.value}, self.state.bufnr, {
-        env = { ["MANWIDTH"] = win_width },
+      putils.job_maker({'man', entry.section, entry.value}, self.state.bufnr, {
+        env = { ["PAGER"] = pager, ["MANWIDTH"] = win_width },
         value = entry.value,
         bufname = self.state.bufname
       })