diff --git a/.changeset/silver-impalas-love.md b/.changeset/silver-impalas-love.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b274c07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silver-impalas-love.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'simple-git': minor
+---
+
+add status to DiffResult when using --name-status
diff --git a/simple-git/src/lib/api.ts b/simple-git/src/lib/api.ts
index a73e26d3..1ea784ee 100644
--- a/simple-git/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/simple-git/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ import { TaskConfigurationError } from './errors/task-configuration-error';
 import { CheckRepoActions } from './tasks/check-is-repo';
 import { CleanOptions } from './tasks/clean';
 import { GitConfigScope } from './tasks/config';
+import { DiffNameStatus } from './tasks/diff-name-status';
 import { grepQueryBuilder } from './tasks/grep';
 import { ResetMode } from './tasks/reset';
 
 export {
    CheckRepoActions,
    CleanOptions,
+   DiffNameStatus,
    GitConfigScope,
    GitConstructError,
    GitError,
diff --git a/simple-git/src/lib/parsers/parse-diff-summary.ts b/simple-git/src/lib/parsers/parse-diff-summary.ts
index 5a9be692..45d1bb27 100644
--- a/simple-git/src/lib/parsers/parse-diff-summary.ts
+++ b/simple-git/src/lib/parsers/parse-diff-summary.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { DiffResult } from '../../../typings';
 import { LogFormat } from '../args/log-format';
 import { DiffSummary } from '../responses/DiffSummary';
-import { asNumber, LineParser, parseStringResponse } from '../utils';
+import { isDiffNameStatus } from '../tasks/diff-name-status';
+import { asNumber, LineParser, orVoid, parseStringResponse } from '../utils';
 
 const statParser = [
    new LineParser<DiffResult>(
@@ -86,16 +87,20 @@ const nameOnlyParser = [
 ];
 
 const nameStatusParser = [
-   new LineParser<DiffResult>(/([ACDMRTUXB])\s*(.+)$/, (result, [_status, file]) => {
-      result.changed++;
-      result.files.push({
-         file,
-         changes: 0,
-         insertions: 0,
-         deletions: 0,
-         binary: false,
-      });
-   }),
+   new LineParser<DiffResult>(
+      /([ACDMRTUXB])([0-9]{0,3})\t(.[^\t]*)(\t(.[^\t]*))?$/,
+      (result, [status, _similarity, from, _to, to]) => {
+         result.changed++;
+         result.files.push({
+            file: to ?? from,
+            changes: 0,
+            status: orVoid(isDiffNameStatus(status) && status),
+            insertions: 0,
+            deletions: 0,
+            binary: false,
+         });
+      }
+   ),
 ];
 
 const diffSummaryParsers: Record<LogFormat, LineParser<DiffResult>[]> = {
diff --git a/simple-git/src/lib/tasks/diff-name-status.ts b/simple-git/src/lib/tasks/diff-name-status.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..faed3b3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simple-git/src/lib/tasks/diff-name-status.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export enum DiffNameStatus {
+   ADDED = 'A',
+   COPIED = 'C',
+   DELETED = 'D',
+   MODIFIED = 'M',
+   RENAMED = 'R',
+   CHANGED = 'T',
+   UNMERGED = 'U',
+   UNKNOWN = 'X',
+   BROKEN = 'B',
+}
+
+const diffNameStatus = new Set(Object.values(DiffNameStatus));
+
+export function isDiffNameStatus(input: string): input is DiffNameStatus {
+   return diffNameStatus.has(input as DiffNameStatus);
+}
diff --git a/simple-git/src/lib/utils/util.ts b/simple-git/src/lib/utils/util.ts
index 58b462e9..2cb8c841 100644
--- a/simple-git/src/lib/utils/util.ts
+++ b/simple-git/src/lib/utils/util.ts
@@ -157,3 +157,10 @@ export function pick(source: Record<string, any>, properties: string[]) {
 export function delay(duration = 0): Promise<void> {
    return new Promise((done) => setTimeout(done, duration));
 }
+
+export function orVoid<T>(input: T | false) {
+   if (input === false) {
+      return undefined;
+   }
+   return input;
+}
diff --git a/simple-git/test/integration/log-name-status.spec.ts b/simple-git/test/integration/log-name-status.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b8f410f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simple-git/test/integration/log-name-status.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import {
+   createTestContext,
+   like,
+   newSimpleGit,
+   setUpFilesAdded,
+   setUpInit,
+   SimpleGitTestContext,
+} from '@simple-git/test-utils';
+
+import { DiffNameStatus, DiffResultTextFile } from '../..';
+
+describe('log-name-status', function () {
+   let context: SimpleGitTestContext;
+   const steps = ['mv a b', 'commit -m two'];
+
+   beforeEach(async () => {
+      context = await createTestContext();
+      await setUpInit(context);
+      await setUpFilesAdded(context, ['a'], '.', 'one');
+      for (const step of steps) {
+         await context.git.raw(step.split(' '));
+      }
+   });
+
+   it('detects files moved with --name-status', async () => {
+      const actual = await newSimpleGit(context.root).log(['--name-status']);
+
+      expect(actual.all).toEqual([
+         mockListLogLine('two', { b: DiffNameStatus.RENAMED }),
+         mockListLogLine('one', { a: DiffNameStatus.ADDED }),
+      ]);
+   });
+});
+
+function mockListLogLine(message: string, changes: Record<string, DiffNameStatus>) {
+   const files: DiffResultTextFile[] = Object.entries(changes).map(([file, status]) => {
+      return {
+         binary: false,
+         changes: 0,
+         deletions: 0,
+         file,
+         insertions: 0,
+         status,
+      };
+   });
+   return like({
+      message,
+      diff: like({ changed: files.length, deletions: 0, insertions: 0, files }),
+   });
+}
diff --git a/simple-git/test/unit/diff.spec.ts b/simple-git/test/unit/diff.spec.ts
index b6279125..b56cd081 100644
--- a/simple-git/test/unit/diff.spec.ts
+++ b/simple-git/test/unit/diff.spec.ts
@@ -314,12 +314,12 @@ describe('diff', () => {
 
