diff --git a/src/core.go b/src/core.go
index aa4fa01f..145382b2 100644
--- a/src/core.go
+++ b/src/core.go
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ func (r revision) compatible(other revision) bool {
 	return r.major == other.major
 }
 
+func buildItemTransformer(opts *Options) func(*Item) string {
+	if opts.AcceptNth != nil {
+		fn := opts.AcceptNth(opts.Delimiter)
+		return func(item *Item) string {
+			return item.acceptNth(opts.Ansi, opts.Delimiter, fn)
+		}
+	}
+	return func(item *Item) string {
+		return item.AsString(opts.Ansi)
+	}
+}
+
 // Run starts fzf
 func Run(opts *Options) (int, error) {
 	if opts.Filter == nil {
@@ -243,6 +255,8 @@ func Run(opts *Options) (int, error) {
 		pattern := patternBuilder([]rune(*opts.Filter))
 		matcher.sort = pattern.sortable
 
+		transformer := buildItemTransformer(opts)
+
 		found := false
 		if streamingFilter {
 			slab := util.MakeSlab(slab16Size, slab32Size)
@@ -253,7 +267,7 @@ func Run(opts *Options) (int, error) {
 					if chunkList.trans(&item, runes) {
 						mutex.Lock()
 						if result, _, _ := pattern.MatchItem(&item, false, slab); result != nil {
-							opts.Printer(item.text.ToString())
+							opts.Printer(transformer(&item))
 							found = true
 						}
 						mutex.Unlock()
@@ -271,7 +285,7 @@ func Run(opts *Options) (int, error) {
 				chunks:  snapshot,
 				pattern: pattern})
 			for i := 0; i < result.merger.Length(); i++ {
-				opts.Printer(result.merger.Get(i).item.AsString(opts.Ansi))
+				opts.Printer(transformer(result.merger.Get(i).item))
 				found = true
 			}
 		}
@@ -493,15 +507,7 @@ func Run(opts *Options) (int, error) {
 									if len(opts.Expect) > 0 {
 										opts.Printer("")
 									}
-									transformer := func(item *Item) string {
-										return item.AsString(opts.Ansi)
-									}
-									if opts.AcceptNth != nil {
-										fn := opts.AcceptNth(opts.Delimiter)
-										transformer = func(item *Item) string {
-											return item.acceptNth(opts.Ansi, opts.Delimiter, fn)
-										}
-									}
+									transformer := buildItemTransformer(opts)
 									for i := range count {
 										opts.Printer(transformer(merger.Get(i).item))
 									}
diff --git a/test/test_filter.rb b/test/test_filter.rb
index 4a520442..b96ed142 100644
--- a/test/test_filter.rb
+++ b/test/test_filter.rb
@@ -312,4 +312,18 @@ class TestFilter < TestBase
       assert_equal expected, result
     end
   end
+
+  def test_accept_nth
+    # Single field selection
+    assert_equal 'three', `echo 'one two three' | #{FZF} -d' ' --with-nth 1 --accept-nth -1 -f one`.chomp
+
+    # Multiple field selection
+    writelines(['ID001:John:Developer', 'ID002:Jane:Manager', 'ID003:Bob:Designer'])
+    assert_equal 'ID001', `#{FZF} -d: --with-nth 2 --accept-nth 1 -f John < #{tempname}`.chomp
+    assert_equal "ID002:Manager", `#{FZF} -d: --with-nth 2 --accept-nth 1,3 -f Jane < #{tempname}`.chomp
+
+    # Test with different delimiters
+    writelines(['emp001 Alice Engineering', 'emp002 Bob Marketing'])
+    assert_equal 'emp001', `#{FZF} -d' ' --with-nth 2 --accept-nth 1 -f Alice < #{tempname}`.chomp
+  end
 end