diff --git a/src/components/RightSidebar/CodeReview/ReviewPanel.tsx b/src/components/RightSidebar/CodeReview/ReviewPanel.tsx
index 6c255ebc9..d2cac082e 100644
--- a/src/components/RightSidebar/CodeReview/ReviewPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RightSidebar/CodeReview/ReviewPanel.tsx
@@ -239,32 +239,35 @@ interface DiagnosticInfo {
 /**
  * Build git diff command based on diffBase and includeUncommitted flag
  * Shared logic between numstat (file tree) and diff (hunks) commands
+ * Exported for testing
+ *
+ * @param diffBase - Base reference ("main", "HEAD", "--staged")
+ * @param includeUncommitted - Include uncommitted working directory changes
+ * @param pathFilter - Optional path filter (e.g., ' -- "src/foo.ts"')
+ * @param command - "diff" (unified) or "numstat" (file stats)
  */
-function buildGitDiffCommand(
+export function buildGitDiffCommand(
   diffBase: string,
   includeUncommitted: boolean,
   pathFilter: string,
   command: "diff" | "numstat"
 ): string {
-  const isNumstat = command === "numstat";
-  const flag = isNumstat ? " -M --numstat" : " -M";
-
-  let cmd: string;
+  const flags = command === "numstat" ? " -M --numstat" : " -M";
 
   if (diffBase === "--staged") {
-    cmd = `git diff --staged${flag}${pathFilter}`;
-  } else if (diffBase === "HEAD") {
-    cmd = `git diff HEAD${flag}${pathFilter}`;
-  } else {
-    cmd = `git diff ${diffBase}...HEAD${flag}${pathFilter}`;
+    // Staged changes, optionally with unstaged appended as separate diff
+    const base = `git diff --staged${flags}${pathFilter}`;
+    return includeUncommitted ? `${base} && git diff HEAD${flags}${pathFilter}` : base;
   }
 
-  // Append uncommitted changes if requested
-  if (includeUncommitted) {
-    cmd += ` && git diff HEAD${flag}${pathFilter}`;
+  if (diffBase === "HEAD") {
+    // Uncommitted changes only (working vs HEAD)
+    return `git diff HEAD${flags}${pathFilter}`;
   }
 
-  return cmd;
+  // Branch diff: two-dot includes uncommitted, three-dot excludes
+  const range = includeUncommitted ? diffBase : `${diffBase}...HEAD`;
+  return `git diff ${range}${flags}${pathFilter}`;
 }
 
 export const ReviewPanel: React.FC<ReviewPanelProps> = ({
diff --git a/src/utils/git/diffParser.test.ts b/src/utils/git/diffParser.test.ts
index 570fe95fc..f7e2c93fb 100644
--- a/src/utils/git/diffParser.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/git/diffParser.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { join } from "path";
 import { tmpdir } from "os";
 import { execSync } from "child_process";
 import { parseDiff, extractAllHunks } from "./diffParser";
+import { buildGitDiffCommand } from "@/components/RightSidebar/CodeReview/ReviewPanel";
 
