diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/status_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/status_controller.go
index 4c4384bfd..483acdda6 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/status_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/status_controller.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/presentation"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/style"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ func (self *StatusController) onClick(opts gocui.ViewMouseBindingOpts) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	upstreamStatus := presentation.BranchStatus(currentBranch, types.ItemOperationNone, self.c.Tr, time.Now(), self.c.UserConfig)
+	upstreamStatus := utils.Decolorise(presentation.BranchStatus(currentBranch, types.ItemOperationNone, self.c.Tr, time.Now(), self.c.UserConfig))
 	repoName := self.c.Git().RepoPaths.RepoName()
 	workingTreeState := self.c.Git().Status.WorkingTreeState()
 	switch workingTreeState {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
index 406a580d5..0e48a3935 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func getBranchDisplayStrings(
 	// Recency is always three characters, plus one for the space
 	availableWidth := viewWidth - 4
 	if len(branchStatus) > 0 {
-		availableWidth -= runewidth.StringWidth(branchStatus) + 1
+		availableWidth -= runewidth.StringWidth(utils.Decolorise(branchStatus)) + 1
 	}
 	if icons.IsIconEnabled() {
 		availableWidth -= 2 // one for the icon, one for the space
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ func getBranchDisplayStrings(
 		coloredName = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", coloredName, style.FgDefault.Sprint(worktreeIcon))
 	}
 	if len(branchStatus) > 0 {
-		coloredStatus := branchStatusColor(b, itemOperation).Sprint(branchStatus)
-		coloredName = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", coloredName, coloredStatus)
+		coloredName = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", coloredName, branchStatus)
 	}
 
 	recencyColor := style.FgCyan
@@ -144,30 +143,6 @@ func GetBranchTextStyle(name string) style.TextStyle {
 	}
 }
 
-func branchStatusColor(branch *models.Branch, itemOperation types.ItemOperation) style.TextStyle {
-	colour := style.FgYellow
-	if itemOperation != types.ItemOperationNone {
-		colour = style.FgCyan
-	} else if branch.UpstreamGone {
-		colour = style.FgRed
-	} else if branch.MatchesUpstream() {
-		colour = style.FgGreen
-	} else if branch.RemoteBranchNotStoredLocally() {
-		colour = style.FgMagenta
-	}
-
-	return colour
-}
-
-func ColoredBranchStatus(
-	branch *models.Branch,
-	itemOperation types.ItemOperation,
-	tr *i18n.TranslationSet,
-	userConfig *config.UserConfig,
-) string {
-	return branchStatusColor(branch, itemOperation).Sprint(BranchStatus(branch, itemOperation, tr, time.Now(), userConfig))
-}
-
 func BranchStatus(
 	branch *models.Branch,
 	itemOperation types.ItemOperation,
@@ -177,7 +152,7 @@ func BranchStatus(
 ) string {
 	itemOperationStr := ItemOperationToString(itemOperation, tr)
 	if itemOperationStr != "" {
-		return itemOperationStr + " " + utils.Loader(now, userConfig.Gui.Spinner)
+		return style.FgCyan.Sprintf("%s %s", itemOperationStr, utils.Loader(now, userConfig.Gui.Spinner))
 	}
 
 	if !branch.IsTrackingRemote() {
@@ -185,25 +160,27 @@ func BranchStatus(
 	}
 
 	if branch.UpstreamGone {
-		return tr.UpstreamGone
+		return style.FgRed.Sprint(tr.UpstreamGone)
 	}
 
 	if branch.MatchesUpstream() {
-		return "✓"
+		return style.FgGreen.Sprint("✓")
 	}
 	if branch.RemoteBranchNotStoredLocally() {
-		return "?"
+		return style.FgMagenta.Sprint("?")
 	}
 
-	result := ""
-	if branch.IsAheadForPull() {
-		result = fmt.Sprintf("↑%s", branch.AheadForPull)
+	if branch.IsBehindForPull() && branch.IsAheadForPull() {
+		return style.FgYellow.Sprintf("↓%s↑%s", branch.BehindForPull, branch.AheadForPull)
 	}
 	if branch.IsBehindForPull() {
-		result = fmt.Sprintf("%s↓%s", result, branch.BehindForPull)
+		return style.FgYellow.Sprintf("↓%s", branch.BehindForPull)
+	}
+	if branch.IsAheadForPull() {
+		return style.FgYellow.Sprintf("↑%s", branch.AheadForPull)
 	}
 
