diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/git_info_tests.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/git_info_tests.rs
index af62816f72b4..946779d06b24 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/git_info_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/git_info_tests.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use codex_exec_server::LOCAL_FS;
 use codex_git_utils::GitInfo;
 use codex_git_utils::GitSha;
 use codex_git_utils::collect_git_info;
+use codex_git_utils::get_git_repo_root_with_fs;
 use codex_git_utils::get_has_changes;
 use codex_git_utils::git_diff_to_remote;
 use codex_git_utils::recent_commits;
@@ -526,6 +527,20 @@ async fn resolve_root_git_project_for_trust_returns_none_outside_repo() {
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn get_git_repo_root_with_fs_detects_gitdir_pointer() {
+    let tmp = TempDir::new().expect("tempdir");
+    let proj = tmp.path().join("proj");
+    let nested = proj.join("nested");
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&nested).unwrap();
+    std::fs::write(proj.join(".git"), "gitdir: /tmp/fake-worktree\n").unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        get_git_repo_root_with_fs(LOCAL_FS.as_ref(), &nested.abs()).await,
+        Some(proj.abs())
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn resolve_root_git_project_for_trust_regular_repo_returns_repo_root() {
     let temp_dir = TempDir::new().expect("Failed to create temp dir");
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/session/turn.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/session/turn.rs
index aee4bd360ff5..96569d0bfa97 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/session/turn.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/session/turn.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ use codex_analytics::build_track_events_context;
 use codex_async_utils::OrCancelExt;
 use codex_features::Feature;
 use codex_git_utils::get_git_repo_root;
+use codex_git_utils::get_git_repo_root_with_fs;
 use codex_hooks::HookEvent;
 use codex_hooks::HookEventAfterAgent;
 use codex_hooks::HookPayload;
@@ -370,8 +371,17 @@ pub(crate) async fn run_turn(
     // Although from the perspective of codex.rs, TurnDiffTracker has the lifecycle of a Task which contains
     // many turns, from the perspective of the user, it is a single turn.
     #[allow(deprecated)]
-    let display_root = get_git_repo_root(turn_context.cwd.as_path())
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| turn_context.cwd.clone().into_path_buf());
+    let display_root = match turn_context.environments.primary() {
+        Some(turn_environment) => get_git_repo_root_with_fs(
+            turn_environment.environment.get_filesystem().as_ref(),
+            &turn_environment.cwd,
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| turn_environment.cwd.clone())
+        .into_path_buf(),
+        None => get_git_repo_root(turn_context.cwd.as_path())
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| turn_context.cwd.clone().into_path_buf()),
+    };
     let turn_diff_tracker = Arc::new(tokio::sync::Mutex::new(TurnDiffTracker::with_display_root(
         display_root,
     )));
diff --git a/codex-rs/git-utils/src/info.rs b/codex-rs/git-utils/src/info.rs
index 722d556b37be..a188d9a876b8 100644
--- a/codex-rs/git-utils/src/info.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/git-utils/src/info.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,23 @@ pub fn get_git_repo_root(base_dir: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
     find_ancestor_git_entry(base).map(|(repo_root, _)| repo_root)
 }
 
+/// Return the repository root for `cwd` using the provided filesystem.
+///
+/// This mirrors [`get_git_repo_root`] for local paths, but works when `cwd`
+/// only exists inside a selected remote environment.
+pub async fn get_git_repo_root_with_fs(
+    fs: &dyn ExecutorFileSystem,
+    cwd: &AbsolutePathBuf,
+) -> Option<AbsolutePathBuf> {
+    let base = match fs.get_metadata(cwd, /*sandbox*/ None).await {
+        Ok(metadata) if metadata.is_directory => cwd.clone(),
+        _ => cwd.parent()?,
+    };
+    find_ancestor_git_entry_with_fs(fs, &base)
+        .await
+        .map(|(repo_root, _)| repo_root)
+}
+
 /// Timeout for git commands to prevent freezing on large repositories
 const GIT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT: TokioDuration = TokioDuration::from_secs(5);
 const DISABLED_HOOKS_PATH: &str = if cfg!(windows) { "NUL" } else { "/dev/null" };
@@ -729,11 +746,8 @@ pub async fn resolve_root_git_project_for_trust(
     fs: &dyn ExecutorFileSystem,
     cwd: &AbsolutePathBuf,
 ) -> Option<AbsolutePathBuf> {
-    let base = match fs.get_metadata(cwd, /*sandbox*/ None).await {
-        Ok(metadata) if metadata.is_directory => cwd.clone(),
-        _ => cwd.parent()?,
-    };
-    let (repo_root, dot_git) = find_ancestor_git_entry_with_fs(fs, &base).await?;
+    let repo_root = get_git_repo_root_with_fs(fs, cwd).await?;
+    let dot_git = repo_root.join(".git");
     if fs
         .get_metadata(&dot_git, /*sandbox*/ None)
         .await
diff --git a/codex-rs/git-utils/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/git-utils/src/lib.rs
index bcd1a8b5c9ff..986a7434d2c5 100644
--- a/codex-rs/git-utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/git-utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub use info::default_branch_name;
 pub use info::get_git_remote_urls;
 pub use info::get_git_remote_urls_assume_git_repo;
 pub use info::get_git_repo_root;
+pub use info::get_git_repo_root_with_fs;
 pub use info::get_has_changes;
 pub use info::get_head_commit_hash;
 pub use info::git_diff_to_remote;