diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/columns/extract.ts b/extension/src/experiments/columns/extract.ts
index 82cfc2bd6c..352bf2f776 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/columns/extract.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/columns/extract.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { Deps, ExperimentFields, ValueTreeRoot } from '../../cli/reader'
 import { shortenForLabel } from '../../util/string'
-import { DepColumns, MetricOrParamColumns } from '../webview/contract'
+import {
+  DepColumns,
+  Experiment,
+  MetricOrParamColumns
+} from '../webview/contract'
 
 const extractMetricsOrParams = (
   columns?: ValueTreeRoot
@@ -21,7 +25,10 @@ const extractMetricsOrParams = (
   return acc
 }
 
-const extractDeps = (columns?: Deps): DepColumns | undefined => {
+const extractDeps = (
+  columns?: Deps,
+  branch?: Experiment
+): DepColumns | undefined => {
   if (!columns) {
     return
   }
@@ -29,20 +36,25 @@ const extractDeps = (columns?: Deps): DepColumns | undefined => {
   const acc: DepColumns = {}
 
   for (const [path, { hash }] of Object.entries(columns)) {
-    acc[path] = shortenForLabel(hash)
+    const value = shortenForLabel(hash)
+    acc[path] = {
+      changes: !!value && !!branch && branch?.deps?.[path].value !== value,
+      value
+    }
   }
 
   return acc
 }
 
 export const extractColumns = (
-  experiment: ExperimentFields
+  experiment: ExperimentFields,
+  branch?: Experiment
 ): {
   deps: DepColumns | undefined
   metrics: MetricOrParamColumns | undefined
   params: MetricOrParamColumns | undefined
 } => ({
-  deps: extractDeps(experiment.deps),
+  deps: extractDeps(experiment.deps, branch),
   metrics: extractMetricsOrParams(experiment.metrics),
   params: extractMetricsOrParams(experiment.params)
 })
diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/model/collect.ts b/extension/src/experiments/model/collect.ts
index bded28af74..929009909d 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/model/collect.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/model/collect.ts
@@ -112,9 +112,10 @@ const getCheckpointTipId = (
 
 const transformColumns = (
   experiment: Experiment,
-  experimentFields: ExperimentFields
+  experimentFields: ExperimentFields,
+  branch?: Experiment
 ) => {
-  const { metrics, params, deps } = extractColumns(experimentFields)
+  const { metrics, params, deps } = extractColumns(experimentFields, branch)
 
   if (metrics) {
     experiment.metrics = metrics
@@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ const transformExperimentData = (
   label: string | undefined,
   sha?: string,
   displayNameOrParent?: string,
-  logicalGroupName?: string
+  logicalGroupName?: string,
+  branch?: Experiment
 ): Experiment => {
   const experiment = {
     id,
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ const transformExperimentData = (
     experiment.sha = sha
   }
 
-  transformColumns(experiment, experimentFields)
+  transformColumns(experiment, experimentFields, branch)
 
   return experiment
 }
@@ -162,7 +164,8 @@ const transformExperimentOrCheckpointData = (
   sha: string,
   experimentData: ExperimentFieldsOrError,
   experimentsObject: ExperimentsObject,
-  branchSha: string
+  branchSha: string,
+  branch: Experiment
 ): {
   checkpointTipId?: string
   experiment: Experiment | undefined
@@ -187,7 +190,8 @@ const transformExperimentOrCheckpointData = (
       shortenForLabel(sha),
       sha,
       getDisplayNameOrParent(sha, branchSha, experimentsObject),
-      getLogicalGroupName(sha, branchSha, experimentsObject)
+      getLogicalGroupName(sha, branchSha, experimentsObject),
+      branch
     )
   }
 }
@@ -222,14 +226,17 @@ const collectFromExperimentsObject = (
   acc: ExperimentsAccumulator,
   experimentsObject: ExperimentsObject,
   branchSha: string,
-  branchName: string
+  branch: Experiment
 ) => {
+  const branchName = branch.label
+
   for (const [sha, experimentData] of Object.entries(experimentsObject)) {
     const { checkpointTipId, experiment } = transformExperimentOrCheckpointData(
       sha,
       experimentData,
       experimentsObject,
-      branchSha
+      branchSha,
+      branch
     )
     if (!experiment) {
       continue
@@ -257,7 +264,7 @@ const collectFromBranchesObject = (
     const branch = transformExperimentData(name, experimentFields, name, sha)
 
     if (branch) {
-      collectFromExperimentsObject(acc, experimentsObject, sha, branch.label)
+      collectFromExperimentsObject(acc, experimentsObject, sha, branch)
       collectHasRunningExperiment(acc, branch)
 
       acc.branches.push(branch)
diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/webview/contract.ts b/extension/src/experiments/webview/contract.ts
index 39b6894a5f..8035b4591a 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/webview/contract.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/webview/contract.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ export interface MetricOrParamColumns {
   [filename: string]: ValueTree
 }
 
