diff --git a/workspaces.py b/workspaces.py
index a9bb772..f027dd7 100755
--- a/workspaces.py
+++ b/workspaces.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ from rich.console import Console
 from rich.table import Table
 from rich.prompt import Prompt, Confirm
 from rich.panel import Panel
+from rich.syntax import Syntax
+from rich.panel import Panel
 from iterfzf import iterfzf
 
 app = typer.Typer(
@@ -1163,12 +1165,11 @@ def diff_workspace(
 ):
     """
     Show git diff for all repos in the workspace.
-
-    - If --staged: uses `git diff --cached` (only staged changes).
-    - Otherwise: uses `git diff` (staged + unstaged).
+    Uses rich Syntax highlighter for diffs.
     """
     _settings, _repos_dir, workspaces_dir = get_ctx_paths(ctx)
     ws_dir = find_workspace_dir(workspaces_dir, workspace)
+
     if not ws_dir.exists():
         console.print(f"[red]Workspace '{ws_dir.name}' does not exist at {ws_dir}[/red]")
         raise typer.Exit(1)
@@ -1178,7 +1179,7 @@ def diff_workspace(
         f"Showing diffs for workspace [bold]{title or ws_dir.name}[/bold] (dir: {ws_dir.name})"
     )
 
-    # Collect worktrees (repos) in this workspace
+    # Collect repos
     worktrees: List[Path] = []
     for child in sorted(p for p in ws_dir.iterdir() if p.is_dir()):
         if child.name.lower() == "readme.md":
@@ -1194,12 +1195,13 @@ def diff_workspace(
     any_diffs = False
 
     for wt in worktrees:
-        # Quick check: skip repos with no changes at all
+        # Skip clean repos
         changes = git_status_porcelain(wt)
         if not changes:
             continue
 
         any_diffs = True
+
         console.rule(f"[bold]{wt.name}[/bold]")
 
         cmd = ["git", "diff"]
@@ -1215,14 +1217,22 @@ def diff_workspace(
 
         if not out.strip():
             console.print("[dim]No diff output.[/dim]")
-        else:
-            # Use markup=False so diff characters like [ ] don't get eaten by Rich
-            console.print(out, markup=False)
+            continue
+
+        syntax = Syntax(
+            out,
+            "diff",
+            theme="nord",
+            line_numbers=False,
+            word_wrap=False,
+        )
+
+        # Wrap each repo diff in a Panel for clarity
+        console.print(Panel(syntax, title=wt.name, border_style="cyan"))
 
     if not any_diffs:
         console.print("[green]No changes to diff in any repo.[/green]")
 
-
 def not_in_tmux() -> bool:
     """Return True if not inside tmux or zellij."""
     return not os.environ.get("TMUX") and not os.environ.get("ZELLIJ")