diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/config/keymaps.lua b/lua/lazyvim/config/keymaps.lua
index eca24617..e6bbc2ab 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/config/keymaps.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/config/keymaps.lua
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ map("n", "<leader>uT", function() if vim.b.ts_highlight then vim.treesitter.stop
 map("n", "<leader>ub", function() Util.toggle("background", false, {"light", "dark"}) end, { desc = "Toggle Background" })
 
 -- lazygit
-map("n", "<leader>gg", function() Util.terminal({ "lazygit" }, { cwd = Util.root(), esc_esc = false, ctrl_hjkl = false }) end, { desc = "Lazygit (root dir)" })
+map("n", "<leader>gg", function() Util.terminal({ "lazygit" }, { cwd = Util.root.git(), esc_esc = false, ctrl_hjkl = false }) end, { desc = "Lazygit (root dir)" })
 map("n", "<leader>gG", function() Util.terminal({ "lazygit" }, {esc_esc = false, ctrl_hjkl = false}) end, { desc = "Lazygit (cwd)" })
 
 map("n", "<leader>gf", function()
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/util/root.lua b/lua/lazyvim/util/root.lua
index 942cf413..ea0ba3be 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/util/root.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/util/root.lua
@@ -173,6 +173,13 @@ function M.get(opts)
   return Util.is_win() and ret:gsub("/", "\\") or ret
 end
 
+function M.git()
+  local root = M.get()
+  local git_root = vim.fs.find(".git", { path = root, upward = true })[1]
+  local ret = git_root and vim.fn.fnamemodify(git_root, ":h") or root
+  return ret
+end
+
 ---@param opts? {hl_last?: string}
 function M.pretty_path(opts)
   return ""