+export interface ValueWithChanges {
+  value: string | number
+  changes: boolean
+}
+
 export interface DepColumns {
-  [path: string]: string
+  [path: string]: ValueWithChanges
 }
 
 export interface Experiment extends BaseExperimentFields {
diff --git a/extension/src/test/fixtures/expShow/rows.ts b/extension/src/test/fixtures/expShow/rows.ts
index 5285e66d45..f22e136e16 100644
--- a/extension/src/test/fixtures/expShow/rows.ts
+++ b/extension/src/test/fixtures/expShow/rows.ts
@@ -3,31 +3,36 @@ import { Row } from '../../../experiments/webview/contract'
 import { copyOriginalColors } from '../../../experiments/model/status/colors'
 import { shortenForLabel } from '../../../util/string'
 
+const valueWithNoChanges = (str: string) => ({
+  value: shortenForLabel(str),
+  changes: false
+})
+
 const colorsList = copyOriginalColors()
 
 const data: Row[] = [
   {
     deps: {
-      [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+      [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
       ),
-      [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+      [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
       ),
-      [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+      [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
       ),
-      'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-      [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+      'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
+      [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
       ),
-      [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+      [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
       ),
-      [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+      [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         '935ee6803ac617d0ef138ac33a9e9a77'
       ),
-      [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+      [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
       )
     },
@@ -94,26 +99,26 @@ const data: Row[] = [
   },
   {
     deps: {
-      [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+      [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
       ),
-      [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+      [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
       ),
-      [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+      [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
       ),
-      'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-      [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+      'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
+      [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
       ),
-      [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+      [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
       ),
-      [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+      [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
       ),
-      [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+      [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
         'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
       )
     },
@@ -183,26 +188,26 @@ const data: Row[] = [
         checkpoint_parent: 'd1343a87c6ee4a2e82d19525964d2fb2cb6756c9',
         checkpoint_tip: '4fb124aebddb2adf1545030907687fa9a4c80e70',
         deps: {
-          [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
           ),
-          [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
           ),
-          [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
           ),
-          'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-          [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
+          [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
           ),
-          [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
           ),
-          [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
           ),
-          [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
           )
         },
@@ -274,26 +279,28 @@ const data: Row[] = [
             checkpoint_parent: '1ee5f2ecb0fa4d83cbf614386536344cf894dd53',
             checkpoint_tip: '4fb124aebddb2adf1545030907687fa9a4c80e70',
             deps: {
-              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
               ),
-              'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges(
+                '46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'
+              ),
+              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
               )
             },
@@ -364,26 +371,28 @@ const data: Row[] = [
             checkpoint_tip: '4fb124aebddb2adf1545030907687fa9a4c80e70',
             checkpoint_parent: '53c3851f46955fa3e2b8f6e1c52999acc8c9ea77',
             deps: {
-              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
               ),
-              'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges(
+                '46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'
+              ),
+              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
               )
             },
@@ -457,26 +466,26 @@ const data: Row[] = [
         checkpoint_parent: '217312476f8854dda1865450b737eb6bc7a3ba1b',
         checkpoint_tip: '42b8736b08170529903cd203a1f40382a4b4a8cd',
         deps: {
-          [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
           ),
-          [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
           ),
-          [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
           ),
-          'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-          [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
+          [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
           ),
-          [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
           ),
-          [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
           ),
-          [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
           )
         },
@@ -548,26 +557,28 @@ const data: Row[] = [
             checkpoint_parent: '9523bde67538cf31230efaff2dbc47d38a944ab5',
             checkpoint_tip: '42b8736b08170529903cd203a1f40382a4b4a8cd',
             deps: {
-              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
               ),
-              'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges(
+                '46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'
+              ),
+              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
               )
             },
@@ -638,26 +649,28 @@ const data: Row[] = [
             checkpoint_tip: '42b8736b08170529903cd203a1f40382a4b4a8cd',
