diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2b8a25c85..1662c949e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1443,6 +1443,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "helix-stdx",
  "helix-tui",
  "helix-vcs",
+ "ignore",
  "libc",
  "log",
  "once_cell",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 91f6e7cae..ff750b0a6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ package.helix-term.opt-level = 2
 [workspace.dependencies]
 tree-sitter = { version = "0.20", git = "https://github.com/helix-editor/tree-sitter", rev = "660481dbf71413eba5a928b0b0ab8da50c1109e0" }
 nucleo = "0.2.0"
+ignore = "0.4"
 
 [workspace.package]
 version = "23.10.0"
diff --git a/helix-term/Cargo.toml b/helix-term/Cargo.toml
index 1e21ec161..854863094 100644
--- a/helix-term/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-term/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ log = "0.4"
 
 # File picker
 nucleo.workspace = true
-ignore = "0.4"
+ignore.workspace = true
 # markdown doc rendering
 pulldown-cmark = { version = "0.10", default-features = false }
 # file type detection
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 51a1ede9b..fab735945 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ use url::Url;
 
 use grep_regex::RegexMatcherBuilder;
 use grep_searcher::{sinks, BinaryDetection, SearcherBuilder};
-use ignore::{DirEntry, WalkBuilder, WalkState};
+use ignore::{DirEntry, WalkState};
 
 pub type OnKeyCallback = Box<dyn FnOnce(&mut Context, KeyEvent)>;
 
@@ -2281,26 +2281,16 @@ fn global_search(cx: &mut Context) {
                     .canonicalize()
                     .unwrap_or_else(|_| search_root.clone());
                 let injector_ = injector.clone();
+                let mut walk_builder = file_picker_config.walk_builder(search_root);
 
                 std::thread::spawn(move || {
                     let searcher = SearcherBuilder::new()
                         .binary_detection(BinaryDetection::quit(b'\x00'))
                         .build();
 
-                    let mut walk_builder = WalkBuilder::new(search_root);
-
-                    walk_builder
-                        .hidden(file_picker_config.hidden)
-                        .parents(file_picker_config.parents)
-                        .ignore(file_picker_config.ignore)
-                        .follow_links(file_picker_config.follow_symlinks)
-                        .git_ignore(file_picker_config.git_ignore)
-                        .git_global(file_picker_config.git_global)
-                        .git_exclude(file_picker_config.git_exclude)
-                        .max_depth(file_picker_config.max_depth)
-                        .filter_entry(move |entry| {
-                            filter_picker_entry(entry, &absolute_root, dedup_symlinks)
-                        });
+                    walk_builder.filter_entry(move |entry| {
+                        filter_picker_entry(entry, &absolute_root, dedup_symlinks)
+                    });
 
                     walk_builder
                         .add_custom_ignore_filename(helix_loader::config_dir().join("ignore"));
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
index 0873116cb..7fd9149e2 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ pub fn regex_prompt(
 }
 
 pub fn file_picker(root: PathBuf, config: &helix_view::editor::Config) -> Picker<PathBuf> {
-    use ignore::{types::TypesBuilder, WalkBuilder};
+    use ignore::types::TypesBuilder;
     use std::time::Instant;
 
     let now = Instant::now();
@@ -164,17 +164,9 @@ pub fn file_picker(root: PathBuf, config: &helix_view::editor::Config) -> Picker
     let dedup_symlinks = config.file_picker.deduplicate_links;
     let absolute_root = root.canonicalize().unwrap_or_else(|_| root.clone());
 
-    let mut walk_builder = WalkBuilder::new(&root);
+    let mut walk_builder = config.file_picker.walk_builder(&root);
     walk_builder
-        .hidden(config.file_picker.hidden)
-        .parents(config.file_picker.parents)
-        .ignore(config.file_picker.ignore)
-        .follow_links(config.file_picker.follow_symlinks)
-        .git_ignore(config.file_picker.git_ignore)
-        .git_global(config.file_picker.git_global)
-        .git_exclude(config.file_picker.git_exclude)
         .sort_by_file_name(|name1, name2| name1.cmp(name2))
-        .max_depth(config.file_picker.max_depth)
         .filter_entry(move |entry| filter_picker_entry(entry, &absolute_root, dedup_symlinks));
 
     walk_builder.add_custom_ignore_filename(helix_loader::config_dir().join("ignore"));
diff --git a/helix-view/Cargo.toml b/helix-view/Cargo.toml
index b1b444f90..88ed81e43 100644
--- a/helix-view/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-view/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ log = "~0.4"
 
 parking_lot = "0.12.1"
 
+ignore.workspace = true
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 clipboard-win = { version = "5.1", features = ["std"] }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index fffbe6207..f3d5527ee 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use helix_vcs::DiffProviderRegistry;
 use futures_util::stream::select_all::SelectAll;
 use futures_util::{future, StreamExt};
 use helix_lsp::Call;
+use ignore::WalkBuilder;
 use tokio_stream::wrappers::UnboundedReceiverStream;
 
 use std::{
@@ -212,6 +213,25 @@ impl Default for FilePickerConfig {
     }
 }
 
+impl FilePickerConfig {
+    pub fn walk_builder<P>(&self, path: P) -> WalkBuilder
+    where
+        P: AsRef<Path>,
+    {
+        let mut builder = WalkBuilder::new(path);
+        builder
+            .hidden(self.hidden)
+            .follow_links(self.follow_symlinks)
+            .parents(self.parents)
+            .ignore(self.ignore)
+            .git_ignore(self.git_ignore)
+            .git_global(self.git_global)
+            .git_exclude(self.git_exclude)
+            .max_depth(self.max_depth);
+        builder
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case", default, deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Config {