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index f7a0aa45a7..c068b189d0 100644
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diff --git a/gradle/changelog/add-status-icon-in-file-tree.yaml b/gradle/changelog/add-status-icon-in-file-tree.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd98fc3598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/changelog/add-status-icon-in-file-tree.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- type: added
+  description: Colored status icons in file tree
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/LayoutRadioButtons.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/LayoutRadioButtons.tsx
index de4e26e26b..295d9a969c 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/LayoutRadioButtons.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/LayoutRadioButtons.tsx
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ const LayoutRadioButtons = ({ setLayout, layout }: LayoutProps) => {
   const [t] = useTranslation("repos");
 
   return (
-    <Field as="fieldset" className={"pl-4"}>
+    <Field as="fieldset">
       <RadioGroup
         aria-label={t("changesets.diffTree.layout")}
-        className="mt-2 columns is is-multiline is-align-items-center"
+        className="is-flex is-flex-wrap-wrap is-align-items-center mt-2"
         value={layout}
         onValueChange={(value) => setLayout(value as unknown as LayoutMode)}
       >
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/LoadingDiff.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/LoadingDiff.tsx
index 9aa1e9c367..4b4ce20806 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/LoadingDiff.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/LoadingDiff.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import React, { FC, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import classNames from "classnames";
 import { NotFoundError, useDiff } from "@scm-manager/ui-api";
 import ErrorNotification from "../ErrorNotification";
 import Loading from "../Loading";
@@ -26,8 +27,8 @@ import { DiffObjectProps } from "./DiffTypes";
 import DiffStatistics from "./DiffStatistics";
 import { DiffDropDown } from "../index";
 import DiffFileTree from "./diff/DiffFileTree";
-import { DiffContent, Divider, FileTreeContent, StickyFileDiffContainer } from "./diff/styledElements";
-import { useHistory, useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
+import { DiffContent, DiffTreeTitle, FileTreeContent, StickyFileDiffContainer } from "./diff/styledElements";
+import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
 import { getFileNameFromHash } from "./diffs";
 import LayoutRadioButtons from "./LayoutRadioButtons";
 import { useAriaId } from "@scm-manager/ui-core";
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@ const LoadingDiff: FC<Props> = ({ url, limit, refetchOnWindowFocus, ...props })
   const [prevHash, setPrevHash] = useState("");
   const diffContentId = useAriaId();
   const location = useLocation();
-  const history = useHistory();
 
   const { error, isLoading, data, fetchNextPage, isFetchingNextPage } = useDiff(url, {
     limit,
@@ -79,10 +79,9 @@ const LoadingDiff: FC<Props> = ({ url, limit, refetchOnWindowFocus, ...props })
     setCollapsed(!collapsed);
   };
 
-  const setFilePath = (path: string) => {
+  const setFilePath = () => {
     setPrevHash("");
     setLayout("Both");
-    history.push(`#diff-${encodeURIComponent(path)}`);
   };
 
   if (error) {
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ const LoadingDiff: FC<Props> = ({ url, limit, refetchOnWindowFocus, ...props })
   } else {
     return (
       <>
-        <Divider />
+        <hr />
         <div className="is-flex is-justify-content-space-between">
           <DiffStatistics data={data.statistics} />
           <DiffDropDown
@@ -110,22 +109,23 @@ const LoadingDiff: FC<Props> = ({ url, limit, refetchOnWindowFocus, ...props })
           />
         </div>
         <LayoutRadioButtons layout={layout} setLayout={setLayout} />
-        <div className="is-flex mb-4 mt-1 columns is-multiline">
+        <div className="is-flex columns is-multiline mb-4 mt-1 ">
           <StickyFileDiffContainer
-            className={
-              (layout === "Both" ? "column pl-3 is-one-quarter" : "column pl-3 is-full") +
-              (layout !== "Diff" ? "" : " is-hidden")
-            }
+            className={classNames(
+              "column",
+              "pt-0",
+              layout === "Both" ? "is-one-quarter" : "is-full",
+              layout !== "Diff" ? "" : " is-hidden"
+            )}
           >
-            <FileTreeContent className={"p-3"} isBorder={layout !== "Diff"}>
-              <h3 className={"title is-6 pt-4"}>{t("changesets.diffTree.title")}</h3>
-              <Divider />
+            <FileTreeContent className="p-0" isBorder={layout !== "Diff"}>
+              <DiffTreeTitle className="title is-6 m-0 p-4">{t("changesets.diffTree.title")}</DiffTreeTitle>
               {data?.tree && (
                 <DiffFileTree
                   tree={data.tree}
                   currentFile={decodeURIComponent(getFileNameFromHash(location.hash) ?? "")}
                   setCurrentFile={setFilePath}
-                  gap={12}
+                  gap={10}
                 />
               )}
             </FileTreeContent>
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/diff/DiffFileTree.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/diff/DiffFileTree.tsx
index 729c8195a2..dc291a62c4 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/diff/DiffFileTree.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/diff/DiffFileTree.tsx
@@ -14,39 +14,35 @@
  * along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
  */
 
