diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index c23ead5..e691d07 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -335,15 +335,15 @@ program
 
     if (status.text().trim().length > 0) {
       // Show uncommitted changes (both staged and unstaged)
-      const result = await $`git -C ${session.worktree} diff HEAD`.nothrow()
+      const result = await $`git -C ${session.worktree} diff --color=always HEAD`.nothrow()
       if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
         // HEAD may not exist yet (no commits); fall back to showing all tracked + untracked
-        await $`git -C ${session.worktree} diff`.nothrow()
+        await $`git -C ${session.worktree} diff --color=always`.nothrow()
       }
     } else {
       // No uncommitted changes — show full branch diff vs main
       const main = await git.mainBranch(root)
-      const result = await $`git -C ${session.worktree} diff ${main}...${branch}`.nothrow()
+      const result = await $`git -C ${session.worktree} diff --color=always ${main}...${branch}`.nothrow()
       if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
         console.error("git diff failed")
         process.exit(1)