diff --git a/src/IDF/templates/idf/source/commit.html b/src/IDF/templates/idf/source/commit.html
index 4c5814e..72dca0b 100644
--- a/src/IDF/templates/idf/source/commit.html
+++ b/src/IDF/templates/idf/source/commit.html
@@ -29,20 +29,20 @@
 <td>
 <table class="changes">
 {foreach $changes.deletions as $filename}
-<tr><td>D</td><td>{$filename}{if !empty($diff.files[$filename])} (<a href="#diff-{$filename|md5}">{trans 'full'}</a>){/if}</td></tr>
+<tr><td><span class="scm-action deleted" title="{trans 'deleted'}">D</span></td><td>{$filename}{if !empty($diff.files[$filename])} (<a href="#diff-{$filename|md5}">{trans 'full'}</a>){/if}</td></tr>
 {/foreach}
 {foreach $changes.renames as $oldname => $newname}
-<tr><td>R</td><td><a href="{url 'IDF_Views_Source::tree', array($project.shortname, $commit, $newname)}">{$oldname} -> {$newname}</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td><span class="scm-action renamed" title="{trans 'renamed'}">R</span></td><td><a href="{url 'IDF_Views_Source::tree', array($project.shortname, $commit, $newname)}">{$oldname} -> {$newname}</a></td></tr>
 {/foreach}
 {foreach $changes.additions as $filename}
-<tr><td>A</td><td><a href="{url 'IDF_Views_Source::tree', array($project.shortname, $commit, $filename)}">{$filename}</a>{if !empty($diff.files[$filename])} (<a href="#diff-{$filename|md5}">{trans 'full'}</a>){/if}</td></tr>
+<tr><td><span class="scm-action added" title="{trans 'added'}">A</span></td><td><a href="{url 'IDF_Views_Source::tree', array($project.shortname, $commit, $filename)}">{$filename}</a>{if !empty($diff.files[$filename])} (<a href="#diff-{$filename|md5}">{trans 'full'}</a>){/if}</td></tr>
 {/foreach}
 {foreach $changes.patches as $filename}
 {assign $ndiff = count($diff.files[$filename]['chunks'])}
-<tr><td>M</td><td><a href="{url 'IDF_Views_Source::tree', array($project.shortname, $commit, $filename)}">{$filename}</a>{if !empty($diff.files[$filename])} (<a href="#diff-{$filename|md5}">{blocktrans $ndiff}{$ndiff} diff{plural}{$ndiff} diffs{/blocktrans}</a>){/if}</td></tr>
+<tr><td><span class="scm-action patched" title="{trans 'modified'}">M</span></td><td><a href="{url 'IDF_Views_Source::tree', array($project.shortname, $commit, $filename)}">{$filename}</a>{if !empty($diff.files[$filename])} (<a href="#diff-{$filename|md5}">{blocktrans $ndiff}{$ndiff} diff{plural}{$ndiff} diffs{/blocktrans}</a>){/if}</td></tr>
 {/foreach}
 {foreach $changes.properties as $filename => $properties}
-<tr><td>P</td><td><a href="{url 'IDF_Views_Source::tree', array($project.shortname, $commit, $filename)}">{$filename}</a>
+<tr><td><span class="scm-action property-changed" title="{trans 'properies changed'}">P</span></td><td><a href="{url 'IDF_Views_Source::tree', array($project.shortname, $commit, $filename)}">{$filename}</a>
 <table class="properties">
 {foreach $properties as $key => $value}
 <tr><td>{$key}</td>
diff --git a/www/media/idf/css/style.css b/www/media/idf/css/style.css
index ee95375..c346839 100644
--- a/www/media/idf/css/style.css
+++ b/www/media/idf/css/style.css
@@ -956,3 +956,41 @@ ol > li {
 .context > .expander div.input-with-delete.default {
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
+
+/**
+ * SCM action icons in the commit view
+ */
+span.scm-action {
+  display: inline-block;
+  line-height: 9px;
+  font-size: 9px;
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 2px;
+  width: 9px;
+  -moz-border-radius: 3px;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  color: white;
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
+span.scm-action.added {
+  background-color: darkgreen;
+}
+
+span.scm-action.deleted {
+  background-color: darkred;
+}
+
+span.scm-action.patched {
+  background-color: orange;
+}
+
+span.scm-action.renamed {
+  background-color: purple;
+}
+
+span.scm-action.property-changed {
+  background-color: blue;
+}
+