diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash.go
index 572a87a73..54164e736 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash.go
@@ -59,8 +59,19 @@ func (self *StashCommands) Sha(index int) (string, error) {
 	return strings.Trim(sha, "\r\n"), err
 }
 
-func (self *StashCommands) ShowStashEntryCmdObj(index int) oscommands.ICmdObj {
-	cmdStr := fmt.Sprintf("git stash show -p --stat --color=%s --unified=%d stash@{%d}", self.UserConfig.Git.Paging.ColorArg, self.UserConfig.Git.DiffContextSize, index)
+func (self *StashCommands) ShowStashEntryCmdObj(index int, ignoreWhitespace bool) oscommands.ICmdObj {
+	ignoreWhitespaceFlag := ""
+	if ignoreWhitespace {
+		ignoreWhitespaceFlag = " --ignore-all-space"
+	}
+
+	cmdStr := fmt.Sprintf(
+		"git stash show -p --stat --color=%s --unified=%d%s stash@{%d}",
+		self.UserConfig.Git.Paging.ColorArg,
+		self.UserConfig.Git.DiffContextSize,
+		ignoreWhitespaceFlag,
+		index,
+	)
 
 	return self.cmd.New(cmdStr).DontLog()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash_test.go
index 1a4e50822..2fb03b90e 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash_test.go
@@ -99,24 +99,34 @@ func TestStashSha(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestStashStashEntryCmdObj(t *testing.T) {
 	type scenario struct {
-		testName    string
-		index       int
-		contextSize int
-		expected    string
+		testName         string
+		index            int
+		contextSize      int
+		ignoreWhitespace bool
+		expected         string
 	}
 
 	scenarios := []scenario{
 		{
-			testName:    "Default case",
-			index:       5,
-			contextSize: 3,
-			expected:    "git stash show -p --stat --color=always --unified=3 stash@{5}",
+			testName:         "Default case",
+			index:            5,
+			contextSize:      3,
+			ignoreWhitespace: false,
+			expected:         "git stash show -p --stat --color=always --unified=3 stash@{5}",
 		},
 		{
-			testName:    "Show diff with custom context size",
-			index:       5,
-			contextSize: 77,
-			expected:    "git stash show -p --stat --color=always --unified=77 stash@{5}",
+			testName:         "Show diff with custom context size",
+			index:            5,
+			contextSize:      77,
+			ignoreWhitespace: false,
+			expected:         "git stash show -p --stat --color=always --unified=77 stash@{5}",
+		},
+		{
+			testName:         "Default case",
+			index:            5,
+			contextSize:      3,
+			ignoreWhitespace: true,
+			expected:         "git stash show -p --stat --color=always --unified=3 --ignore-all-space stash@{5}",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -127,7 +137,7 @@ func TestStashStashEntryCmdObj(t *testing.T) {
 			userConfig.Git.DiffContextSize = s.contextSize
 			instance := buildStashCommands(commonDeps{userConfig: userConfig})
 
-			cmdStr := instance.ShowStashEntryCmdObj(s.index).ToString()
+			cmdStr := instance.ShowStashEntryCmdObj(s.index, s.ignoreWhitespace).ToString()
 			assert.Equal(t, s.expected, cmdStr)
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/stash_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/stash_controller.go
index 4b5135884..e308abade 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/stash_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/stash_controller.go
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ func (self *StashController) GetOnRenderToMain() func() error {
 			if stashEntry == nil {
 				task = types.NewRenderStringTask(self.c.Tr.NoStashEntries)
 			} else {
-				task = types.NewRunPtyTask(self.c.Git().Stash.ShowStashEntryCmdObj(stashEntry.Index).GetCmd())
+				task = types.NewRunPtyTask(
+					self.c.Git().Stash.ShowStashEntryCmdObj(
+						stashEntry.Index,
+						self.c.State().GetIgnoreWhitespaceInDiffView(),
+					).GetCmd(),
+				)
 			}
 
 			return self.c.RenderToMainViews(types.RefreshMainOpts{