diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/views/changes/changesViewer.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/views/changes/changesViewer.ts
index ff660c489b746a3e3e0f285cf2384271daa56e61..9743679801227bb498abe986d616e61b70a0e7e1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/views/changes/changesViewer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/views/changes/changesViewer.ts
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ export class Controller extends treedefaults.DefaultController {
 		if (event.shiftKey) {
 			var focus = tree.getFocus();
 
-			if (!focus || focus instanceof gitmodel.StatusGroup) {
+			if (!(focus instanceof gitmodel.FileStatus) || !(element instanceof gitmodel.FileStatus)) {
 				return;
 			}