diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index 2eb4c37..1dc0e2b 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -1190,6 +1190,7 @@ function! fugitive#BufReadStatus() abort
     nnoremap <buffer> <silent> r :<C-U>edit<CR>
     nnoremap <buffer> <silent> R :<C-U>edit<CR>
     nnoremap <buffer> <silent> U :<C-U>execute <SID>StageUndo()<CR>
+    nnoremap <buffer>          . : <C-R>=<SID>fnameescape(<SID>StatusCfile())<CR><Home>
     nnoremap <buffer> <silent> g?   :help fugitive-:Gstatus<CR>
     nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <F1> :help fugitive-:Gstatus<CR>
   catch /^fugitive:/
@@ -3328,20 +3329,22 @@ function! fugitive#MapJumps(...) abort
     nnoremap <buffer> <silent> cS    :<C-U>exe 'Gvsplit ' . <SID>fnameescape(<SID>ContainingCommit())<CR>
     nnoremap <buffer> <silent> cO    :<C-U>exe 'Gtabedit ' . <SID>fnameescape(<SID>ContainingCommit())<CR>
     nnoremap <buffer> <silent> cp    :<C-U>exe 'Gpedit ' . <SID>fnameescape(<SID>ContainingCommit())<CR>
-    nnoremap <buffer>          .     : <C-R>=fnameescape(<SID>recall())<CR><Home>
+    nmap     <buffer>          .     <SID>: <Plug><cfile><Home>
   endif
 endfunction
 
 function! s:StatusCfile(...) abort
   let pre = ''
+  let tree = FugitiveTreeForGitDir(b:git_dir)
+  let lead = s:cpath(tree, getcwd()) ? './' : tree . '/'
   if getline('.') =~# '^.\=\trenamed:.* -> '
-    return '/'.matchstr(getline('.'),' -> \zs.*')
+    return lead . matchstr(getline('.'),' -> \zs.*')
   elseif getline('.') =~# '^.\=\t\(\k\| \)\+\p\?: *.'
-    return '/'.matchstr(getline('.'),': *\zs.\{-\}\ze\%( ([^()[:digit:]]\+)\)\=$')
+    return lead . matchstr(getline('.'),': *\zs.\{-\}\ze\%( ([^()[:digit:]]\+)\)\=$')
   elseif getline('.') =~# '^.\=\t.'
-    return '/'.matchstr(getline('.'),'\t\zs.*')
+    return lead . matchstr(getline('.'),'\t\zs.*')
   elseif getline('.') =~# ': needs merge$'
-    return '/'.matchstr(getline('.'),'.*\ze: needs merge$')
+    return lead . matchstr(getline('.'),'.*\ze: needs merge$')
   elseif getline('.') =~# '^\%(. \)\=Not currently on any branch.$'
     return 'HEAD'
   elseif getline('.') =~# '^\%(. \)\=On branch '
@@ -3354,8 +3357,8 @@ function! s:StatusCfile(...) abort
 endfunction
 
 function! fugitive#StatusCfile() abort
-  let file = s:StatusCfile()
-  return empty(file) ? "\<C-R>\<C-F>" : s:fnameescape(s:Generate(file))
+  let file = s:Generate(s:StatusCfile())
+  return empty(file) ? "\<C-R>\<C-F>" : s:fnameescape(file)
 endfunction
 
 function! s:cfile() abort
diff --git a/doc/fugitive.txt b/doc/fugitive.txt
index 909cc6c..20ea971 100644
--- a/doc/fugitive.txt
+++ b/doc/fugitive.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ that are part of Git repositories).
                         U     |:Git| checkout HEAD (staged files)
                         U     |:Git| clean (untracked files)
                         U     |:Git| rm (unmerged files)
+                        .     enter |:| command line with file prepopulated
 
                                                 *fugitive-:Gcommit*
 :Gcommit [args]         A wrapper around git-commit.  If there is nothing
@@ -304,10 +305,6 @@ P                       Go to the current file in the [count]th parent.
                                                 *fugitive-C*
 C                       Go to the commit containing the current file.
 
-                                                *fugitive-.*
-.                       Start a |:| command line with the current
-                        |fugitive-object| prepopulated at the end of the line.
-
                                                 *fugitive-a*
 a                       Show the current tag, commit, or tree in an alternate
                         format.