diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/commits_files_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/commits_files_controller.go
index e4a7cba68..699360b63 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/commits_files_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/commits_files_controller.go
@@ -248,7 +248,11 @@ func (self *CommitFilesController) openCopyMenu() error {
 	copyAbsolutePathItem := &types.MenuItem{
 		Label: self.c.Tr.CopyAbsoluteFilePath,
 		OnPress: func() error {
-			if err := self.c.OS().CopyToClipboard(filepath.Join(self.c.Git().RepoPaths.RepoPath(), node.GetPath())); err != nil {
+			absPath, err := filepath.Abs(node.GetPath())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := self.c.OS().CopyToClipboard(absPath); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			self.c.Toast(self.c.Tr.FilePathCopiedToast)
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/files_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/files_controller.go
index 6686a7e9d..ee856ddb5 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/files_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/files_controller.go
@@ -1199,7 +1199,11 @@ func (self *FilesController) openCopyMenu() error {
 	copyAbsolutePathItem := &types.MenuItem{
 		Label: self.c.Tr.CopyAbsoluteFilePath,
 		OnPress: func() error {
-			if err := self.c.OS().CopyToClipboard(filepath.Join(self.c.Git().RepoPaths.RepoPath(), node.GetPath())); err != nil {
+			absPath, err := filepath.Abs(node.GetPath())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := self.c.OS().CopyToClipboard(absPath); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			self.c.Toast(self.c.Tr.FilePathCopiedToast)
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/diff/copy_to_clipboard.go b/pkg/integration/tests/diff/copy_to_clipboard.go
index 0dd53007e..e28a7c0bc 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/diff/copy_to_clipboard.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/diff/copy_to_clipboard.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package diff
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
 	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
@@ -90,10 +89,7 @@ var CopyToClipboard = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 						t.ExpectToast(Equals("File path copied to clipboard"))
 						worktreeDir, _ := os.Getwd()
 						// On windows the following path would have backslashes, but we don't run integration tests on windows yet.
-						/* EXPECTED:
 						expectClipboard(t, Equals(worktreeDir+"/dir/file1"))
-						ACTUAL: */
-						expectClipboard(t, Equals(filepath.Dir(worktreeDir)+"/repo/dir/file1"))
 					})
 			}).
 			Press(keys.Files.CopyFileInfoToClipboard).
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/file/copy_menu.go b/pkg/integration/tests/file/copy_menu.go
index 5474614f6..16dd6c19b 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/file/copy_menu.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/file/copy_menu.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package file
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
 	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
@@ -139,10 +138,7 @@ var CopyMenu = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 				worktreeDir, _ := os.Getwd()
 				// On windows the following path would have backslashes, but we don't run integration tests on windows yet.
-				/* EXPECTED:
 				expectClipboard(t, Equals(worktreeDir+"/dir/1-unstaged_file"))
-				ACTUAL: */
-				expectClipboard(t, Equals(filepath.Dir(worktreeDir)+"/repo/dir/1-unstaged_file"))
 			})
 
 		// Selected path diff on a single (unstaged) file