diff --git a/lua/neogit/buffers/log_view/init.lua b/lua/neogit/buffers/log_view/init.lua
index d285e0378..839c71fcf 100644
--- a/lua/neogit/buffers/log_view/init.lua
+++ b/lua/neogit/buffers/log_view/init.lua
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ function M:open()
           p { commits = self.buffer.ui:get_commits_in_selection() }
         end),
         [popups.mapping_for("DiffPopup")] = popups.open("diff", function(p)
-          local items = self.buffer.ui:get_ordered_commits_in_selection()
+          local items = self.buffer.ui:get_commits_in_selection()
+          table.insert(items, 1, items[1] .. "~1")
           p {
             section = { name = "log" },
             item = { name = items },
diff --git a/lua/neogit/buffers/status/actions.lua b/lua/neogit/buffers/status/actions.lua
index 38a73adec..d2021a2b7 100644
--- a/lua/neogit/buffers/status/actions.lua
+++ b/lua/neogit/buffers/status/actions.lua
@@ -407,7 +407,8 @@ end
 M.v_diff_popup = function(self)
   return popups.open("diff", function(p)
     local section = self.buffer.ui:get_selection().section
-    local item = self.buffer.ui:get_yankable_under_cursor()
+    local item = self.buffer.ui:get_commits_in_selection()
+    table.insert(item, 1, item[1] .. "~1")
     p { section = { name = section and section.name }, item = { name = item } }
   end)
 end