diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/Git/GitColours.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/Git/GitColours.cs
index 11501b3..3a8582a 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/Git/GitColours.cs
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/Git/GitColours.cs
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ public static class GitColours
     public static readonly Color GitEditedFileTransparentColour = new Color(EditedFileColourHexCode, 0.4f);
     public static readonly Color GitUnalteredFileTransparentColour = new Color(UnalteredFileColourHexCode, 0.4f);
     
-    public static Color GetColorForGitFileStatus(GitFileStatus fileStatus) => fileStatus switch
+    public static Color? GetColorForGitFileStatus(GitFileStatus fileStatus) => fileStatus switch
     {
         GitFileStatus.Added => GitNewFileColour,
         GitFileStatus.Modified => GitEditedFileColour,
-        GitFileStatus.Unaltered => GitUnalteredFileColour,
-        _ => GitUnalteredFileColour
+        GitFileStatus.Unaltered => null,
+        _ => null
     };
     
     public static Color GetColorForGitLineStatus(GitLineStatus lineStatus) => lineStatus switch
diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/SolutionExplorer/SolutionExplorerPanel.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/SolutionExplorer/SolutionExplorerPanel.cs
index b786106..2545e7f 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/SolutionExplorer/SolutionExplorerPanel.cs
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/SolutionExplorer/SolutionExplorerPanel.cs
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ public partial class SolutionExplorerPanel : MarginContainer
 		var fileItem = tree.CreateItem(parent, newStartingIndex);
 		fileItem.SetText(0, sharpIdeFile.Name);
 		fileItem.SetIconsForFileExtension(sharpIdeFile);
-		fileItem.SetCustomColor(0, GitColours.GetColorForGitFileStatus(sharpIdeFile.GitStatus));
+		if (GitColours.GetColorForGitFileStatus(sharpIdeFile.GitStatus) is { } notnullColor) fileItem.SetCustomColor(0, notnullColor);
+		else fileItem.ClearCustomColor(0);
 		fileItem.SetMetadata(0, new RefCountedContainer<SharpIdeFile>(sharpIdeFile));
 		
 		Observable.EveryValueChanged(sharpIdeFile, file => file.Name)