--- a/include/git/FileDiff.class.php
+++ b/include/git/FileDiff.class.php
@@ -351,6 +351,38 @@
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * GetFromBlob
+	 *
+	 * Gets the from file blob
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return mixed blob object
+	 */
+	public function GetFromBlob()
+	{
+		if (empty($this->fromHash))
+			return null;
+
+		return $this->project->GetBlob($this->fromHash);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * GetToBlob
+	 *
+	 * Gets the to file blob
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @return mixed blob object
+	 */
+	public function GetToBlob()
+	{
+		if (empty($this->toHash))
+			return null;
+
+		return $this->project->GetBlob($this->toHash);
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * GetStatus
 	 *
 	 * Gets the status of the change
@@ -556,7 +588,7 @@
 		$toName = null;
 
 		if ((empty($this->status)) || ($this->status == 'D') || ($this->status == 'M')) {
-			$fromBlob = $this->project->GetBlob($this->fromHash);
+			$fromBlob = $this->GetFromBlob();
 			$fromTmpFile = 'gitphp_' . $pid . '_from';
 			$tmpdir->AddFile($fromTmpFile, $fromBlob->GetData());
 
@@ -571,7 +603,7 @@
 		}
 
 		if ((empty($this->status)) || ($this->status == 'A') || ($this->status == 'M')) {
-			$toBlob = $this->project->GetBlob($this->toHash);
+			$toBlob = $this->GetToBlob();
 			$toTmpFile = 'gitphp_' . $pid . '_to';
 			$tmpdir->AddFile($toTmpFile, $toBlob->GetData());
 

--- a/templates/filediffsidebyside.tpl
+++ b/templates/filediffsidebyside.tpl
@@ -10,19 +10,37 @@
  * @subpackage Template
  *}
 <table class="diffTable">
-  {foreach from=$diffsplit item=lineinfo}
-    {if $lineinfo[0]=='added'}
-    <tr class="diff-added">
-    {elseif $lineinfo[0]=='deleted'}
-    <tr class="diff-deleted">
-    {elseif $lineinfo[0]=='modified'}
-    <tr class="diff-modified">
-    {else}
-    <tr>
-    {/if}
-      <td class="diff-left">{if $lineinfo[1]}{$lineinfo[1]|escape}{else}&nbsp;{/if}</td>
-      <td>{if $lineinfo[2]}{$lineinfo[2]|escape}{else}&nbsp;{/if}</td>
-    </tr>
-  {/foreach}
+  {if $filediff->GetStatus() == 'D'}
+    {assign var=delblob value=$filediff->GetFromBlob()}
+    {foreach from=$delblob->GetData(true) item=blobline}
+      <tr class="diff-deleted">
+        <td class="diff-left">{$blobline|escape}</td>
+	<td>&nbsp;</td>
+      </tr>
+    {/foreach}
+  {elseif $filediff->GetStatus() == 'A'}
+    {assign var=newblob value=$filediff->GetToBlob()}
+    {foreach from=$newblob->GetData(true) item=blobline}
+      <tr class="diff-added">
+        <td class="diff-left">&nbsp;</td>
+	<td>{$blobline|escape}</td>
+      </tr>
+    {/foreach}
+  {else}
+    {foreach from=$diffsplit item=lineinfo}
+      {if $lineinfo[0]=='added'}
+      <tr class="diff-added">
+      {elseif $lineinfo[0]=='deleted'}
+      <tr class="diff-deleted">
+      {elseif $lineinfo[0]=='modified'}
+      <tr class="diff-modified">
+      {else}
+      <tr>
+      {/if}
+        <td class="diff-left">{if $lineinfo[1]}{$lineinfo[1]|escape}{else}&nbsp;{/if}</td>
+        <td>{if $lineinfo[2]}{$lineinfo[2]|escape}{else}&nbsp;{/if}</td>
+      </tr>
+    {/foreach}
+  {/if}
 </table>