diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.test.ts
index 5c202fccf5abc..3c58675d6f6d9 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { assert, describe, it } from "vite-plus/test";
 import {
   buildMenuItems,
   requiresDefaultBranchConfirmation,
+  resolveChangesTotals,
   resolveDefaultBranchActionDialogCopy,
   resolveLiveThreadBranchUpdate,
   resolveQuickAction,
@@ -247,3 +248,53 @@ describe("resolveAutoFeatureBranchName", () => {
     assert.equal(ref, "feature/ticket-1-2");
   });
 });
+
+describe("resolveChangesTotals", () => {
+  it("does not let an empty branchChanges hide a dirty working tree", () => {
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      resolveChangesTotals(
+        status({
+          hasWorkingTreeChanges: true,
+          branchChanges: { baseRef: "main", insertions: 0, deletions: 0 },
+          workingTree: {
+            files: [{ path: "a.ts", insertions: 5, deletions: 1 }],
+            insertions: 5,
+            deletions: 1,
+          },
+        }),
+      ),
+      { insertions: 5, deletions: 1 },
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("keeps non-zero branchChanges over the working tree", () => {
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      resolveChangesTotals(
+        status({
+          branchChanges: { baseRef: "main", insertions: 20, deletions: 3 },
+          workingTree: {
+            files: [{ path: "a.ts", insertions: 1, deletions: 0 }],
+            insertions: 1,
+            deletions: 0,
+          },
+        }),
+      ),
+      { insertions: 20, deletions: 3 },
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the working tree when branchChanges is omitted", () => {
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      resolveChangesTotals(
+        status({
+          workingTree: {
+            files: [{ path: "a.ts", insertions: 2, deletions: 0 }],
+            insertions: 2,
+            deletions: 0,
+          },
+        }),
+      ),
+      { insertions: 2, deletions: 0 },
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.ts b/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.ts
index 98a55c3577e01..ca396893accda 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.ts
@@ -425,3 +425,28 @@ export function resolveLiveThreadBranchUpdate(input: {
     branch: input.gitStatus.refName,
   };
 }
+
+export type ChangesLineTotals = {
+  readonly insertions: number;
+  readonly deletions: number;
+};
+
+// `branchChanges ?? workingTree` treats `{0,0}` as present, so a zero branch total hid a dirty
+// working tree and the Changes row read +0 while Diff still showed the work.
+export function resolveChangesTotals(
+  status: VcsStatusResult | null | undefined,
+): ChangesLineTotals | null {
+  if (!status) return null;
+  const branch = status.branchChanges;
+  const tree = status.workingTree;
+  if (branch && (branch.insertions > 0 || branch.deletions > 0)) {
+    return { insertions: branch.insertions, deletions: branch.deletions };
+  }
+  if (tree.insertions > 0 || tree.deletions > 0) {
+    return { insertions: tree.insertions, deletions: tree.deletions };
+  }
+  if (branch) {
+    return { insertions: branch.insertions, deletions: branch.deletions };
+  }
+  return { insertions: tree.insertions, deletions: tree.deletions };
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.tsx
index a125ceacaed24..6afb76c3760e9 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import {
   type GitQuickAction,
   type DefaultBranchConfirmableAction,
   requiresDefaultBranchConfirmation,
+  resolveChangesTotals,
   resolveDefaultBranchActionDialogCopy,
   resolveFeatureBranchUnavailableReason,
   resolveGitActionProgressPresentation,
@@ -1048,7 +1049,10 @@ export default function GitActionsControl({
   const isRepo = gitStatus?.isRepo ?? true;
   const hasPrimaryRemote = gitStatus?.hasPrimaryRemote ?? false;
   const gitStatusForActions = gitStatus;
-  const changesTotals = gitStatusForActions?.branchChanges ?? gitStatusForActions?.workingTree;
+  const changesTotals = resolveChangesTotals(gitStatusForActions) ?? {
+    insertions: 0,
+    deletions: 0,
+  };
 
   const allFiles = gitStatusForActions?.workingTree.files ?? [];
   // Changed-file paths are repository-relative, so they must resolve against
@@ -1118,8 +1122,8 @@ export default function GitActionsControl({
     gitActionProgress === null &&
     !gitStatusError &&
     quickAction.disabled &&
-    !changesTotals?.insertions &&
-    !changesTotals?.deletions;
+    !changesTotals.insertions &&
+    !changesTotals.deletions;
   const pendingDefaultBranchActionCopy = pendingDefaultBranchAction
     ? resolveDefaultBranchActionDialogCopy({
         action: pendingDefaultBranchAction.action,
@@ -1636,19 +1640,17 @@ export default function GitActionsControl({
           <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 font-mono text-xs tabular-nums">
             <span
               className={
-                changesTotals?.insertions
-                  ? "text-diff-addition-foreground"
-                  : "text-muted-foreground"
+                changesTotals.insertions ? "text-diff-addition-foreground" : "text-muted-foreground"
               }
             >
-              +{formatDiffCount(changesTotals?.insertions ?? 0)}
+              +{formatDiffCount(changesTotals.insertions)}
             </span>
             <span
               className={
-                changesTotals?.deletions ? "text-diff-deletion-foreground" : "text-muted-foreground"
+                changesTotals.deletions ? "text-diff-deletion-foreground" : "text-muted-foreground"
               }
             >
-              -{formatDiffCount(changesTotals?.deletions ?? 0)}
+              -{formatDiffCount(changesTotals.deletions)}
             </span>
           </span>
         </ThreadDetailsControl>