diff --git a/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim b/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim
index 1965ecc..99861cc 100644
--- a/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim
+++ b/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ let s:hunk_re = '^@@ -\(\d\+\),\?\(\d*\) +\(\d\+\),\?\(\d*\) @@'
 
 " True for git v1.7.2+.
 function! s:git_supports_command_line_config_override() abort
-  call system(g:gitgutter_git_executable.' -c foo.bar=baz --version')
+  call system(g:gitgutter_git_executable.' '.g:gitgutter_git_args.' -c foo.bar=baz --version')
   return !v:shell_error
 endfunction
 
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ function! gitgutter#diff#run_diff(bufnr, from, preserve_full_diff) abort
 
     " Write file from index to temporary file.
     let index_name = g:gitgutter_diff_base.':'.gitgutter#utility#repo_path(a:bufnr, 1)
-    let cmd .= g:gitgutter_git_executable.' --no-pager show '.index_name.' > '.from_file.' && '
+    let cmd .= g:gitgutter_git_executable.' '.g:gitgutter_git_args.' --no-pager show '.index_name.' > '.from_file.' && '
 
   elseif a:from ==# 'working_tree'
     let from_file = gitgutter#utility#repo_path(a:bufnr, 1)
   endif
 
   " Call git-diff.
-  let cmd .= g:gitgutter_git_executable.' --no-pager '.g:gitgutter_git_args
+  let cmd .= g:gitgutter_git_executable.' '.g:gitgutter_git_args.' --no-pager '.g:gitgutter_git_args
   if s:c_flag
     let cmd .= ' -c "diff.autorefreshindex=0"'
     let cmd .= ' -c "diff.noprefix=false"'
diff --git a/autoload/gitgutter/hunk.vim b/autoload/gitgutter/hunk.vim
index c5111f8..e24dc20 100644
--- a/autoload/gitgutter/hunk.vim
+++ b/autoload/gitgutter/hunk.vim
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ function! s:stage(hunk_diff)
   let diff = s:adjust_header(bufnr, a:hunk_diff)
   " Apply patch to index.
   call gitgutter#utility#system(
-        \ gitgutter#utility#cd_cmd(bufnr, g:gitgutter_git_executable.' apply --cached --unidiff-zero - '),
+        \ gitgutter#utility#cd_cmd(bufnr, g:gitgutter_git_executable.' '.g:gitgutter_git_args.' apply --cached --unidiff-zero - '),
         \ diff)
 
   " Refresh gitgutter's view of buffer.
diff --git a/autoload/gitgutter/utility.vim b/autoload/gitgutter/utility.vim
index 48cc126..35ff542 100644
--- a/autoload/gitgutter/utility.vim
+++ b/autoload/gitgutter/utility.vim
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function! gitgutter#utility#set_repo_path(bufnr, continuation) abort
   " *               -2 - not tracked by git
 
   call gitgutter#utility#setbufvar(a:bufnr, 'path', -1)
-  let cmd = gitgutter#utility#cd_cmd(a:bufnr, g:gitgutter_git_executable.' ls-files --error-unmatch --full-name -z -- '.gitgutter#utility#shellescape(s:filename(a:bufnr)))
+  let cmd = gitgutter#utility#cd_cmd(a:bufnr, g:gitgutter_git_executable.' '.g:gitgutter_git_args.' ls-files --error-unmatch --full-name -z -- '.gitgutter#utility#shellescape(s:filename(a:bufnr)))
 
   if g:gitgutter_async && gitgutter#async#available()
     let handler = copy(s:set_path_handler)