diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/issue-3685 b/changelog/unreleased/issue-3685
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bb468e87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/issue-3685
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Bugfix: Fix the diff command
+
+There was a bug in the `diff` command, it would always show files in a removed
+directory as added. We've fixed that.
+
+https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/3685
+https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/3686
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go
index 9cdd022fd..f83c87132 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (c *Comparer) printDir(ctx context.Context, mode string, stats *DiffStat, b
 		if node.Type == "dir" {
 			name += "/"
 		}
-		c.printChange(NewChange(name, "+"))
+		c.printChange(NewChange(name, mode))
 		stats.Add(node)
 		addBlobs(blobs, node)