diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/files_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/files_controller.go
index 18af67f68..feca4b674 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/files_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/files_controller.go
@@ -262,15 +262,14 @@ func (self *FilesController) GetOnRenderToMain() func() {
 				}
 				if node.File.ShortStatus == "DU" || node.File.ShortStatus == "UD" {
 					cmdObj := self.c.Git().Diff.DiffCmdObj([]string{"--base", "--", node.GetPath()})
-					task := types.NewRunPtyTask(cmdObj.GetCmd())
-					task.Prefix = message + "\n\n"
+					prefix := message + "\n\n"
 					if node.File.ShortStatus == "DU" {
-						task.Prefix += self.c.Tr.MergeConflictIncomingDiff
+						prefix += self.c.Tr.MergeConflictIncomingDiff
 					} else {
-						task.Prefix += self.c.Tr.MergeConflictCurrentDiff
+						prefix += self.c.Tr.MergeConflictCurrentDiff
 					}
-					task.Prefix += "\n\n"
-					opts.Main.Task = task
+					prefix += "\n\n"
+					opts.Main.Task = types.NewRunPtyTaskWithPrefix(cmdObj.GetCmd(), prefix)
 				} else {
 					opts.Main.Task = types.NewRenderStringTask(message)
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/diff_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/diff_helper.go
index 587e529b2..95c820d37 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/diff_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/diff_helper.go
@@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ func (self *DiffHelper) GetUpdateTaskForRenderingCommitsDiff(commit *models.Comm
 			args = append(args, path)
 		}
 		cmdObj := self.c.Git().Diff.DiffCmdObj(args)
-		task := types.NewRunPtyTask(cmdObj.GetCmd())
-		task.Prefix = style.FgYellow.Sprintf("%s %s-%s\n\n", self.c.Tr.ShowingDiffForRange, from.ShortRefName(), to.ShortRefName())
-		return task
+		prefix := style.FgYellow.Sprintf("%s %s-%s\n\n", self.c.Tr.ShowingDiffForRange, from.ShortRefName(), to.ShortRefName())
+		return types.NewRunPtyTaskWithPrefix(cmdObj.GetCmd(), prefix)
 	}
 
 	cmdObj := self.c.Git().Commit.ShowCmdObj(commit.Hash(), self.c.Modes().Filtering.GetPath())
@@ -79,12 +78,12 @@ func (self *DiffHelper) ExitDiffMode() error {
 func (self *DiffHelper) RenderDiff() {
 	args := self.DiffArgs()
 	cmdObj := self.c.Git().Diff.DiffCmdObj(args)
-	task := types.NewRunPtyTask(cmdObj.GetCmd())
-	task.Prefix = style.FgMagenta.Sprintf(
+	prefix := style.FgMagenta.Sprintf(
 		"%s %s\n\n",
 		self.c.Tr.ShowingGitDiff,
 		"git diff "+strings.Join(args, " "),
 	)
+	task := types.NewRunPtyTaskWithPrefix(cmdObj.GetCmd(), prefix)
 
 	self.c.RenderToMainViews(types.RefreshMainOpts{
 		Pair: self.c.MainViewPairs().Normal,
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/stash_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/stash_controller.go
index 786d5c675..c6ec419dc 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/stash_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/stash_controller.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package controllers
 import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/context"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/style"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
@@ -82,8 +83,10 @@ func (self *StashController) GetOnRenderToMain() func() {
 			if stashEntry == nil {
 				task = types.NewRenderStringTask(self.c.Tr.NoStashEntries)
 			} else {
-				task = types.NewRunPtyTask(
+				prefix := style.FgYellow.Sprintf("%s\n\n", stashEntry.Description())
+				task = types.NewRunPtyTaskWithPrefix(
 					self.c.Git().Stash.ShowStashEntryCmdObj(stashEntry.Index).GetCmd(),
+					prefix,
 				)
 			}
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/types/rendering.go b/pkg/gui/types/rendering.go
index 7a2f698ad..70e47e033 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/types/rendering.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/types/rendering.go
@@ -94,3 +94,7 @@ func (t *RunPtyTask) IsUpdateTask() {}
 func NewRunPtyTask(cmd *exec.Cmd) *RunPtyTask {
 	return &RunPtyTask{Cmd: cmd}
 }
+
+func NewRunPtyTaskWithPrefix(cmd *exec.Cmd, prefix string) *RunPtyTask {
+	return &RunPtyTask{Cmd: cmd, Prefix: prefix}
+}