diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewPane.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewPane.ts
index dce54bc6966..c38cf061b95 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewPane.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewPane.ts
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ export class SCMViewPane extends ViewPane {
 				sorter,
 				keyboardNavigationLabelProvider,
 				overrideStyles: {
-					listBackground: this.viewDescriptorService.getViewLocationById(this.id) === ViewContainerLocation.Sidebar ? SIDE_BAR_BACKGROUND : PANEL_BACKGROUND
+					listBackground: this.viewDescriptorService.getViewLocationById(this.id) === ViewContainerLocation.Panel ? PANEL_BACKGROUND : SIDE_BAR_BORDER
 				},
 				accessibilityProvider: this.instantiationService.createInstance(SCMAccessibilityProvider)
 			}) as WorkbenchCompressibleObjectTree<TreeElement, FuzzyScore>;