             checkpoint_parent: '53c3851f46955fa3e2b8f6e1c52999acc8c9ea77',
             deps: {
-              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
               ),
-              'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges(
+                '46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'
+              ),
+              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
               )
             },
@@ -731,26 +744,26 @@ const data: Row[] = [
         checkpoint_parent: '22e40e1fa3c916ac567f69b85969e3066a91dda4',
         checkpoint_tip: '1ba7bcd6ce6154e72e18b155475663ecbbd1f49d',
         deps: {
-          [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
           ),
-          [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
           ),
-          [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
           ),
-          'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-          [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
+          [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
           ),
-          [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
           ),
-          [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
           ),
-          [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
           )
         },
@@ -822,26 +835,28 @@ const data: Row[] = [
             checkpoint_tip: '1ba7bcd6ce6154e72e18b155475663ecbbd1f49d',
             checkpoint_parent: '91116c1eae4b79cb1f5ab0312dfd9b3e43608e15',
             deps: {
-              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
               ),
-              'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges(
+                '46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'
+              ),
+              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
               )
             },
@@ -912,26 +927,28 @@ const data: Row[] = [
             checkpoint_tip: '1ba7bcd6ce6154e72e18b155475663ecbbd1f49d',
             checkpoint_parent: 'e821416bfafb4bc28b3e0a8ddb322505b0ad2361',
             deps: {
-              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
               ),
-              'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges(
+                '46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'
+              ),
+              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
               )
             },
@@ -1002,26 +1019,28 @@ const data: Row[] = [
             checkpoint_parent: 'c658f8b14ac819ac2a5ea0449da6c15dbe8eb880',
             checkpoint_tip: '1ba7bcd6ce6154e72e18b155475663ecbbd1f49d',
             deps: {
-              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
               ),
-              'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges(
+                '46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'
+              ),
+              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
               )
             },
@@ -1092,26 +1111,28 @@ const data: Row[] = [
             checkpoint_parent: '23250b33e3d6dd0e136262d1d26a2face031cb03',
             checkpoint_tip: '1ba7bcd6ce6154e72e18b155475663ecbbd1f49d',
             deps: {
-              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
               ),
-              'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges(
+                '46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'
+              ),
+              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
               )
             },
@@ -1182,26 +1203,28 @@ const data: Row[] = [
             checkpoint_parent: '53c3851f46955fa3e2b8f6e1c52999acc8c9ea77',
             checkpoint_tip: '1ba7bcd6ce6154e72e18b155475663ecbbd1f49d',
             deps: {
-              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
               ),
-              [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
               ),
-              'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges(
+                '46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'
+              ),
+              [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
               ),
-              [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+              [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
                 'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
               )
             },
@@ -1273,26 +1296,26 @@ const data: Row[] = [
       },
       {
         deps: {
-          [join('data', 'data.xml')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('data', 'data.xml')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             '22a1a2931c8370d3aeedd7183606fd7f'
           ),
-          [join('data', 'features')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('data', 'features')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'f35d4cc2c552ac959ae602162b8543f3.dir'
           ),
-          [join('data', 'prepared')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('data', 'prepared')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             '153aad06d376b6595932470e459ef42a.dir'
           ),
-          'model.pkl': shortenForLabel('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
-          [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          'model.pkl': valueWithNoChanges('46865edbf3d62fc5c039dd9d2b0567a4'),
+          [join('src', 'evaluate.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             '44e714021a65edf881b1716e791d7f59'
           ),
-          [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('src', 'featurization.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'e0265fc22f056a4b86d85c3056bc2894'
           ),
-          [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('src', 'prepare.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'f09ea0c15980b43010257ccb9f0055e2'
           ),
-          [join('src', 'train.py')]: shortenForLabel(
+          [join('src', 'train.py')]: valueWithNoChanges(
             'c3961d777cfbd7727f9fde4851896006'
           )
         },
diff --git a/webview/src/experiments/components/table/Cell.tsx b/webview/src/experiments/components/table/Cell.tsx
index 787443a40e..ef5cbf9623 100644
--- a/webview/src/experiments/components/table/Cell.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/experiments/components/table/Cell.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ClockIcon from '../../../shared/components/icons/Clock'
 import { clickAndEnterProps } from '../../../util/props'
 import { StarFull, StarEmpty } from '../../../shared/components/icons'
 import { pluralize } from '../../../util/strings'
+import { cellHasChanges } from '../../util/buildDynamicColumns'
 
 const RowExpansionButton: React.FC<RowProp> = ({ row }) =>
   row.canExpand ? (
@@ -189,15 +190,19 @@ export const CellWrapper: React.FC<
     cellId: string
     children?: React.ReactNode
   }
-> = ({ cell, cellId, changes }) => (
-  <div
-    {...cell.getCellProps({
-      className: cx(styles.td, cell.isPlaceholder && styles.groupPlaceholder, {
-        [styles.workspaceChange]: changes?.includes(cell.column.id)
-      })
-    })}
-    data-testid={cellId}
-  >
-    {cell.render('Cell')}
-  </div>
-)
+> = ({ cell, cellId, changes }) => {
+  return (
+    <div
+      {...cell.getCellProps({
+        className: cx(styles.td, {
+          [styles.workspaceChange]: changes?.includes(cell.column.id),
+          [styles.depChange]: cellHasChanges(cell.value),
+          [styles.groupPlaceholder]: cell.isPlaceholder
+        })
+      })}
+      data-testid={cellId}
+    >
+      {cell.render('Cell')}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/webview/src/experiments/components/table/styles.module.scss b/webview/src/experiments/components/table/styles.module.scss
index 4420fef570..e3ba798e2e 100644
--- a/webview/src/experiments/components/table/styles.module.scss
+++ b/webview/src/experiments/components/table/styles.module.scss
@@ -407,7 +407,8 @@ $workspace-row-edge-margin: $edge-padding - $cell-padding;
     }
   }
 
-  .workspaceChange {
+  .workspaceChange,
+  .depChange {
     color: $changed-color;
   }
 
diff --git a/webview/src/experiments/util/buildDynamicColumns.tsx b/webview/src/experiments/util/buildDynamicColumns.tsx
index 4207665c9e..270a2ff03f 100644
--- a/webview/src/experiments/util/buildDynamicColumns.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/experiments/util/buildDynamicColumns.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ import {
   ColumnInstance,
   Cell
 } from 'react-table'
-import { Experiment, Column } from 'dvc/src/experiments/webview/contract'
+import {
+  Experiment,
+  Column,
+  ValueWithChanges
+} from 'dvc/src/experiments/webview/contract'
 import { formatFloat } from './numberFormatting'
 import Tooltip, {
   CELL_TOOLTIP_DELAY
@@ -15,6 +19,18 @@ import Tooltip, {
 import styles from '../components/table/styles.module.scss'
 import { CopyButton } from '../../shared/components/copyButton/CopyButton'
 import { OverflowHoverTooltip } from '../components/overflowHoverTooltip/OverflowHoverTooltip'
+
+export type CellValue = undefined | string | number | ValueWithChanges
+
+export const isValueWithChanges = (raw: CellValue): raw is ValueWithChanges =>
+  typeof (raw as ValueWithChanges)?.changes === 'boolean'
+
+export const cellValue = (raw: CellValue) =>
+  isValueWithChanges(raw) ? raw.value : raw
+
+export const cellHasChanges = (cellValue: CellValue) =>
+  isValueWithChanges(cellValue) ? cellValue.changes : false
+
 const UndefinedCell = (
   <div className={styles.innerCell}>
     <span className={styles.cellContents}>. . .</span>
@@ -38,17 +54,18 @@ const CellTooltip: React.FC<{
   )
 }
 
-const Cell: React.FC<Cell<Experiment, string | number>> = cell => {
+const Cell: React.FC<Cell<Experiment, CellValue>> = cell => {
   const { value } = cell
   if (value === undefined) {
     return UndefinedCell
   }
 
-  const stringValue = String(value)
+  const rawValue = cellValue(value)
+  const stringValue = String(rawValue)
 
   const displayValue =
-    typeof value === 'number' && !Number.isInteger(value)
-      ? formatFloat(value as number)
+    typeof rawValue === 'number' && !Number.isInteger(rawValue)
+      ? formatFloat(rawValue as number)
       : stringValue
 
   return (