diff --git a/plugins/filetrees/neo-tree.nix b/plugins/filetrees/neo-tree.nix
index a13e56c7..f9c6f296 100644
--- a/plugins/filetrees/neo-tree.nix
+++ b/plugins/filetrees/neo-tree.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ in
         default = pkgs.vimPlugins.nvim-web-devicons;
       };
 
+      gitPackage = helpers.mkPackageOption {
+        name = "git";
+        default = pkgs.git;
+      };
+
       sources =
         helpers.defaultNullOpts.mkListOf types.str
           [
@@ -1128,6 +1133,7 @@ in
       extraConfigLua = ''
         require('neo-tree').setup(${helpers.toLuaObject setupOptions})
       '';
-      extraPackages = [ pkgs.git ];
+
+      extraPackages = [ cfg.gitPackage ];
     };
 }
diff --git a/tests/test-sources/plugins/filetrees/neo-tree.nix b/tests/test-sources/plugins/filetrees/neo-tree.nix
index ba74bdfa..68939bd9 100644
--- a/tests/test-sources/plugins/filetrees/neo-tree.nix
+++ b/tests/test-sources/plugins/filetrees/neo-tree.nix
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@
     plugins.neo-tree = {
       enable = true;
       iconsPackage = null;
+      gitPackage = null;
     };
   };
 }