diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/commit_files.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/commit_files.rs
index a9cae476..02e0e328 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/commit_files.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/commit_files.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use super::{utils::repo, CommitId};
-use crate::{error::Result, StatusItem, StatusItemType};
+use super::{stash::is_stash_commit, utils::repo, CommitId};
+use crate::{error::Result, StatusItem, StatusItemType, CWD};
 use git2::{Diff, DiffDelta, DiffOptions, Repository};
 use scopetime::scope_time;
 
@@ -33,6 +33,22 @@ pub fn get_commit_files(
         None,
     )?;
 
+    // stash commits have parent commits containing untracked files and if we want to show
+    // these files as if they were actually in the stash commit  we have to have some specific
+    // handling regarding these special stash commits.
+    // more info can be found at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51275777/why-does-git-stash-pop-say-that-it-could-not-restore-untracked-files-from-stash/51276389#51276389
+    if is_stash_commit(repo_path, &id)? {
+        let commit = repo.find_commit(id.into())?;
+        let untracked_commit = commit.parent_id(2)?;
+
+        let mut untracked_files = get_commit_files(
+            repo_path,
+            CommitId::new(untracked_commit),
+        )?;
+
+        res.append(&mut untracked_files);
+    }
+
     Ok(res)
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +68,7 @@ pub(crate) fn get_commit_diff(
         None
     };
 
-    let mut opt = pathspec.map(|p| {
+    let mut opt = pathspec.clone().map(|p| {
         let mut opts = DiffOptions::new();
         opts.pathspec(p);
         opts.show_binary(true);
@@ -65,6 +81,16 @@ pub(crate) fn get_commit_diff(
         opt.as_mut(),
     )?;
 
+    if diff.deltas().len() == 0 && is_stash_commit(CWD, &id)? {
+        let untracked_commit = commit.parent_id(2)?;
+
+        return get_commit_diff(
+            repo,
+            CommitId::new(untracked_commit),
+            (&pathspec).clone(),
+        );
+    }
+
     Ok(diff)
 }
 
@@ -81,31 +107,31 @@ mod tests {
     use std::{fs::File, io::Write, path::Path};
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_smoke() {
+    fn test_smoke() -> Result<()> {
         let file_path = Path::new("file1.txt");
-        let (_td, repo) = repo_init().unwrap();
+        let (_td, repo) = repo_init()?;
         let root = repo.path().parent().unwrap();
         let repo_path = root.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap();
 
-        File::create(&root.join(file_path))
-            .unwrap()
-            .write_all(b"test file1 content")
-            .unwrap();
+        File::create(&root.join(file_path))?
+            .write_all(b"test file1 content")?;
 
-        stage_add_file(repo_path, file_path).unwrap();
+        stage_add_file(repo_path, file_path)?;
 
-        let id = commit(repo_path, "commit msg").unwrap();
+        let id = commit(repo_path, "commit msg")?;
 
-        let diff = get_commit_files(repo_path, id).unwrap();
+        let diff = get_commit_files(repo_path, id)?;
 
         assert_eq!(diff.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(diff[0].status, StatusItemType::New);
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_stashed_untracked() -> Result<()> {
         let file_path = Path::new("file1.txt");
-        let (_td, repo) = repo_init().unwrap();
+        let (_td, repo) = repo_init()?;
         let root = repo.path().parent().unwrap();
         let repo_path = root.as_os_str().to_str().unwrap();
 
@@ -117,10 +143,10 @@ mod tests {
         //TODO: https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/130
         // `get_commit_diff` actually needs to merge the regular diff
         // and a third parent diff containing the untracked files
-        let _diff = get_commit_files(repo_path, id)?;
+        let diff = get_commit_files(repo_path, id)?;
 
-        // assert_eq!(diff.len(), 1);
-        // assert_eq!(diff[0].status, StatusItemType::New);
+        assert_eq!(diff.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(diff[0].status, StatusItemType::New);
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/stash.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/stash.rs
index da67dc82..01a5c7aa 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/stash.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/stash.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ pub fn get_stashes(repo_path: &str) -> Result<Vec<CommitId>> {
     Ok(list)
 }
 
+/// checks whether a given commit is a stash commit.
+pub fn is_stash_commit(
+    repo_path: &str,
+    id: &CommitId,
+) -> Result<bool> {
+    let stashes = get_stashes(repo_path)?;
+    Ok(stashes.contains(&id))
+}
+
 ///
 pub fn stash_drop(repo_path: &str, stash_id: CommitId) -> Result<()> {
     scope_time!("stash_drop");