-import { FileTree } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
 import React, { FC } from "react";
-import { FileDiffContainer, FileDiffContent } from "./styledElements";
-import { Icon } from "@scm-manager/ui-core";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import styled from "styled-components";
+import classNames from "classnames";
+import { FileTree } from "@scm-manager/ui-types";
+import { FileDiffContent, StackedSpan, StyledIcon } from "./styledElements";
 
 type Props = { tree: FileTree; currentFile: string; setCurrentFile: (path: string) => void; gap?: number };
 
-const StyledIcon = styled(Icon)`
-  min-width: 1.5rem;
-`;
-
 const DiffFileTree: FC<Props> = ({ tree, currentFile, setCurrentFile, gap = 15 }) => {
   return (
-    <FileDiffContainer className={"mt-4 py-3 pr-2"}>
-      <FileDiffContent gap={gap}>
-        {Object.keys(tree.children).map((key) => (
-          <TreeNode
-            key={key}
-            node={tree.children[key]}
-            parentPath={""}
-            currentFile={currentFile}
-            setCurrentFile={setCurrentFile}
-          />
-        ))}
-      </FileDiffContent>
-    </FileDiffContainer>
+    <FileDiffContent gap={gap}>
+      {Object.keys(tree.children).map((key) => (
+        <TreeNode
+          key={key}
+          node={tree.children[key]}
+          parentPath=""
+          currentFile={currentFile}
+          setCurrentFile={setCurrentFile}
+        />
+      ))}
+    </FileDiffContent>
   );
 };
 
 export default DiffFileTree;
 
+type ChangeType = "add" | "modify" | "delete" | "rename" | "copy";
+
 type NodeProps = { node: FileTree; parentPath: string; currentFile: string; setCurrentFile: (path: string) => void };
 
 const addPath = (parentPath: string, path: string) => {
@@ -62,10 +58,10 @@ const TreeNode: FC<NodeProps> = ({ node, parentPath, currentFile, setCurrentFile
   return (
     <li>
       {Object.keys(node.children).length > 0 ? (
-        <ul className={"py-1 pr-1 pl-3"}>
-          <li className={"is-flex has-text-grey"}>
+        <ul className="py-1 pl-3">
+          <li className="is-flex has-text-grey">
             <StyledIcon alt={t("diff.showContent")}>folder</StyledIcon>
-            <div className={"ml-1"}>{node.nodeName}</div>
+            <div className="ml-1">{node.nodeName}</div>
           </li>
           {Object.keys(node.children).map((key) => (
             <TreeNode
@@ -79,6 +75,7 @@ const TreeNode: FC<NodeProps> = ({ node, parentPath, currentFile, setCurrentFile
         </ul>
       ) : (
         <TreeFile
+          changeType={node.changeType.toLowerCase() as ChangeType}
           path={node.nodeName}
           parentPath={parentPath}
           currentFile={currentFile}
@@ -89,13 +86,41 @@ const TreeNode: FC<NodeProps> = ({ node, parentPath, currentFile, setCurrentFile
   );
 };
 
-type FileProps = { path: string; parentPath: string; currentFile: string; setCurrentFile: (path: string) => void };
+const getColor = (changeType: ChangeType) => {
+  switch (changeType) {
+    case "add":
+      return "success";
+    case "modify":
+    case "rename":
+    case "copy":
+      return "info";
+    case "delete":
+      return "danger";
+  }
+};
 
-export const TreeFileContent = styled.div`
-  cursor: pointer;
-`;
+const getIcon = (changeType: ChangeType) => {
+  switch (changeType) {
+    case "add":
+    case "copy":
+      return "plus";
+    case "modify":
+    case "rename":
+      return "circle";
+    case "delete":
+      return "minus";
+  }
+};
 
-const TreeFile: FC<FileProps> = ({ path, parentPath, currentFile, setCurrentFile }) => {
+type FileProps = {
+  changeType: ChangeType;
+  path: string;
+  parentPath: string;
+  currentFile: string;
+  setCurrentFile: (path: string) => void;
+};
+
+const TreeFile: FC<FileProps> = ({ changeType, path, parentPath, currentFile, setCurrentFile }) => {
   const [t] = useTranslation("repos");
   const completePath = addPath(parentPath, path);
 
