diff --git a/lua/git/repo.lua b/lua/git/repo.lua
index 5e9bad3..1e3a99c 100644
--- a/lua/git/repo.lua
+++ b/lua/git/repo.lua
@@ -161,10 +161,18 @@ local function do_refresh(repo)
                 for line in (obj.stdout or ""):gmatch("[^\r\n]+") do
                     if line:sub(1, 2) ~= "##" then
                         local code = line:sub(1, 2)
+                        local x = code:sub(1, 1)
+                        local y = code:sub(2, 2)
                         local path_part = line:sub(4)
-                        local arrow = path_part:find(" -> ", 1, true)
-                        if arrow then
-                            path_part = path_part:sub(arrow + 4)
+                        -- ` -> ` only appears in renames/copies. Without
+                        -- this guard, a literal filename containing the
+                        -- arrow (rare with `core.quotePath=false`) would
+                        -- be mis-parsed.
+                        if x == "R" or x == "C" or y == "R" or y == "C" then
+                            local arrow = path_part:find(" -> ", 1, true)
+                            if arrow then
+                                path_part = path_part:sub(arrow + 4)
+                            end
                         end
                         statuses[vim.fs.joinpath(repo.worktree, path_part)] =
                             format(code)
diff --git a/lua/git/status_win.lua b/lua/git/status_win.lua
index 9cf57a9..feb00da 100644
--- a/lua/git/status_win.lua
+++ b/lua/git/status_win.lua
@@ -165,10 +165,15 @@ local function parse_porcelain(stdout)
             local y = line:sub(2, 2)
             local rest = line:sub(4)
             local orig
-            local arrow = rest:find(" -> ", 1, true)
-            if arrow then
-                orig = rest:sub(1, arrow - 1)
-                rest = rest:sub(arrow + 4)
+            -- ` -> ` only appears in renames/copies (R/C codes). Without
+            -- this guard, a literal filename containing the arrow would
+            -- be mis-parsed.
+            if x == "R" or x == "C" or y == "R" or y == "C" then
+                local arrow = rest:find(" -> ", 1, true)
+                if arrow then
+                    orig = rest:sub(1, arrow - 1)
+                    rest = rest:sub(arrow + 4)
+                end
             end
             local entry = {
                 section = nil,