diff --git a/lua/custom/utils/telescope.lua b/lua/custom/utils/telescope.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b618521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/custom/utils/telescope.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+local M = {}
+
+-- builtin telescope modules
+local actions = require 'telescope.actions'
+local builtin = require 'telescope.builtin'
+
+function M.git_stash_mappings()
+  builtin.git_stash {
+    attach_mappings = function(_, map)
+      -- builtin telescope modules
+      local utils = require 'telescope.utils'
+      local action_state = require 'telescope.actions.state'
+
+      -- Reference: https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim/blob/master/lua/telescope/actions/init.lua#L587
+      local function git_apply_stash(prompt_bufnr)
+        local selection = action_state.get_selected_entry()
+        if selection == nil then
+          utils.__warn_no_selection 'actions.git_apply_stash'
+          return
+        end
+        actions.close(prompt_bufnr)
+        -- Remove unwanted '--index' flag from command
+        local _, ret, stderr = utils.get_os_command_output { 'git', 'stash', 'apply', selection.value }
+        if ret == 0 then
+          utils.notify('actions.git_apply_stash', {
+            msg = string.format("applied: '%s' ", selection.value),
+            level = 'INFO',
+          })
+        else
+          utils.notify('actions.git_apply_stash', {
+            ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch
+            msg = string.format("Error when applying: %s. Git returned: '%s'", selection.value, table.concat(stderr, ' ')),
+            level = 'ERROR',
+          })
+        end
+      end
+      actions.select_default:replace(git_apply_stash)
+
+      -- custom function to match stash index inside curly brackets
+      local function match_bracket(str, arr)
+        string.gsub(str, '{(.-)}', function(match)
+          -- do not insert existing entry into index list
+          if not vim.list_contains(arr, match) then
+            table.insert(arr, match)
+          end
+        end)
+      end
+
+      local function git_drop_stash(prompt_bufnr)
+        local picker = action_state.get_current_picker(prompt_bufnr)
+        local selection = picker:get_multi_selection()
+
+        local stashes = {}
+        -- scan all multi_selection entries
+        for _, entry in ipairs(selection) do
+          local value = entry.value
+          match_bracket(value, stashes)
+        end
+
+        -- scan single selected entry
+        local entry = action_state.get_selected_entry()
+        if entry == nil and #stashes == 0 then
+          vim.notify(
+            ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch
+            string.format('WARN [%s]: Nothing currently selected', 'git_drop_stash'),
+            vim.log.levels.WARN,
+            { title = 'telescope.nvim' }
+          )
+          return
+        end
+        match_bracket(entry.value, stashes)
+
+        local success = {}
+        for idx = #stashes, 1, -1 do
+          -- execute git command in os
+          -- reference: https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim/blob/master/lua/telescope/actions/init.lua#L594
+          local _, ret, stderr = utils.get_os_command_output { 'git', 'stash', 'drop', string.format('stash@{%d}', stashes[idx]) }
+          if ret ~= 0 then
+            -- extracted from telescope.utils.notify:
+            vim.notify(
+              ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch
+              string.format("Error when dropping: stash@{%s}. Git returned: '%s'", stashes[idx], table.concat(stderr, ' ')),
+              vim.log.levels.ERROR,
+              { title = 'telescope.nvim' }
+            )
+            return
+          end
+          table.insert(success, stashes[idx])
+        end
+
+        -- extracted from telescope.utils.notify:
+        vim.notify(string.format("dropping: 'stash@{%s}' ", table.concat(success, ', ')), vim.log.levels.INFO, { title = 'telescope.nvim' })
+
+        -- refresh picker
+        actions.close(prompt_bufnr)
+        vim.schedule(git_stash_mappings)
+      end
+      map({ 'n', 'i' }, '<C-S-d>', git_drop_stash)
+      return true
+    end,
+  }
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/kickstart/plugins/telescope.lua b/lua/kickstart/plugins/telescope.lua
index 316c7c5..c24ba35 100644
--- a/lua/kickstart/plugins/telescope.lua
+++ b/lua/kickstart/plugins/telescope.lua
@@ -193,107 +193,11 @@ return {
       end, { desc = '[S]earch [N]eovim files' })
 
       -- Telescope Git Pickers
+      local utils = require 'custom.utils.telescope'
       vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>gb', builtin.git_branches, { desc = '[G]it [B]ranches' })
       vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>gc', builtin.git_commits, { desc = '[G]it [C]ommits' })
       vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>gC', builtin.git_bcommits, { desc = '[G]it Buffer [C]ommits' })
-
-      local function git_stash_mappings()
-        builtin.git_stash {
-          attach_mappings = function(_, map)
-            -- builtin telescope modules
-            local utils = require 'telescope.utils'
-            local action_state = require 'telescope.actions.state'
-
-            -- Reference: https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim/blob/master/lua/telescope/actions/init.lua#L587
-            local function git_apply_stash(prompt_bufnr)
-              local selection = action_state.get_selected_entry()
-              if selection == nil then
-                utils.__warn_no_selection 'actions.git_apply_stash'
-                return
-              end
-              actions.close(prompt_bufnr)
-              -- Remove unwanted '--index' flag from command
-              local _, ret, stderr = utils.get_os_command_output { 'git', 'stash', 'apply', selection.value }
-              if ret == 0 then
-                utils.notify('actions.git_apply_stash', {
-                  msg = string.format("applied: '%s' ", selection.value),
-                  level = 'INFO',
-                })
-              else
-                utils.notify('actions.git_apply_stash', {
-                  ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch
-                  msg = string.format("Error when applying: %s. Git returned: '%s'", selection.value, table.concat(stderr, ' ')),
-                  level = 'ERROR',
-                })
-              end
-            end
-            actions.select_default:replace(git_apply_stash)
-
-            -- custom function to match stash index inside curly brackets
-            local function match_bracket(str, arr)
-              string.gsub(str, '{(.-)}', function(match)
-                -- do not insert existing entry into index list
-                if not vim.list_contains(arr, match) then
-                  table.insert(arr, match)
-                end
-              end)
-            end
-
-            local function git_drop_stash(prompt_bufnr)
-              local picker = action_state.get_current_picker(prompt_bufnr)
-              local selection = picker:get_multi_selection()
-
-              local stashes = {}
-              -- scan all multi_selection entries
-              for _, entry in ipairs(selection) do
-                local value = entry.value
-                match_bracket(value, stashes)
-              end
-
-              -- scan single selected entry
-              local entry = action_state.get_selected_entry()
-              if entry == nil and #stashes == 0 then
-                vim.notify(
-                  ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch
-                  string.format('WARN [%s]: Nothing currently selected', 'git_drop_stash'),
-                  vim.log.levels.WARN,
-                  { title = 'telescope.nvim' }
-                )
-                return
-              end
-              match_bracket(entry.value, stashes)
-
-              local success = {}
-              for idx = #stashes, 1, -1 do
-                -- execute git command in os
-                -- reference: https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim/blob/master/lua/telescope/actions/init.lua#L594
-                local _, ret, stderr = utils.get_os_command_output { 'git', 'stash', 'drop', string.format('stash@{%d}', stashes[idx]) }
-                if ret ~= 0 then
-                  -- extracted from telescope.utils.notify:
-                  vim.notify(
-                    ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch
-                    string.format("Error when dropping: stash@{%s}. Git returned: '%s'", stashes[idx], table.concat(stderr, ' ')),
-                    vim.log.levels.ERROR,
-                    { title = 'telescope.nvim' }
-                  )
-                  return
-                end
-                table.insert(success, stashes[idx])
-              end
-
-              -- extracted from telescope.utils.notify:
-              vim.notify(string.format("dropping: 'stash@{%s}' ", table.concat(success, ', ')), vim.log.levels.INFO, { title = 'telescope.nvim' })
-
-              -- refresh picker
-              actions.close(prompt_bufnr)
-              vim.schedule(git_stash_mappings)
-            end
-            map({ 'n', 'i' }, '<C-S-d>', git_drop_stash)
-            return true
-          end,
-        }
-      end
-      vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>gS', git_stash_mappings, { desc = '[G]it [S]tash' })
+      vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>gS', utils.git_stash_mappings, { desc = '[G]it [S]tash' })
     end,
   },
 }