diff --git a/autoload/fzf/vim.vim b/autoload/fzf/vim.vim
index 9dfef74..26291b5 100644
--- a/autoload/fzf/vim.vim
+++ b/autoload/fzf/vim.vim
@@ -403,8 +403,17 @@ endfunction
 " GFiles[?]
 " ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+" helper function to get the git root. Uses vim-fugitive if available for EXTRA SPEED!
+function! s:get_git_root()
+  try
+    return fugitive#repo().tree()
+  catch
+    return split(system('git rev-parse --show-toplevel'), '\n')[0]
+  endtry
+endfunction
+
 function! fzf#vim#gitfiles(args, ...)
-  let root = split(system('git rev-parse --show-toplevel'), '\n')[0]
+  let root = s:get_git_root()
   if v:shell_error
     return s:warn('Not in git repo')
   endif
@@ -938,7 +947,7 @@ function! s:commits_sink(lines)
 endfunction
 
 function! s:commits(buffer_local, args)
-  let s:git_root = s:chomp(system('git rev-parse --show-toplevel'))
+  let s:git_root = s:get_git_root()
   if v:shell_error
     return s:warn('Not in git repository')
   endif