diff --git a/src/environment.go b/src/environment.go
index b7df4e8a..72765b45 100644
--- a/src/environment.go
+++ b/src/environment.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@ func (e *commandError) Error() string {
 	return e.err
 }
 
+type fileInfo struct {
+	parentFolder string
+	path         string
+	isDir        bool
+}
+
 type environmentInfo interface {
 	getenv(key string) string
 	getcwd() string
@@ -54,6 +61,7 @@ type environmentInfo interface {
 	getShellName() string
 	getWindowTitle(imageName, windowTitleRegex string) (string, error)
 	doGet(url string) ([]byte, error)
+	hasParentFilePath(path string) (fileInfo *fileInfo, err error)
 }
 
 type environment struct {
@@ -239,6 +247,29 @@ func (env *environment) doGet(url string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return body, nil
 }
 
+func (env *environment) hasParentFilePath(path string) (*fileInfo, error) {
+	currentFolder := env.getcwd()
+	for {
+		searchPath := filepath.Join(currentFolder, path)
+		info, err := os.Stat(searchPath)
+		if err == nil {
+			return &fileInfo{
+				parentFolder: currentFolder,
+				path:         searchPath,
+				isDir:        info.IsDir(),
+			}, nil
+		}
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if dir := filepath.Dir(currentFolder); dir != currentFolder {
+			currentFolder = dir
+			continue
+		}
+		return nil, errors.New("no match at root level")
+	}
+}
+
 func cleanHostName(hostName string) string {
 	garbage := []string{
 		".lan",
diff --git a/src/segment_git.go b/src/segment_git.go
index cc08f0ce..9724bef7 100644
--- a/src/segment_git.go
+++ b/src/segment_git.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type gitRepo struct {
 	HEAD       string
 	upstream   string
 	stashCount string
-	root       string
+	gitFolder  string
 }
 
 type gitStatus struct {
@@ -121,8 +121,24 @@ func (g *git) enabled() bool {
 	if !g.env.hasCommand("git") {
 		return false
 	}
-	output, _ := g.env.runCommand(gitCommand, "rev-parse", "--is-inside-work-tree")
-	return output == "true"
+	gitdir, err := g.env.hasParentFilePath(".git")
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	g.repo = &gitRepo{}
+	if gitdir.isDir {
+		g.repo.gitFolder = gitdir.path
+		return true
+	}
+	// handle worktree
+	dirPointer := g.env.getFileContent(gitdir.path)
+	dirPointer = strings.Trim(dirPointer, " \r\n")
+	matches := findNamedRegexMatch(`^gitdir: (?P<dir>.*)$`, dirPointer)
+	if matches != nil && matches["dir"] != "" {
+		g.repo.gitFolder = matches["dir"]
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 func (g *git) string() string {
@@ -198,8 +214,6 @@ func (g *git) getUpstreamSymbol() string {
 }
 
 func (g *git) setGitStatus() {
-	g.repo = &gitRepo{}
-	g.repo.root = g.getGitCommandOutput("rev-parse", "--show-toplevel")
 	output := g.getGitCommandOutput("status", "-unormal", "--short", "--branch")
 	splittedOutput := strings.Split(output, "\n")
 	g.repo.working = g.parseGitStats(splittedOutput, true)
@@ -285,17 +299,17 @@ func (g *git) getGitHEADContext(ref string) string {
 }
 
 func (g *git) hasGitFile(file string) bool {
-	files := fmt.Sprintf(".git/%s", file)
-	return g.env.hasFilesInDir(g.repo.root, files)
+	return g.env.hasFilesInDir(g.repo.gitFolder, file)
 }
 
 func (g *git) hasGitFolder(folder string) bool {
-	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/.git/%s", g.repo.root, folder)
+	path := g.repo.gitFolder + "/" + folder
 	return g.env.hasFolder(path)
 }
 
 func (g *git) getGitFileContents(file string) string {
-	content := g.env.getFileContent(fmt.Sprintf("%s/.git/%s", g.repo.root, file))
+	path := g.repo.gitFolder + "/" + file
+	content := g.env.getFileContent(path)
 	return strings.Trim(content, " \r\n")
 }
 
