diff --git a/pkg/gui/context.go b/pkg/gui/context.go
index 61de2d8dc..f097df807 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/context.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/context.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) pushContext(c types.Context, opts types.OnFocusOpts) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	contextsToDeactivate := gui.pushToContextStack(c)
+	contextsToDeactivate, contextToActivate := gui.pushToContextStack(c)
 
 	for _, contextToDeactivate := range contextsToDeactivate {
 		if err := gui.deactivateContext(contextToDeactivate, types.OnFocusLostOpts{NewContextKey: c.GetKey()}); err != nil {
@@ -60,16 +60,28 @@ func (gui *Gui) pushContext(c types.Context, opts types.OnFocusOpts) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return gui.activateContext(c, opts)
+	if contextToActivate == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return gui.activateContext(contextToActivate, opts)
 }
 
-// Adjusts the context stack based on the context that's being pushed and returns contexts to deactivate
-func (gui *Gui) pushToContextStack(c types.Context) []types.Context {
+// Adjusts the context stack based on the context that's being pushed and
+// returns (contexts to deactivate, context to activate)
+func (gui *Gui) pushToContextStack(c types.Context) ([]types.Context, types.Context) {
 	contextsToDeactivate := []types.Context{}
 
 	gui.State.ContextManager.Lock()
 	defer gui.State.ContextManager.Unlock()
 
+	if len(gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack) > 0 &&
+		c == gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack[len(gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack)-1] {
+		// Context being pushed is already on top of the stack: nothing to
+		// deactivate or activate
+		return contextsToDeactivate, nil
+	}
+
 	if len(gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack) == 0 {
 		gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack = append(gui.State.ContextManager.ContextStack, c)
 	} else if c.GetKind() == types.SIDE_CONTEXT {
@@ -108,7 +120,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) pushToContextStack(c types.Context) []types.Context {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return contextsToDeactivate
+	return contextsToDeactivate, c
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) popContext() error {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers.go b/pkg/gui/controllers.go
index 80b7d9e80..4d881e586 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/modes/cherrypicking"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/services/custom_commands"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/snake"
 )
 
@@ -92,6 +93,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) resetControllers() {
 
 	onCommitSuccess := func() {
 		gui.State.savedCommitMessage = ""
+		_ = gui.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{
+			Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.STAGING},
+		})
 	}
 
 	commitMessageController := controllers.NewCommitMessageController(
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index a88134639..69ff10c77 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ type ContextManager struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 }
 
-func NewContextManager(initialContext types.Context) ContextManager {
+func NewContextManager() ContextManager {
 	return ContextManager{
-		ContextStack: []types.Context{initialContext},
+		ContextStack: []types.Context{},
 		RWMutex:      sync.RWMutex{},
 	}
 }
@@ -298,11 +298,15 @@ func (gui *Gui) resetState(startArgs appTypes.StartArgs, reuseState bool) {
 		},
 		ScreenMode: initialScreenMode,
 		// TODO: put contexts in the context manager
-		ContextManager:    NewContextManager(initialContext),
+		ContextManager:    NewContextManager(),
 		Contexts:          contextTree,
 		WindowViewNameMap: initialWindowViewNameMap,
 	}
 
+	if err := gui.c.PushContext(initialContext); err != nil {
+		gui.c.Log.Error(err)
+	}
+
 	gui.RepoStateMap[Repo(currentDir)] = gui.State
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged.go
index 09bcf2815..f5e45995d 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged.go
@@ -53,8 +53,12 @@ var Staged = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 				Contains(commitMessage),
 			)
 
-		t.Views().StagingSecondary().IsFocused()
+		t.Views().StagingSecondary().
+			IsEmpty()
 
-		// TODO: assert that the staging panel has been refreshed (it currently does not get correctly refreshed)
+		t.Views().Staging().
+			IsFocused().
+			Content(Contains("+myfile content")).
+			Content(DoesNotContain("+with a second line"))
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged_without_hooks.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged_without_hooks.go
index 620f712f9..dcf20d08d 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged_without_hooks.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/staged_without_hooks.go
@@ -53,8 +53,12 @@ var StagedWithoutHooks = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 				Contains("WIP" + commitMessage),
 			)
 
-		t.Views().StagingSecondary().IsFocused()
+		t.Views().StagingSecondary().
+			IsEmpty()
 
-		// TODO: assert that the staging panel has been refreshed (it currently does not get correctly refreshed)
+		t.Views().Staging().
+			IsFocused().
+			Content(Contains("+myfile content")).
+			Content(DoesNotContain("+with a second line"))
 	},
 })