diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a58e01d..9ad46bb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 
 ### Fixed
 
-- Fixes [#794](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/794) - Can't get back to settings page easily
-- Fixes [#821](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/821) - Wrong comparison order in the Compare view when using Compare [HEAD|Working Tree] With comands
+- Fixes [#842](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/842) - List of changed files in comparison to working tree only shows changed files in comparison to HEAD
 - Fixes [#828](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/828) - Version comparison to show welcome message is not future proof — thanks to [PR #829](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/pull/829) by Arunprasad Rajkumar ([@arajkumar](https://github.com/arajkumar))
-- Fixes typo of "workbench.colorCustomization" in README — thanks to [PR #823](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/pull/823) by Kwok ([@mankwok](https://github.com/mankwok))
+- Fixes [#821](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/821) - Wrong comparison order in the Compare view when using Compare [HEAD|Working Tree] With comands
+- Fixes [#794](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/794) - Can't get back to settings page easily
 - Fixes [#738](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/738) - Disable showWhatsNewAfterUpgrades notification
+- Fixes typo of "workbench.colorCustomization" in README — thanks to [PR #823](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/pull/823) by Kwok ([@mankwok](https://github.com/mankwok))
 - Fixes an issue with branch sorting when the current branch was tree'd
 - Fixes an issue with the _Explore Repository from Here_ command in the latest VS Code Insiders
 
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/compareResultsNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/compareResultsNode.ts
index 14d78b8..4fd1a1d 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/compareResultsNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/compareResultsNode.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export class CompareResultsNode extends SubscribeableViewNode<CompareView> {
 	private async getCommitsQuery(maxCount: number | undefined): Promise<CommitsQueryResults> {
 		const log = await Container.git.getLog(this.uri.repoPath!, {
 			maxCount: maxCount,
-			ref: `${this._compareWith.ref || 'HEAD'}${this.comparisonNotation}${this._ref.ref}`
+			ref: `${this._compareWith.ref || 'HEAD'}${this.comparisonNotation}${this._ref.ref || 'HEAD'}`
 		});
 
 		const count = log !== undefined ? log.count : 0;
@@ -211,10 +211,16 @@ export class CompareResultsNode extends SubscribeableViewNode<CompareView> {
 	}
 
 	private async getFilesQuery(): Promise<FilesQueryResults> {
-		const diff = await Container.git.getDiffStatus(
-			this.uri.repoPath!,
-			`${this._compareWith.ref || 'HEAD'}${this.diffComparisonNotation}${this._ref.ref || 'HEAD'}`
-		);
+		let comparison;
+		if (this._compareWith.ref === '') {
+			comparison = this._ref.ref;
+		} else if (this._ref.ref === '') {
+			comparison = this._compareWith.ref;
+		} else {
+			comparison = `${this._compareWith.ref}${this.diffComparisonNotation}${this._ref.ref}`;
+		}
+
+		const diff = await Container.git.getDiffStatus(this.uri.repoPath!, comparison);
 
 		return {
 			label: `${Strings.pluralize('file', diff !== undefined ? diff.length : 0, { zero: 'No' })} changed`,