diff --git a/src/segment_git_test.go b/src/segment_git_test.go
index dd4159ad..140aa2ea 100644
--- a/src/segment_git_test.go
+++ b/src/segment_git_test.go
@@ -22,11 +22,34 @@ func TestEnabledGitNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 func TestEnabledInWorkingDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 	env := new(MockedEnvironment)
 	env.On("hasCommand", "git").Return(true)
-	env.On("runCommand", "git", []string{"rev-parse", "--is-inside-work-tree"}).Return("true", nil)
+	fileInfo := &fileInfo{
+		path:         "/dir/hello",
+		parentFolder: "/dir",
+		isDir:        true,
+	}
+	env.On("hasParentFilePath", ".git").Return(fileInfo, nil)
 	g := &git{
 		env: env,
 	}
 	assert.True(t, g.enabled())
+	assert.Equal(t, fileInfo.path, g.repo.gitFolder)
+}
+
+func TestEnabledInWorkingTree(t *testing.T) {
+	env := new(MockedEnvironment)
+	env.On("hasCommand", "git").Return(true)
+	fileInfo := &fileInfo{
+		path:         "/dir/hello",
+		parentFolder: "/dir",
+		isDir:        false,
+	}
+	env.On("hasParentFilePath", ".git").Return(fileInfo, nil)
+	env.On("getFileContent", "/dir/hello").Return("gitdir: /dir/hello/burp/burp")
+	g := &git{
+		env: env,
+	}
+	assert.True(t, g.enabled())
+	assert.Equal(t, "/dir/hello/burp/burp", g.repo.gitFolder)
 }
 
 func TestGetGitOutputForCommand(t *testing.T) {
@@ -61,19 +84,19 @@ type detachedContext struct {
 
 func setupHEADContextEnv(context *detachedContext) *git {
 	env := new(MockedEnvironment)
-	env.On("hasFolder", "/.git/rebase-merge").Return(context.rebaseMerge)
-	env.On("hasFolder", "/.git/rebase-apply").Return(context.rebaseApply)
-	env.On("getFileContent", "/.git/rebase-merge/orig-head").Return(context.origin)
-	env.On("getFileContent", "/.git/rebase-merge/onto").Return(context.onto)
-	env.On("getFileContent", "/.git/rebase-merge/msgnum").Return(context.step)
-	env.On("getFileContent", "/.git/rebase-apply/next").Return(context.step)
-	env.On("getFileContent", "/.git/rebase-merge/end").Return(context.total)
-	env.On("getFileContent", "/.git/rebase-apply/last").Return(context.total)
-	env.On("getFileContent", "/.git/rebase-apply/head-name").Return(context.origin)
-	env.On("getFileContent", "/.git/CHERRY_PICK_HEAD").Return(context.cherryPickSHA)
-	env.On("getFileContent", "/.git/MERGE_HEAD").Return(context.mergeHEAD)
-	env.On("hasFilesInDir", "", ".git/CHERRY_PICK_HEAD").Return(context.cherryPick)
-	env.On("hasFilesInDir", "", ".git/MERGE_HEAD").Return(context.merge)
+	env.On("hasFolder", "/rebase-merge").Return(context.rebaseMerge)
+	env.On("hasFolder", "/rebase-apply").Return(context.rebaseApply)
+	env.On("getFileContent", "/rebase-merge/orig-head").Return(context.origin)
+	env.On("getFileContent", "/rebase-merge/onto").Return(context.onto)
+	env.On("getFileContent", "/rebase-merge/msgnum").Return(context.step)
+	env.On("getFileContent", "/rebase-apply/next").Return(context.step)
+	env.On("getFileContent", "/rebase-merge/end").Return(context.total)
+	env.On("getFileContent", "/rebase-apply/last").Return(context.total)
+	env.On("getFileContent", "/rebase-apply/head-name").Return(context.origin)
+	env.On("getFileContent", "/CHERRY_PICK_HEAD").Return(context.cherryPickSHA)
+	env.On("getFileContent", "/MERGE_HEAD").Return(context.mergeHEAD)
+	env.On("hasFilesInDir", "", "CHERRY_PICK_HEAD").Return(context.cherryPick)
+	env.On("hasFilesInDir", "", "MERGE_HEAD").Return(context.merge)
 	env.mockGitCommand(context.currentCommit, "rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD")
 	env.mockGitCommand(context.tagName, "describe", "--tags", "--exact-match")
 	env.mockGitCommand(context.origin, "name-rev", "--name-only", "--exclude=tags/*", context.origin)
@@ -83,7 +106,7 @@ func setupHEADContextEnv(context *detachedContext) *git {
 	g := &git{
 		env: env,
 		repo: &gitRepo{
-			root: "",
+			gitFolder: "",
 		},
 	}
 	return g
diff --git a/src/segment_path_test.go b/src/segment_path_test.go
index 21479259..ca546f8e 100644
--- a/src/segment_path_test.go
+++ b/src/segment_path_test.go
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ func (env *MockedEnvironment) doGet(url string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return args.Get(0).([]byte), args.Error(1)
 }
 
+func (env *MockedEnvironment) hasParentFilePath(path string) (*fileInfo, error) {
+	args := env.Called(path)
+	return args.Get(0).(*fileInfo), args.Error(1)
+}
+
 const (
 	homeBill        = "/home/bill"
 	homeJan         = "/usr/home/jan"