diff --git a/packages/git/src/browser/git-scm-provider.ts b/packages/git/src/browser/git-scm-provider.ts
index 9bd1ef446e534..ef18a95022d0b 100644
--- a/packages/git/src/browser/git-scm-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/git/src/browser/git-scm-provider.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ export class GitScmProvider implements ScmProvider {
             decorations: {
                 letter: GitFileStatus.toAbbreviation(change.status, change.staged),
                 color: GitFileStatus.getColor(change.status, change.staged),
-                tooltip: GitFileStatus.toString(change.status)
+                tooltip: GitFileStatus.toString(change.status),
+                strikeThrough: GitFileStatus.toStrikethrough(change.status)
             },
             open: async () => this.open(change, { mode: 'reveal' })
         });
diff --git a/packages/git/src/common/git-model.ts b/packages/git/src/common/git-model.ts
index 894a5488f978e..ebf326195e848 100644
--- a/packages/git/src/common/git-model.ts
+++ b/packages/git/src/common/git-model.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ export namespace GitFileStatus {
         }
     }
 
+    export function toStrikethrough(status: GitFileStatus): boolean {
+        return status === GitFileStatus.Deleted;
+    }
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-provider.ts b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-provider.ts
index fc6f391327a13..df4dc3542c3c9 100644
--- a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-provider.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export interface ScmResourceDecorations {
     source?: string;
     letter?: string;
     color?: string;
+    strikeThrough?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ScmCommand {
diff --git a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-tree-widget.tsx b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-tree-widget.tsx
index 5b7c250fa7474..5ebbdd1466b7d 100644
--- a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-tree-widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-tree-widget.tsx
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ export class ScmResourceComponent extends ScmElement<ScmResourceComponent.Props>
         const color = decoration && decoration.colorId ? `var(${colors.toCssVariableName(decoration.colorId)})` : '';
         const letter = decoration && decoration.letter || '';
         const tooltip = decoration && decoration.tooltip || '';
+        const textDecoration = treeNode.decorations?.strikeThrough === true ? 'line-through' : 'normal';
         const relativePath = parentPath.relative(resourceUri.parent);
         const path = relativePath ? relativePath.fsPath() : labelProvider.getLongName(resourceUri.parent);
         const title = tooltip.length !== 0
@@ -554,8 +555,8 @@ export class ScmResourceComponent extends ScmElement<ScmResourceComponent.Props>
             <span className={icon + ' file-icon'} />
             {this.props.renderExpansionToggle()}
             <div className={`noWrapInfo ${TREE_NODE_SEGMENT_GROW_CLASS}`} >
-                <span className='name'>{caption}</span>
-                <span className='path'>{path}</span>
+                <span className='name' style={{ textDecoration }}>{caption}</span>
+                <span className='path' style={{ textDecoration }}>{path}</span>
             </div>
             <ScmInlineActions {...{
                 hover,