diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/git-mode.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/git-mode.kak
index 887031e6..96abf5ff 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/git-mode.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/git-mode.kak
@@ -16,3 +16,33 @@ define-command git-blame %{
 	}
 }
 map -docstring "blame" global git b ": git-blame<ret>"
+map -docstring "show diff" global git d ": git show-diff<ret>"
+map -docstring "hide diff" global git D ": git hide-diff<ret>"
+
+provide-module git-diff %~
+
+define-command -hidden git-show-diff %{
+    evaluate-commands %sh{
+        if [ $kak_buffile != $kak_bufname ] && git ls-files --error-unmatch "$kak_buffile" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "git show-diff"
+        fi
+    }
+}
+hook global WinCreate .* %{
+    evaluate-commands %sh{
+        if [ $kak_buffile != $kak_bufname ] && git ls-files --error-unmatch "$kak_buffile" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "hook window BufWritePost .* git-show-diff"
+            echo "hook window BufReload .* git-show-diff"
+        fi
+    }
+}
+
+hook global WinCreate .* %{
+    evaluate-commands %sh{
+        if [ $kak_buffile != $kak_bufname ] && git ls-files --error-unmatch "$kak_buffile" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "git show-diff"
+        fi
+    }
+}
+
+~