diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/activity.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/activity.ts
index 8593459ec05f7..400c9af2d00c0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/activity.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/activity.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { VIEW_PANE_ID, ISCMService, ISCMRepository, ISCMViewService } from 'vs/w
 import { IActivityService, NumberBadge } from 'vs/workbench/services/activity/common/activity';
 import { IWorkbenchContribution } from 'vs/workbench/common/contributions';
 import { IContextKey, IContextKeyService } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
-import { IStatusbarService, StatusbarAlignment as MainThreadStatusBarAlignment } from 'vs/workbench/services/statusbar/browser/statusbar';
+import { IStatusbarEntry, IStatusbarService, StatusbarAlignment as MainThreadStatusBarAlignment } from 'vs/workbench/services/statusbar/browser/statusbar';
 import { IEditorService } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService';
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 import { EditorResourceAccessor } from 'vs/workbench/common/editor';
@@ -167,13 +167,18 @@ export class SCMStatusController implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 				repoAgnosticActionName = '';
 			}
 
-			disposables.add(this.statusbarService.addEntry({
+			const statusbarEntry: IStatusbarEntry = {
 				name: localize('status.scm', "Source Control") + (repoAgnosticActionName ? ` ${repoAgnosticActionName}` : ''),
 				text: command.title,
 				ariaLabel: tooltip,
 				tooltip,
 				command: command.id ? command : undefined
-			}, `status.scm.${index}`, MainThreadStatusBarAlignment.LEFT, 10000 - index));
+			};
+
+			disposables.add(index === 0 ?
+				this.statusbarService.addEntry(statusbarEntry, `status.scm.${index}`, MainThreadStatusBarAlignment.LEFT, 10000) :
+				this.statusbarService.addEntry(statusbarEntry, `status.scm.${index}`, MainThreadStatusBarAlignment.LEFT, { id: `status.scm.${index - 1}`, alignment: MainThreadStatusBarAlignment.RIGHT, compact: true })
+			);
 		}
 
 		this.statusBarDisposable = disposables;