Cannot see staged changes in gutter

[rollo]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I’m re-raising this issue because the original was closed for inactivity and can’t bump it anymore.

This is still a thing. We can’t see git staged changes in the gutter:

For additional context:

VScode Diff decoration menu missing in Cursor - cannot enable gutter git staged colors

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug In Vscode they added since may build a Diff decoration menu when right clicking the gutter. The option enables users to show decorations for staged changes rendered as dark or transparent-looking compared to unstaged changes as an option, instead of not rendering anything at all when staged. (See image below) in Cursor it seems editorGutter.addedSecondaryBackground editorGutter.modifiedSecondaryBackground editorGutter.d…

Steps to Reproduce

stage some changes. Check gutter. git colors disappeared as if it was committed.

Expected Behavior

We should be able to see in dimmed colors the staged changed.

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 2.6.22 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: c6285feaba0ad62603f7c22e72f0a170dc8415a0
Date: 2026-03-27T15:59:31.561Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report and for bringing this up again.

I see the screenshot. Yep, this is a known issue because Cursor is missing the VS Code Diff Decorations feature. The menu to toggle the visibility of staged changes in the gutter hasn’t been ported over from upstream VS Code yet.

I’ve passed this to the team. No ETA yet, but your repeat report helps us prioritize it. I’ll post here if there are any updates.