       it('diffSummary with --name-status', async () => {
          const task = git.diffSummary(['--name-status']);
-         await closeWithSuccess(`M       ${file}`);
+         await closeWithSuccess(`M\t${file}\nR100\tfrom\tto`);
 
          assertExecutedCommands('diff', '--name-status');
          expect(await task).toEqual(
             like({
-               changed: 1,
+               changed: 2,
                deletions: 0,
                insertions: 0,
                files: [
@@ -328,6 +328,15 @@ describe('diff', () => {
                      changes: 0,
                      insertions: 0,
                      deletions: 0,
+                     status: 'M',
+                     binary: false,
+                  },
+                  {
+                     file: 'to',
+                     changes: 0,
+                     insertions: 0,
+                     deletions: 0,
+                     status: 'R',
                      binary: false,
                   },
                ],
diff --git a/simple-git/test/unit/utils.spec.ts b/simple-git/test/unit/utils.spec.ts
index 74e40cf4..f57f35b4 100644
--- a/simple-git/test/unit/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/simple-git/test/unit/utils.spec.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,24 @@ import {
    including,
    last,
    NOOP,
+   orVoid,
    toLinesWithContent,
 } from '../../src/lib/utils';
 
 describe('utils', () => {
+   describe('orVoid', () => {
+      it.each([[null], [true], [''], ['non empty string'], [[]], [{}], [0], [1]])(
+         'passes through %s',
+         (item) => {
+            expect(orVoid(item)).toBe(item);
+         }
+      );
+
+      it.each([[false], [undefined]])('removes %s', (item) => {
+         expect(orVoid(item)).toBe(undefined);
+      });
+   });
+
    describe('array edges', () => {
       it.each<[string, any, string | number | undefined, string | undefined]>([
          ['string array', ['abc', 'def'], 'abc', 'def'],
diff --git a/simple-git/typings/response.d.ts b/simple-git/typings/response.d.ts
index 638f602c..04f825e7 100644
--- a/simple-git/typings/response.d.ts
+++ b/simple-git/typings/response.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { DefaultLogFields } from '../src/lib/tasks/log';
+import type { DiffNameStatus } from '../src/lib/tasks/diff-name-status';
+import type { DefaultLogFields } from '../src/lib/tasks/log';
 
 export interface BranchSummaryBranch {
    current: boolean;
@@ -141,6 +142,9 @@ export interface DiffResultTextFile {
    insertions: number;
    deletions: number;
    binary: false;
+
+   /** `--name-status` argument needed */
+   status?: DiffNameStatus;
 }
 
 export interface DiffResultBinaryFile {
@@ -148,6 +152,9 @@ export interface DiffResultBinaryFile {
    before: number;
    after: number;
    binary: true;
+
+   /** `--name-status` argument needed */
+   status?: string;
 }
 
 export interface DiffResult {
diff --git a/simple-git/typings/types.d.ts b/simple-git/typings/types.d.ts
index f294c82d..8e5457d6 100644
--- a/simple-git/typings/types.d.ts
+++ b/simple-git/typings/types.d.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export { CheckRepoActions } from '../src/lib/tasks/check-is-repo';
 export { CleanOptions, CleanMode } from '../src/lib/tasks/clean';
 export type { CloneOptions } from '../src/lib/tasks/clone';
 export { GitConfigScope } from '../src/lib/tasks/config';
+export { DiffNameStatus } from '../src/lib/tasks/diff-name-status';
 export { GitGrepQuery, grepQueryBuilder } from '../src/lib/tasks/grep';
 export { ResetOptions, ResetMode } from '../src/lib/tasks/reset';
 export type { VersionResult } from '../src/lib/tasks/version';