diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
index bef06c3d8..79966ebc8 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
@@ -57,12 +57,13 @@ func getBranchDisplayStrings(
 	checkedOutByWorkTree := git_commands.CheckedOutByOtherWorktree(b, worktrees)
 	showCommitHash := fullDescription || userConfig.Gui.ShowBranchCommitHash
 	branchStatus := BranchStatus(b, itemOperation, tr, now, userConfig)
+	divergence := divergenceStr(b, itemOperation, tr, userConfig)
 	worktreeIcon := lo.Ternary(icons.IsIconEnabled(), icons.LINKED_WORKTREE_ICON, fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", tr.LcWorktree))
 
 	// Recency is always three characters, plus one for the space
 	availableWidth := viewWidth - 4
-	if len(branchStatus) > 0 {
-		availableWidth -= utils.StringWidth(utils.Decolorise(branchStatus)) + 1
+	if len(divergence) > 0 {
+		availableWidth -= utils.StringWidth(divergence) + 1
 	}
 	if icons.IsIconEnabled() {
 		availableWidth -= 2 // one for the icon, one for the space
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ func getBranchDisplayStrings(
 	if checkedOutByWorkTree {
 		availableWidth -= utils.StringWidth(worktreeIcon) + 1
 	}
+	paddingNeededForDivergence := availableWidth
+
+	if len(branchStatus) > 0 {
+		availableWidth -= utils.StringWidth(utils.Decolorise(branchStatus)) + 1
+	}
 
 	displayName := b.Name
 	if b.DisplayName != "" {
@@ -114,6 +120,13 @@ func getBranchDisplayStrings(
 		res = append(res, utils.ShortHash(b.CommitHash))
 	}
 
+	if divergence != "" {
+		paddingNeededForDivergence -= utils.StringWidth(utils.Decolorise(coloredName)) - 1
+		if paddingNeededForDivergence > 0 {
+			coloredName += strings.Repeat(" ", paddingNeededForDivergence)
+			coloredName += style.FgCyan.Sprint(divergence)
+		}
+	}
 	res = append(res, coloredName)
 
 	if fullDescription {
@@ -185,16 +198,23 @@ func BranchStatus(
 		}
 	}
 
-	if userConfig.Gui.ShowDivergenceFromBaseBranch != "none" {
+	return result
+}
+
+func divergenceStr(
+	branch *models.Branch,
+	itemOperation types.ItemOperation,
+	tr *i18n.TranslationSet,
+	userConfig *config.UserConfig,
+) string {
+	result := ""
+	if ItemOperationToString(itemOperation, tr) == "" && userConfig.Gui.ShowDivergenceFromBaseBranch != "none" {
 		behind := branch.BehindBaseBranch.Load()
 		if behind != 0 {
-			if result != "" {
-				result += " "
-			}
 			if userConfig.Gui.ShowDivergenceFromBaseBranch == "arrowAndNumber" {
-				result += style.FgCyan.Sprintf("↓%d", behind)
+				result += fmt.Sprintf("↓%d", behind)
 			} else {
-				result += style.FgCyan.Sprintf("↓")
+				result += "↓"
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
index 01910f119..347802a6e 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			itemOperation:        types.ItemOperationNone,
 			fullDescription:      false,
-			viewWidth:            100,
+			viewWidth:            20,
 			useIcons:             false,
 			checkedOutByWorktree: false,
 			showDivergenceCfg:    "onlyArrow",
-			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_name ↓"},
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_name    ↓"},
 		},
 		{
 			branch: &models.Branch{
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			itemOperation:        types.ItemOperationNone,
 			fullDescription:      false,
-			viewWidth:            100,
+			viewWidth:            22,
 			useIcons:             false,
 			checkedOutByWorktree: false,
 			showDivergenceCfg:    "arrowAndNumber",
-			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_name ✓ ↓2"},
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_name ✓   ↓2"},
 		},
 		{
 			branch: &models.Branch{
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			itemOperation:        types.ItemOperationNone,
 			fullDescription:      false,
-			viewWidth:            100,
+			viewWidth:            26,
 			useIcons:             false,
 			checkedOutByWorktree: false,
 			showDivergenceCfg:    "arrowAndNumber",
-			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_name ↓5↑3 ↓2"},
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_name ↓5↑3    ↓2"},
 		},
 		{
 			branch:               &models.Branch{Name: "branch_name", Recency: "1m"},
@@ -240,6 +240,23 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			showDivergenceCfg:    "none",
 			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_… ✓"},
 		},
+		{
+			branch: &models.Branch{
+				Name:             "branch_name",
+				Recency:          "1m",
+				UpstreamRemote:   "origin",
+				AheadForPull:     "3",
+				BehindForPull:    "5",
+				BehindBaseBranch: makeAtomic(4),
+			},
+			itemOperation:        types.ItemOperationNone,
+			fullDescription:      false,
+			viewWidth:            21,
+			useIcons:             false,
+			checkedOutByWorktree: false,
+			showDivergenceCfg:    "arrowAndNumber",
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "branch_n… ↓5↑3 ↓4"},
+		},
 		{
 			branch: &models.Branch{
 				Name:           "branch_name",
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/rebase_onto_base_branch.go b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/rebase_onto_base_branch.go
index 0617c936b..8514e4f09 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/rebase_onto_base_branch.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/rebase_onto_base_branch.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var RebaseOntoBaseBranch = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		t.Views().Branches().
 			Focus().
 			Lines(
-				Contains("feature ↓1").IsSelected(),
+				MatchesRegexp(`feature\s+↓1`).IsSelected(),
 				Contains("master"),
 			).
 			Press(keys.Branches.RebaseBranch)
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/show_divergence_from_base_branch.go b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/show_divergence_from_base_branch.go
index 95e51370e..2903b7837 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/show_divergence_from_base_branch.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/show_divergence_from_base_branch.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var ShowDivergenceFromBaseBranch = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		t.Views().Branches().
 			Focus().
 			Lines(
-				Contains("feature ↓1").IsSelected(),
+				MatchesRegexp(`feature\s+↓1`).IsSelected(),
 				Contains("master"),
 			).
 			Press(keys.Branches.SetUpstream)
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/status/show_divergence_from_base_branch.go b/pkg/integration/tests/status/show_divergence_from_base_branch.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 141108683..000000000
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/status/show_divergence_from_base_branch.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package status
-
-import (
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
-	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
-)
-
-var ShowDivergenceFromBaseBranch = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
-	Description:  "Show divergence from base branch in the status panel",
-	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
-	Skip:         false,
-	SetupConfig: func(config *config.AppConfig) {
-		config.GetUserConfig().Gui.ShowDivergenceFromBaseBranch = "arrowAndNumber"
-	},
-	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
-		shell.CreateNCommits(2)
-		shell.CloneIntoRemote("origin")
-		shell.NewBranch("feature")
-		shell.HardReset("HEAD^")
-	},
-	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
-		t.GlobalPress(keys.Universal.NextBlock)
-
-		t.Views().Status().
-			Content(Equals("↓1 repo → feature"))
-	},
-})
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
index 57d7a05d0..3e94d39ea 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/test_list.go
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ var tests = []*components.IntegrationTest{
 	status.ClickWorkingTreeStateToOpenRebaseOptionsMenu,
 	status.LogCmd,
 	status.LogCmdStatusPanelAllBranchesLog,
-	status.ShowDivergenceFromBaseBranch,
 	submodule.Add,
 	submodule.Enter,
 	submodule.EnterNested,