@@ -104,17 +129,34 @@ const TreeFile: FC<FileProps> = ({ path, parentPath, currentFile, setCurrentFile
   };
 
   return (
-    <TreeFileContent className={"is-flex py-1 pl-3"} onClick={() => setCurrentFile(completePath)}>
-      {isCurrentFile() ? (
-        <StyledIcon style={{ minWidth: "1.5rem" }} key={completePath + "file"} alt={t("diff.showContent")}>
+    <Link
+      className="is-flex py-1 pl-3 has-cursor-pointer"
+      onClick={() => setCurrentFile(completePath)}
+      to={`#diff-${encodeURIComponent(completePath)}`}
+    >
+      <StackedSpan className="fa-stack">
+        <StyledIcon
+          className={classNames("fa-stack-2x", `has-text-${getColor(changeType)}`)}
+          key={completePath + "file"}
+          type={isCurrentFile() ? "fas" : "far"}
+          alt={t("diff.showContent")}
+        >
           file
         </StyledIcon>
-      ) : (
-        <StyledIcon style={{ minWidth: "1.5rem" }} key={completePath + "file"} type="far" alt={t("diff.showContent")}>
-          file
+        <StyledIcon
+          className={classNames(
+            "fa-stack-1x",
+            "is-relative",
+            isCurrentFile() ? "has-text-secondary-least" : `has-text-${getColor(changeType)}`
+          )}
+          isSmaller={getIcon(changeType) === "circle"}
+          key={changeType}
+          alt={t(`diff.changes.${changeType}`)}
+        >
+          {getIcon(changeType)}
         </StyledIcon>
-      )}
-      <div className={"ml-1"}>{path}</div>
-    </TreeFileContent>
+      </StackedSpan>
+      <div className="ml-1">{path}</div>
+    </Link>
   );
 };
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/diff/styledElements.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/diff/styledElements.tsx
index 27ed46e559..be04ae7c80 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/diff/styledElements.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/repos/diff/styledElements.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import styled from "styled-components";
 // @ts-ignore react-diff-view does not provide types
 import { Hunk } from "react-diff-view";
+import { Icon } from "@scm-manager/ui-core";
+import { devices } from "../../devices";
 
 export type Collapsible = {
   collapsed?: boolean;
@@ -83,27 +85,37 @@ export const PanelHeading = styled.div<{ sticky?: boolean | number }>`
   }}
 `;
 
+export const StickyFileDiffContainer = styled.div`
+  top: 5rem;
+  position: sticky;
+  height: 100%;
+
+  @media screen and (max-width: ${devices.mobile.width}px) {
+    top: 0;
+    position: relative;
+    flex: 0 0 100%;
+    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+  }
+`;
+
 export const FileTreeContent = styled.div<{ isBorder: boolean }>`
   ${({ isBorder }) =>
     isBorder &&
     `
     border: 1px solid var(--scm-border-color);
-    border-radius: 1rem;
+    border-radius: 0.25rem;
+    overflow: hidden;
   `}
 `;
 
+export const DiffTreeTitle = styled.h3`
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--scm-border-color);
+  box-shadow: 0 24px 3px -24px var(--scm-border-color);
+`;
+
 export const DiffContent = styled.div`
   width: 100%;
-`;
-
-export const StickyFileDiffContainer = styled.div`
-  top: 3rem;
-  position: sticky;
-  height: 100%;
-`;
-
-export const FileDiffContainer = styled.div`
-  top: 5rem;
+  padding-top: 0;
 `;
 
 export const FileDiffContent = styled.ul<{ gap?: number }>`
@@ -120,8 +132,18 @@ export const FileDiffContent = styled.ul<{ gap?: number }>`
   }};
 `;
 
-export const Divider = styled.div`
-  margin-bottom: 16px;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--scm-border-color);
-  box-shadow: 0 24px 3px -24px var(--scm-border-color);
+export const StackedSpan = styled.span`
+  width: 3em;
+  height: 3em;
+  font-size: 0.5em;
+`;
+
+export const StyledIcon = styled(Icon)<{ isSmaller?: boolean }>`
+  ${({ isSmaller }) =>
+    isSmaller &&
+    `
+      font-size: 0.5em;
+      margin-top: 0.05rem;
+  `}
+  min-width: 1.5rem;
 `;