diff --git a/autoload/gitgutter/hunk.vim b/autoload/gitgutter/hunk.vim
index dcc0cb7..5876d2b 100644
--- a/autoload/gitgutter/hunk.vim
+++ b/autoload/gitgutter/hunk.vim
@@ -228,13 +228,28 @@ endfunction
 
 " Replaces references to temp files with the actual file.
 function! s:fix_file_references(filepath, hunk_diff)
-  let diff = a:hunk_diff
-  for tmp in matchlist(diff, '\vdiff --git ./(\S+) ./(\S+)\n')[1:2]
-    let diff = substitute(diff, tmp, a:filepath, 'g')
-  endfor
-  return diff
+  let lines = split(a:hunk_diff, '\n')
+
+  let left_prefix  = matchstr(lines[2], '[abciow12]').'/'
+  let right_prefix = matchstr(lines[3], '[abciow12]').'/'
+  let quote        = lines[0][11] == '"' ? '"' : ''
+
+  let left_file  = quote.left_prefix.a:filepath.quote
+  let right_file = quote.right_prefix.a:filepath.quote
+
+  let lines[0] = 'diff --git '.left_file.' '.right_file
+  let lines[2] = '--- '.left_file
+  let lines[3] = '+++ '.right_file
+
+  return join(lines, "\n")."\n"
 endfunction
 
+if $TEST
+  function! gitgutter#hunk#fix_file_references(filepath, hunk_diff)
+    return s:fix_file_references(a:filepath, a:hunk_diff)
+  endfunction
+endif
+
 
 function! s:adjust_hunk_summary(hunk_diff) abort
   let line_adjustment = s:line_adjustment_for_current_hunk()
diff --git a/test/test b/test/test
index 6247a05..1ca0786 100755
--- a/test/test
+++ b/test/test
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 VIM="/Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/MacOS/Vim -v"
 
+export TEST=1
+
 $VIM -u NONE -U NONE -N                      \
   --cmd 'set rtp+=../'                       \
   --cmd 'let g:gitgutter_async=0'            \
diff --git a/test/test_gitgutter.vim b/test/test_gitgutter.vim
index c15d569..c583576 100644
--- a/test/test_gitgutter.vim
+++ b/test/test_gitgutter.vim
@@ -494,3 +494,72 @@ function Test_user_autocmd()
   call s:trigger_gitgutter()
   call assert_equal(bufnr, s:autocmd_user)
 endfunction
+
+
+function Test_fix_file_references()
+  " No special characters
+  let hunk_diff = join([
+        \ 'diff --git a/fixture.txt b/fixture.txt',
+        \ 'index f5c6aff..3fbde56 100644',
+        \ '--- a/fixture.txt',
+        \ '+++ b/fixture.txt',
+        \ '@@ -2,0 +3,1 @@ b',
+        \ '+x'
+        \ ], "\n")."\n"
+  let filepath = 'blah.txt'
+
+  let expected = join([
+        \ 'diff --git a/blah.txt b/blah.txt',
+        \ 'index f5c6aff..3fbde56 100644',
+        \ '--- a/blah.txt',
+        \ '+++ b/blah.txt',
+        \ '@@ -2,0 +3,1 @@ b',
+        \ '+x'
+        \ ], "\n")."\n"
+
+  call assert_equal(expected, gitgutter#hunk#fix_file_references(filepath, hunk_diff))
+
+  " diff.mnemonicPrefix; spaces in filename
+  let hunk_diff = join([
+        \ 'diff --git i/x/cat dog w/x/cat dog',
+        \ 'index f5c6aff..3fbde56 100644',
+        \ '--- i/x/cat dog',
+        \ '+++ w/x/cat dog',
+        \ '@@ -2,0 +3,1 @@ b',
+        \ '+x'
+        \ ], "\n")."\n"
+  let filepath = 'blah.txt'
+
+  let expected = join([
+        \ 'diff --git i/blah.txt w/blah.txt',
+        \ 'index f5c6aff..3fbde56 100644',
+        \ '--- i/blah.txt',
+        \ '+++ w/blah.txt',
+        \ '@@ -2,0 +3,1 @@ b',
+        \ '+x'
+        \ ], "\n")."\n"
+
+  call assert_equal(expected, gitgutter#hunk#fix_file_references(filepath, hunk_diff))
+
+  " Backslashes in filename; quotation marks
+  let hunk_diff = join([
+        \ 'diff --git "a/C:\\Users\\FOO~1.PAR\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\nvimJcmSv9\\11.1.vim" "b/C:\\Users\\FOO~1.PAR\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\nvimJcmSv9\\12.1.vim"',
+        \ 'index f42aeb0..4930403 100644',
+        \ '--- "a/C:\\Users\\FOO~1.PAR\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\nvimJcmSv9\\11.1.vim"',
+        \ '+++ "b/C:\\Users\\FOO~1.PAR\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\nvimJcmSv9\\12.1.vim"',
+        \ '@@ -172,0 +173 @@ stuff',
+        \ '+x'
+        \ ], "\n")."\n"
+  let filepath = 'init.vim'
+
+  let expected = join([
+        \ 'diff --git "a/init.vim" "b/init.vim"',
+        \ 'index f42aeb0..4930403 100644',
+        \ '--- "a/init.vim"',
+        \ '+++ "b/init.vim"',
+        \ '@@ -172,0 +173 @@ stuff',
+        \ '+x'
+        \ ], "\n")."\n"
+
+  call assert_equal(expected, gitgutter#hunk#fix_file_references(filepath, hunk_diff))
+endfunction