 describe("git diff parser (real repository)", () => {
   let testRepoPath: string;
@@ -366,4 +367,105 @@ function greet(name) {
     // Pure directory renames should have NO hunks (files are identical)
     expect(allHunks.length).toBe(0);
   });
+
+  it("should show unified diff when includeUncommitted is true", () => {
+    // Verify includeUncommitted produces single unified diff (not separate committed + uncommitted)
+    execSync("git reset --hard HEAD", { cwd: testRepoPath });
+
+    const baseBranch = execSync("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD", {
+      cwd: testRepoPath,
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+    }).trim();
+
+    execSync("git checkout -b unified-test", { cwd: testRepoPath });
+
+    // Commit a change, then make uncommitted change
+    writeFileSync(join(testRepoPath, "test-file.txt"), "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3\n");
+    execSync("git add test-file.txt && git commit -m 'Add test file'", { cwd: testRepoPath });
+    writeFileSync(join(testRepoPath, "test-file.txt"), "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3 modified\nLine 4\n");
+
+    const gitCommand = buildGitDiffCommand(baseBranch, true, "", "diff");
+    const diffOutput = execSync(gitCommand, { cwd: testRepoPath, encoding: "utf-8" });
+    const fileDiffs = parseDiff(diffOutput);
+
+    // Single FileDiff with unified changes (no duplicates)
+    expect(fileDiffs.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(fileDiffs[0].filePath).toBe("test-file.txt");
+
+    const allHunks = extractAllHunks(fileDiffs);
+    const allContent = allHunks.map((h) => h.content).join("\n");
+    expect(allContent.includes("Line 3 modified") || allContent.includes("Line 4")).toBe(true);
+
+    execSync("git reset --hard HEAD && git checkout -", { cwd: testRepoPath });
+  });
+
+  it("should exclude uncommitted changes when includeUncommitted is false", () => {
+    // Verify includeUncommitted=false uses three-dot (committed only)
+    execSync("git reset --hard HEAD", { cwd: testRepoPath });
+
+    const baseBranch = execSync("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD", {
+      cwd: testRepoPath,
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+    }).trim();
+
+    execSync("git checkout -b committed-only-test", { cwd: testRepoPath });
+
+    // Commit a change
+    writeFileSync(join(testRepoPath, "committed-file.txt"), "Line 1\nLine 2\n");
+    execSync("git add committed-file.txt && git commit -m 'Add committed file'", {
+      cwd: testRepoPath,
+    });
+
+    // Make uncommitted change (should NOT appear in diff)
+    writeFileSync(join(testRepoPath, "committed-file.txt"), "Line 1\nLine 2\nUncommitted line\n");
+
+    const gitCommand = buildGitDiffCommand(baseBranch, false, "", "diff");
+    const diffOutput = execSync(gitCommand, { cwd: testRepoPath, encoding: "utf-8" });
+    const fileDiffs = parseDiff(diffOutput);
+
+    // Should get FileDiff showing only committed changes
+    expect(fileDiffs.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(fileDiffs[0].filePath).toBe("committed-file.txt");
+
+    const allHunks = extractAllHunks(fileDiffs);
+    const allContent = allHunks.map((h) => h.content).join("\n");
+
+    // Should NOT include uncommitted "Uncommitted line"
+    expect(allContent.includes("Uncommitted line")).toBe(false);
+    // Should include committed content
+    expect(allContent.includes("Line 1") || allContent.includes("Line 2")).toBe(true);
+
+    execSync("git reset --hard HEAD && git checkout -", { cwd: testRepoPath });
+  });
+
+  it("should handle staged + uncommitted when diffBase is --staged", () => {
+    // Verify --staged with includeUncommitted produces TWO diffs (staged + unstaged)
+    execSync("git reset --hard HEAD", { cwd: testRepoPath });
+
+    writeFileSync(join(testRepoPath, "staged-test.txt"), "Line 1\nLine 2\nLine 3\n");
+    execSync("git add staged-test.txt", { cwd: testRepoPath });
+
+    writeFileSync(join(testRepoPath, "staged-test.txt"), "Line 1\nLine 2 staged\nLine 3\n");
+    execSync("git add staged-test.txt", { cwd: testRepoPath });
+
+    writeFileSync(
+      join(testRepoPath, "staged-test.txt"),
+      "Line 1\nLine 2 staged\nLine 3 unstaged\n"
+    );
+
+    const gitCommand = buildGitDiffCommand("--staged", true, "", "diff");
+    const diffOutput = execSync(gitCommand, { cwd: testRepoPath, encoding: "utf-8" });
+    const fileDiffs = parseDiff(diffOutput);
+
+    // Two FileDiff entries (staged + unstaged)
+    expect(fileDiffs.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(fileDiffs.every((f) => f.filePath === "staged-test.txt")).toBe(true);
+
+    const allHunks = extractAllHunks(fileDiffs);
+    expect(allHunks.length).toBe(2);
+
+    const allContent = allHunks.map((h) => h.content).join("\n");
+    expect(allContent.includes("staged")).toBe(true);
+    expect(allContent.includes("unstaged")).toBe(true);
+  });
 });