diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index 103caae96f7..5c48bd5dc8b 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -3229,7 +3229,7 @@
         },
         "git.blame.statusBarItem.template": {
           "type": "string",
-          "default": "$(git-commit) ${authorName} (${authorDateAgo})",
+          "default": "${authorName} (${authorDateAgo})",
           "markdownDescription": "%config.blameStatusBarItem.template%",
           "scope": "resource",
           "tags": [
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/blame.ts b/extensions/git/src/blame.ts
index 2d9e7c3fb4d..30f0d4ad2f3 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/blame.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/blame.ts
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ class GitBlameStatusBarItem {
 			this._statusBarItem.tooltip = this._controller.getBlameInformationHover(textEditor.document.uri, blameInformation[0].blameInformation);
 			this._statusBarItem.command = undefined;
 		} else {
-			this._statusBarItem.text = this._controller.formatBlameInformationMessage(template, blameInformation[0].blameInformation);
+			this._statusBarItem.text = `$(git-commit) ${this._controller.formatBlameInformationMessage(template, blameInformation[0].blameInformation)}`;
 			this._statusBarItem.tooltip = this._controller.getBlameInformationHover(textEditor.document.uri, blameInformation[0].blameInformation);
 			this._statusBarItem.command = {
 				title: l10n.t('View Commit'),