diff --git a/builtin/diff.c b/builtin/diff.c
index 387afa7..81b6bae 100644
--- a/builtin/diff.c
+++ b/builtin/diff.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@
 	/* Otherwise, we are doing the usual "git" diff */
 	rev.diffopt.skip_stat_unmatch = !!diff_auto_refresh_index;
 
+	/* Scale to real terminal size */
+	rev.diffopt.stat_width = -1;
+
 	/* Default to let external and textconv be used */
 	DIFF_OPT_SET(&rev.diffopt, ALLOW_EXTERNAL);
 	DIFF_OPT_SET(&rev.diffopt, ALLOW_TEXTCONV);
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index e0590a3..7478277 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -1343,7 +1343,10 @@
 		line_prefix = msg->buf;
 	}
 
-	width = options->stat_width ? options->stat_width : 80;
+	if (options->stat_width == -1)
+		width = term_columns();
+	else
+		width = options->stat_width ? options->stat_width : 80;
 	name_width = options->stat_name_width ? options->stat_name_width : 50;
 	count = options->stat_count ? options->stat_count : data->nr;
 
diff --git a/t/t4052-stat-output.sh b/t/t4052-stat-output.sh
index f766c47..29c06e5 100755
--- a/t/t4052-stat-output.sh
+++ b/t/t4052-stat-output.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@
  abcd | 1000 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 EOF
 
+cat >expect200 <<'EOF'
+ abcd | 1000 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+EOF
+
 while read verb expect cmd args
 do
 	test_expect_success "$cmd $verb COLUMNS (big change)" '
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@
 	'
 done <<\EOF
 ignores expect80 format-patch -1 --stdout
-ignores expect80 diff HEAD^ HEAD --stat
+respects expect200 diff HEAD^ HEAD --stat
 ignores expect80 show --stat
 ignores expect80 log -1 --stat
 EOF
@@ -146,6 +150,9 @@
 cat >expect80 <<'EOF'
  ...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa | 1000 ++++++++++++++++++++
 EOF
+cat >expect200 <<'EOF'
+ ...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa | 1000 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+EOF
 while read verb expect cmd args
 do
 	test_expect_success "$cmd $verb COLUMNS (long filename)" '
@@ -155,7 +162,7 @@
 	'
 done <<\EOF
 ignores expect80 format-patch -1 --stdout
-ignores expect80 diff HEAD^ HEAD --stat
+respects expect200 diff HEAD^ HEAD --stat
 ignores expect80 show --stat
 ignores expect80 log -1 --stat
 EOF