diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/tree.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/tree.scss
index e17487fdb2d..e7d20874aa8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/tree.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/tree.scss
@@ -57,10 +57,7 @@
     padding-right: 8px;
 
     img.avatar {
-      border: 0 none;
-      float: none;
-      margin-right: 0;
-      padding: 0;
+      margin-top: 0;
       width: 16px;
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/views/repositories/_branch.html.haml b/app/views/repositories/_branch.html.haml
index 3c1fe47cc43..2728b100ff6 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/_branch.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/repositories/_branch.html.haml
@@ -3,19 +3,25 @@
 %tr
   %td
     = link_to project_commits_path(@project, branch.name) do
+      - if @project.protected_branch? branch.name
+        %i.icon-lock
+      - else
+        %i.icon-unlock
       %strong= truncate(branch.name, length: 60)
       - if branch.name == @project.root_ref
         %span.label default
   %td
-    = link_to project_commit_path(@project, commit) do
-      %code= commit.short_id
-
-    = image_tag gravatar_icon(commit.author_email), class: "", width: 16
-    = gfm escape_once(truncate(commit.title, length: 40))
-    %span.update-author.right
+    = link_to project_commit_path(@project, commit.id), class: 'commit_short_id' do
+      = commit.short_id
+    = image_tag gravatar_icon(commit.author_email), class: "avatar s16"
+    %span.light
+      = gfm escape_once(truncate(commit.title, length: 40))
+    %span
       = time_ago_in_words(commit.committed_date)
       ago
   %td
     - if can? current_user, :download_code, @project
-      = link_to "Download", archive_project_repository_path(@project, ref: branch.name), class: "visible_link download_repo_link"
+      = link_to archive_project_repository_path(@project, ref: branch.name) do
+        %i.icon-download
+        Download
 
diff --git a/app/views/repositories/_branches_head.html.haml b/app/views/repositories/_branches_head.html.haml
index 25a988cf01b..8f3e1ba3f81 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/_branches_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/repositories/_branches_head.html.haml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   = nav_link(path: 'repositories#show') do
     = link_to 'Recent', project_repository_path(@project)
   = nav_link(path: 'protected_branches#index') do
-    = link_to 'Protected', project_protected_branches_path(@project)
+    = link_to project_protected_branches_path(@project) do
+      %i.icon-lock
+      Protected
   = nav_link(path: 'repositories#branches') do
     = link_to 'All', branches_project_repository_path(@project)