diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/diff.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/diff.rs
index 17333727..ee4ac231 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/diff.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/diff.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl Default for DiffLineType {
 #[derive(Default, Clone, Hash, Debug)]
 pub struct DiffLine {
 	///
-	pub content: String,
+	pub content: Box<str>,
 	///
 	pub line_type: DiffLineType,
 	///
@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@ fn raw_diff_to_file_diff<'a>(
 				let diff_line = DiffLine {
 					position: DiffLinePosition::from(&line),
 					content: String::from_utf8_lossy(line.content())
-						.to_string(),
+						//Note: trim await trailing newline characters
+						.trim_matches(is_newline)
+						.into(),
 					line_type: line.origin_value().into(),
 				};
 
@@ -376,6 +378,10 @@ fn raw_diff_to_file_diff<'a>(
 	Ok(res.into_inner())
 }
 
+const fn is_newline(c: char) -> bool {
+	c == '\n' || c == '\r'
+}
+
 fn new_file_content(path: &Path) -> Option<Vec<u8>> {
 	if let Ok(meta) = fs::symlink_metadata(path) {
 		if meta.file_type().is_symlink() {
@@ -429,7 +435,7 @@ mod tests {
 			get_diff(repo_path, "foo/bar.txt", false, None).unwrap();
 
 		assert_eq!(diff.hunks.len(), 1);
-		assert_eq!(diff.hunks[0].lines[1].content, "test\n");
+		assert_eq!(&*diff.hunks[0].lines[1].content, "test\n");
 	}
 
 	#[test]
@@ -552,7 +558,7 @@ mod tests {
 		)
 		.unwrap();
 
-		assert_eq!(diff.hunks[0].lines[1].content, "test");
+		assert_eq!(&*diff.hunks[0].lines[1].content, "test");
 	}
 
 	#[test]
diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs
index 38016cf5..34515c36 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ mod tests {
 		let diff =
 			get_diff(repo_path, "test.txt", true, None).unwrap();
 		assert_eq!(
-			diff.hunks[0].lines[0].content,
+			&*diff.hunks[0].lines[0].content,
 			String::from("@@ -1 +1 @@\n")
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/src/components/diff.rs b/src/components/diff.rs
index d1ed6758..c4496400 100644
--- a/src/components/diff.rs
+++ b/src/components/diff.rs
@@ -417,15 +417,12 @@ impl DiffComponent {
 			}
 		};
 
-		let trimmed =
-			line.content.trim_matches(|c| c == '\n' || c == '\r');
-
 		let filled = if selected {
 			// selected line
-			format!("{:w$}\n", trimmed, w = width as usize)
+			format!("{:w$}\n", line.content, w = width as usize)
 		} else {
 			// weird eof missing eol line
-			format!("{}\n", trimmed)
+			format!("{}\n", line.content)
 		};
 
 		Spans::from(vec![