diff --git a/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts b/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts
index 8d093e29b21..be97b3355cb 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ class SyncStatusBar {
 	}
 
 	private onOperationsChange(): void {
-		this.state = {
-			...this.state,
-			isSyncRunning: this.repository.operations.isRunning(Operation.Sync)
-		};
+		const isSyncRunning = this.repository.operations.isRunning(Operation.Sync) ||
+			this.repository.operations.isRunning(Operation.Push) ||
+			this.repository.operations.isRunning(Operation.Pull);
+
+		this.state = { ...this.state, isSyncRunning };
 	}
 
 	private onModelChange(): void {
@@ -173,4 +174,4 @@ export class StatusBarCommands {
 		this.checkoutStatusBar.dispose();
 		this.disposables = dispose(this.disposables);
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}