diff --git a/GitIntegration.Test/Builders/GitDiffBuilderTests.cs b/GitIntegration.Test/Builders/GitDiffBuilderTests.cs
index cd1ec6d..e6d0c30 100644
--- a/GitIntegration.Test/Builders/GitDiffBuilderTests.cs
+++ b/GitIntegration.Test/Builders/GitDiffBuilderTests.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public void BuildsTheDefaultDiffVector()
 			"diff",
 			"--name-status",
 			"-z",
+			"--no-renames",
 		];
 		CollectionAssert.AreEqual(expectedArguments, arguments.ToArray());
 	}
@@ -47,6 +48,24 @@ public void MapsTheOptionFlags()
 		CollectionAssert.Contains(arguments, "--find-copies");
 	}
 
+	[TestMethod]
+	public void TurnsRenameDetectionOffUnlessRequested()
+	{
+		// Git defaults diff.renames to true, so the vector has to say "off" rather than say nothing.
+		string[] plain = [.. new GitDiffBuilder(new RecordingGitProcessRunner(), TestPaths.Root).BuildArguments()];
+		CollectionAssert.Contains(plain, "--no-renames");
+		CollectionAssert.DoesNotContain(plain, "--find-renames");
+		CollectionAssert.DoesNotContain(plain, "--find-copies");
+
+		GitDiffBuilder renames = new(new RecordingGitProcessRunner(), TestPaths.Root);
+		_ = renames.DetectRenames();
+		CollectionAssert.DoesNotContain(renames.BuildArguments().ToArray(), "--no-renames");
+
+		GitDiffBuilder copies = new(new RecordingGitProcessRunner(), TestPaths.Root);
+		_ = copies.DetectCopies();
+		CollectionAssert.DoesNotContain(copies.BuildArguments().ToArray(), "--no-renames");
+	}
+
 	[TestMethod]
 	public void PutsASingleRevisionBehindTheEndOfOptionsMarker()
 	{
diff --git a/GitIntegration.Test/Integration/GitPatchRoundTripTests.cs b/GitIntegration.Test/Integration/GitPatchRoundTripTests.cs
index 11a26b8..466fa71 100644
--- a/GitIntegration.Test/Integration/GitPatchRoundTripTests.cs
+++ b/GitIntegration.Test/Integration/GitPatchRoundTripTests.cs
@@ -274,6 +274,49 @@ public async Task RoundTripsUnderZeroContextConfigurationAsync()
 			"A patch read with no WithContext call must still apply, whatever diff.context the host sets.");
 	}
 
+	[TestMethod]
+	[DataRow("true")]
+	[DataRow("false")]
+	[DataRow("copies")]
+	public async Task DiffReportsAStagedRenameAsPatchDoesWhateverTheHostsDiffRenamesAsync(string diffRenames)
+	{
+		await IntegrationGitFixture.RequireGitAsync(TestContext.CancellationTokenSource.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+		using TemporaryRepository repository = new();
+		GitClient client = IntegrationGitFixture.CreateClient();
+
+		GitRepository seeded = await SeedAsync(client, repository, [("diff.renames", diffRenames)]).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+		repository.WriteFile("old.txt", "one\ntwo\nthree\nfour\nfive\n");
+		await CommitAllAsync(seeded).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+		repository.DeleteFile("old.txt");
+		repository.WriteFile("new.txt", "one\ntwo\nthree\nfour\nfive\n");
+		_ = await seeded.Add().All().ExecuteAsync(TestContext.CancellationTokenSource.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+		GitRepository opened = await client.OpenAsync(repository.Root).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+		// Without DetectRenames, Diff() must agree with Patch(): a delete and an add, never a rename or
+		// a copy — a staging UI pairs the file list from one with the hunks from the other.
+		IReadOnlyList<GitDiffEntry> plain = await opened.Diff().Staged().ExecuteAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+		GitPatch patch = await opened.Patch().Staged().ExecuteAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+		CollectionAssert.AreEquivalent(
+			patch.Files.Select(file => (file.Kind, file.Path.WeakString)).ToArray(),
+			plain.Select(entry => (entry.Kind, entry.Path.WeakString)).ToArray(),
+			$"Diff() and Patch() disagree with diff.renames={diffRenames}.");
+		CollectionAssert.AreEquivalent(
+			new[] { GitChangeKind.Added, GitChangeKind.Deleted },
+			plain.Select(entry => entry.Kind).ToArray());
+
+		IReadOnlyList<GitDiffEntry> detected =
+			await opened.Diff().Staged().DetectRenames().ExecuteAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+		GitDiffEntry renamed = detected.Single();
+
+		Assert.AreEqual(GitChangeKind.Renamed, renamed.Kind);
+		Assert.AreEqual("old.txt", renamed.OriginalPath?.WeakString);
+	}
+
 	[TestMethod]
 	public async Task ReportsAStagedRenameAsDeleteAndAddUnlessRequestedAsync()
 	{
diff --git a/GitIntegration/Builders/GitDiffBuilder.cs b/GitIntegration/Builders/GitDiffBuilder.cs
index 66ee05e..aeb0759 100644
--- a/GitIntegration/Builders/GitDiffBuilder.cs
+++ b/GitIntegration/Builders/GitDiffBuilder.cs
@@ -36,10 +36,18 @@ public interface IGitDiffBuilder : IGitCommandBuilder<IReadOnlyList<GitDiffEntry
 	public IGitDiffBuilder Between(GitRefName fromRevision, GitRefName toRevision);
 
 	/// <summary>Reports a delete and an add of similar content as a rename.</summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Detection is off until this or <see cref="DetectCopies"/> is called, whatever
+	/// <c>diff.renames</c> the host has configured.
+	/// </remarks>
 	/// <returns>The same builder, to allow chaining.</returns>
 	public IGitDiffBuilder DetectRenames();
 
 	/// <summary>Reports an add whose content came from an existing file as a copy.</summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Copies are not reported until this is called, whatever <c>diff.renames</c> the host has
+	/// configured.
+	/// </remarks>
 	/// <returns>The same builder, to allow chaining.</returns>
 	public IGitDiffBuilder DetectCopies();
 
@@ -172,6 +180,9 @@ protected override void AppendVerbArguments(ICollection<string> arguments)
 			arguments.Add("--cached");
 		}
 
+		// Git has defaulted diff.renames to true since 2.9, so leaving detection unspecified hands the
+		// choice to the host's config: DetectRenames() becomes a no-op, diff.renames=copies reports
+		// copies nobody asked for, and Diff() disagrees with Patch(), which pins this the same way.
 		if (_detectRenames)
 		{
 			arguments.Add("--find-renames");
@@ -182,6 +193,11 @@ protected override void AppendVerbArguments(ICollection<string> arguments)
 			arguments.Add("--find-copies");
 		}
 
+		if (!_detectRenames && !_detectCopies)
+		{
+			arguments.Add("--no-renames");
+		}
+
 		if (_revisions.Length > 0)
 		{
 			AppendOperands(arguments, _revisions);