diff --git a/crates/editor/src/element.rs b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
index 812cf3c14373cfa781187d90849c53146a1e219d..3095f77862da6dbdc8a0c1e98439da953801597f 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/element.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
@@ -4376,7 +4376,9 @@ impl EditorElement {
                     }),
                 };
 
-                if let Some((hunk_bounds, background_color, corner_radii, _)) = hunk_to_paint {
+                if let Some((hunk_bounds, background_color, corner_radii, status)) = hunk_to_paint {
+                    let unstaged = status.has_secondary_hunk();
+
                     // Flatten the background color with the editor color to prevent
                     // elements below transparent hunks from showing through
                     let flattened_background_color = cx
@@ -4385,13 +4387,29 @@ impl EditorElement {
                         .editor_background
                         .blend(background_color);
 
-                    window.paint_quad(quad(
-                        hunk_bounds,
-                        corner_radii,
-                        flattened_background_color,
-                        Edges::default(),
-                        transparent_black(),
-                    ));
+                    if unstaged {
+                        window.paint_quad(quad(
+                            hunk_bounds,
+                            corner_radii,
+                            flattened_background_color,
+                            Edges::default(),
+                            transparent_black(),
+                        ));
+                    } else {
+                        let flattened_unstaged_background_color = cx
+                            .theme()
+                            .colors()
+                            .editor_background
+                            .blend(background_color.opacity(0.3));
+
+                        window.paint_quad(quad(
+                            hunk_bounds,
+                            corner_radii,
+                            flattened_unstaged_background_color,
+                            Edges::all(Pixels(1.0)),
+                            flattened_background_color,
+                        ));
+                    }
                 }
             }
         });