-	return result
+	return ""
 }
 
 func SetCustomBranches(customBranchColors map[string]string) {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
index cf2f1d994..db4868970 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			viewWidth:            100,
 			useIcons:             false,
 			checkedOutByWorktree: true,
-			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_name (worktree) ↑3↓5"},
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_name (worktree) ↓5↑3"},
 		},
 		{
 			branch:               &models.Branch{Name: "branch_name", Recency: "1m"},
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			viewWidth:            30,
 			useIcons:             false,
 			checkedOutByWorktree: true,
-			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_na… (worktree) ↑3↓5"},
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_na… (worktree) ↓5↑3"},
 		},
 		{
 			branch:               &models.Branch{Name: "branch_name", Recency: "1m"},
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/status.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/status.go
index 5ac591c48..b3b210067 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/status.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/status.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package presentation
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/types/enums"
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/style"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/i18n"
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
 func FormatStatus(
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ func FormatStatus(
 	status := ""
 
 	if currentBranch.IsRealBranch() {
-		status += ColoredBranchStatus(currentBranch, itemOperation, tr, userConfig)
-		if utils.Decolorise(status) != "" {
+		status += BranchStatus(currentBranch, itemOperation, tr, time.Now(), userConfig)
+		if status != "" {
 			status += " "
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_merge.go b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_merge.go
index d4809f00e..39e447ebc 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_merge.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_merge.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var PullMerge = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 				Contains("one"),
 			)
 
-		t.Views().Status().Content(Equals("↑1↓2 repo → master"))
+		t.Views().Status().Content(Equals("↓2↑1 repo → master"))
 
 		t.Views().Files().
 			IsFocused().
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_merge_conflict.go b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_merge_conflict.go
index 6e05fafae..2161f6abd 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_merge_conflict.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_merge_conflict.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var PullMergeConflict = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 				Contains("one"),
 			)
 
-		t.Views().Status().Content(Equals("↑1↓2 repo → master"))
+		t.Views().Status().Content(Equals("↓2↑1 repo → master"))
 
 		t.Views().Files().
 			IsFocused().
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase.go b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase.go
index 158cdf3d3..a2657ffe6 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var PullRebase = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 				Contains("one"),
 			)
 
-		t.Views().Status().Content(Equals("↑1↓2 repo → master"))
+		t.Views().Status().Content(Equals("↓2↑1 repo → master"))
 
 		t.Views().Files().
 			IsFocused().
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase_conflict.go b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase_conflict.go
index fa2920b7b..d9541e0ed 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase_conflict.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase_conflict.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var PullRebaseConflict = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 				Contains("one"),
 			)
 
-		t.Views().Status().Content(Equals("↑1↓2 repo → master"))
+		t.Views().Status().Content(Equals("↓2↑1 repo → master"))
 
 		t.Views().Files().
 			IsFocused().
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase_interactive_conflict.go b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase_interactive_conflict.go
index e93ca2e37..bf0fc050b 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase_interactive_conflict.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase_interactive_conflict.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var PullRebaseInteractiveConflict = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 				Contains("one"),
 			)
 
-		t.Views().Status().Content(Equals("↑2↓2 repo → master"))
+		t.Views().Status().Content(Equals("↓2↑2 repo → master"))
 
 		t.Views().Files().
 			IsFocused().
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase_interactive_conflict_drop.go b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase_interactive_conflict_drop.go
index eba3ba746..3eee12efd 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase_interactive_conflict_drop.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/pull_rebase_interactive_conflict_drop.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var PullRebaseInteractiveConflictDrop = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArg
 				Contains("one"),
 			)
 
-		t.Views().Status().Content(Equals("↑2↓2 repo → master"))
+		t.Views().Status().Content(Equals("↓2↑2 repo → master"))
 
 		t.Views().Files().
 			IsFocused().