diff --git a/native/v8_extensions/git.js b/native/v8_extensions/git.js
index b240204ff..60de65ed1 100644
--- a/native/v8_extensions/git.js
+++ b/native/v8_extensions/git.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var $git = {};
   native function getStatus(path);
   native function isIgnored(path);
   native function checkoutHead(path);
+  native function getDiffStats(path);
 
   function GitRepository(path) {
     var repo = getRepository(path);
@@ -20,5 +21,6 @@ var $git = {};
   GitRepository.prototype.getStatus = getStatus;
   GitRepository.prototype.isIgnored = isIgnored;
   GitRepository.prototype.checkoutHead = checkoutHead;
+  GitRepository.prototype.getDiffStats = getDiffStats;
   this.GitRepository = GitRepository;
 })();
diff --git a/native/v8_extensions/git.mm b/native/v8_extensions/git.mm
index 5ac5f23b7..9997feddd 100644
--- a/native/v8_extensions/git.mm
+++ b/native/v8_extensions/git.mm
@@ -105,6 +105,80 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
+  CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> GetDiffStats(const char *path) {
+    if (!exists) {
+      return CefV8Value::CreateNull();
+    }
+
+    char *copiedPath = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * (strlen(path) + 1));
+    strcpy(copiedPath, path);
+    git_diff_options options;
+    memset(&options, 0, sizeof(options));
+    git_strarray paths;
+    paths.count = 1;
+    paths.strings = &copiedPath;
+    options.pathspec = paths;
+    options.context_lines = 1;
+    options.flags = GIT_DIFF_DISABLE_PATHSPEC_MATCH;
+
+    git_reference *head;
+    if (git_repository_head(&head, repo) != GIT_OK) {
+      return CefV8Value::CreateNull();
+    }
+
+    const git_oid* sha = git_reference_oid(head);
+    git_commit *commit;
+    int commitStatus = git_commit_lookup(&commit, repo, sha);
+    git_reference_free(head);
+    if (commitStatus != GIT_OK) {
+      return CefV8Value::CreateNull();
+    }
+
+    git_tree *tree;
+    int treeStatus = git_commit_tree(&tree, commit);
+    git_commit_free(commit);
+    if (treeStatus != GIT_OK) {
+      return CefV8Value::CreateNull();
+    }
+
+    git_diff_list *diffs;
+    int diffStatus = git_diff_workdir_to_tree(repo, &options, tree, &diffs);
+    if (diffStatus != GIT_OK) {
+      return CefV8Value::CreateNull();
+    }
+
+    git_diff_patch *patch;
+    int patchStatus = git_diff_get_patch(&patch, NULL, diffs, 0);
+    git_diff_list_free(diffs);
+    if (patchStatus != GIT_OK) {
+      return CefV8Value::CreateNull();
+    }
+
+    int added = 0;
+    int deleted = 0;
+    int hunks = git_diff_patch_num_hunks(patch);
+    for (int i = 0; i < hunks; i++) {
+      int lines = git_diff_patch_num_lines_in_hunk(patch, i);
+      for (int j = 0; j < lines; j++) {
+        char lineType[2];
+        lineType[1] = '\0';
+        if (git_diff_patch_get_line_in_hunk(lineType, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, patch, i, j) == GIT_OK) {
+          if (strcmp(lineType, "+") == 0) {
+            added++;
+          } else if(strcmp(lineType, "-") == 0) {
+            deleted++;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    git_diff_patch_free(patch);
+
+    CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> result = CefV8Value::CreateObject(NULL);
+    result->SetValue("added", CefV8Value::CreateInt(added), V8_PROPERTY_ATTRIBUTE_NONE);
+    result->SetValue("deleted", CefV8Value::CreateInt(deleted), V8_PROPERTY_ATTRIBUTE_NONE);
+    return result;
+  }
+
   IMPLEMENT_REFCOUNTING(GitRepository);
 };
 
@@ -156,6 +230,12 @@ bool Git::Execute(const CefString& name,
     return true;
   }
 
+  if (name == "getDiffStats") {
+    GitRepository *userData = (GitRepository *)object->GetUserData().get();
+    retval = userData->GetDiffStats(arguments[0]->GetStringValue().ToString().c_str());
+    return true;
+  }
+
   return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/git.coffee b/src/app/git.coffee
index ea4127744..c8369a53c 100644
--- a/src/app/git.coffee
+++ b/src/app/git.coffee
@@ -63,3 +63,7 @@ class Git
 
   checkoutHead: (path) ->
     @repo.checkoutHead(@relativize(path))
+
+  getDiffStats: (path) ->
+    stats = @repo.getDiffStats(@relativize(path))
+    stats or {'added': 0, 'deleted': 0}
diff --git a/src/packages/status-bar/spec/status-bar-spec.coffee b/src/packages/status-bar/spec/status-bar-spec.coffee
index 3f9f47d11..e0ad16b1e 100644
--- a/src/packages/status-bar/spec/status-bar-spec.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/status-bar/spec/status-bar-spec.coffee
@@ -166,3 +166,12 @@ describe "StatusBar", ->
       fs.write(path, originalPathText)
       $(window).trigger 'focus'
       expect(statusBar.gitStatusIcon).not.toHaveClass('modified-status-icon')
+
+    it "displays the diff stat for modified files", ->
+      fs.write(path, "i've changed for the worse")
+      rootView.open(path)
+      expect(statusBar.gitStatusIcon).toHaveText('+1,-1')
+
+    it "displays the diff stat for new files", ->
+      rootView.open(newPath)
+      expect(statusBar.gitStatusIcon).toHaveText('+1')
diff --git a/src/packages/status-bar/src/status-bar.coffee b/src/packages/status-bar/src/status-bar.coffee
index 83a3e4833..fc9080cc7 100644
--- a/src/packages/status-bar/src/status-bar.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/status-bar/src/status-bar.coffee
@@ -79,8 +79,18 @@ class StatusBar extends View
     @gitStatusIcon.removeClass().addClass('git-status octicons')
     if @buffer.getGit()?.isPathModified(path)
       @gitStatusIcon.addClass('modified-status-icon')
-    else if  @buffer.getGit()?.isPathNew(path)
+      stats = @buffer.getGit().getDiffStats(path)
+      if stats.added and stats.deleted
+        @gitStatusIcon.text("+#{stats.added},-#{stats.deleted}")
+      else if stats.added
+        @gitStatusIcon.text("+#{stats.added}")
+      else if stats.deleted
+        @gitStatusIcon.text("-#{stats.deleted}")
+      else
+        @gitStatusIcon.text('')
+    else if @buffer.getGit()?.isPathNew(path)
       @gitStatusIcon.addClass('new-status-icon')
+      @gitStatusIcon.text("+#{@buffer.getLineCount()}")
 
   updatePathText: ->
     if path = @editor.getPath()
diff --git a/static/status-bar.css b/static/status-bar.css
index b3e6c1069..09ea8bb29 100644
--- a/static/status-bar.css
+++ b/static/status-bar.css
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 }
 
 .status-bar .branch-label {
-  padding-left: 5px;
   vertical-align: baseline;
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@
   margin-top:-2px;
 }
 
-.status-bar .octicons {
+.status-bar .octicons:before {
   font-family: 'Octicons Regular';
   font-size: 14px;
   width: 14px;
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
   display: inline-block;
   vertical-align: middle;
+  margin-right: 5px;
 }
 
 .status-bar .branch-icon:before {
@@ -59,4 +59,3 @@
 .status-bar .new-status-icon:before {
   content: "\f26b";
 }
-