diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/changed_file_icon.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/changed_file_icon.vue
index 1fc11c84639..fdbc14a4b8f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/changed_file_icon.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/changed_file_icon.vue
@@ -26,11 +26,18 @@ export default {
       required: false,
       default: false,
     },
+    forceModifiedIcon: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: false,
+      default: false,
+    },
   },
   computed: {
     changedIcon() {
       const suffix = this.file.staged && !this.showStagedIcon ? '-solid' : '';
-      return this.file.tempFile ? `file-addition${suffix}` : `file-modified${suffix}`;
+      return this.file.tempFile && !this.forceModifiedIcon
+        ? `file-addition${suffix}`
+        : `file-modified${suffix}`;
     },
     stagedIcon() {
       return `${this.changedIcon}-solid`;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/repo_file.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/repo_file.vue
index 521287da190..e86db2da4a6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/repo_file.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/repo_file.vue
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ export default {
             :file="file"
             :show-tooltip="true"
             :show-staged-icon="true"
-            class="prepend-top-5 pull-right"
+            :force-modified-icon="true"
+            class="pull-right"
           />
         </span>
         <new-dropdown
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/repo_tab.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/repo_tab.vue
index 35a362b01e0..a3ee3184c19 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/repo_tab.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ide/components/repo_tab.vue
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export default {
       <changed-file-icon
         v-else
         :file="tab"
+        :force-modified-icon="true"
       />
     </button>