diff --git a/app/views/projects/branches/_branch.html.haml b/app/views/projects/branches/_branch.html.haml
index 304c512e1b5..869633e016d 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/branches/_branch.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/branches/_branch.html.haml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
             = icon("trash-o")
 
     - if branch.name != @repository.root_ref
-      .divergence-graph{ title: "#{number_commits_ahead} commits ahead, #{number_commits_behind} commits behind #{@repository.root_ref}" }
+      .divergence-graph{ title: "#{number_commits_behind} commits behind #{@repository.root_ref}, #{number_commits_ahead} commits ahead" }
         .graph-side
           .bar.bar-behind{ style: "width: #{number_commits_behind * bar_graph_width_factor}%" }
           %span.count.count-behind= number_commits_behind
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/ce-32623-browser-tooltip-commits-branch-list.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/ce-32623-browser-tooltip-commits-branch-list.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93edafed699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/ce-32623-browser-tooltip-commits-branch-list.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Change order of commits ahead and behind on divergence graph for branch list
+  view
+merge_request:
+author: