diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.ts
index 34c4714a391ab..a408c53b47ab9 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@ import './media/changesView.css';
 import * as dom from '../../../../base/browser/dom.js';
 import { renderLabelWithIcons } from '../../../../base/browser/ui/iconLabel/iconLabels.js';
 import { IListVirtualDelegate } from '../../../../base/browser/ui/list/list.js';
-import { IObjectTreeElement } from '../../../../base/browser/ui/tree/tree.js';
+import { IObjectTreeElement, ITreeSorter } from '../../../../base/browser/ui/tree/tree.js';
 import { ActionRunner, IAction } from '../../../../base/common/actions.js';
 import { Codicon } from '../../../../base/common/codicons.js';
 import { Disposable, DisposableStore, IDisposable } from '../../../../base/common/lifecycle.js';
 import { Event } from '../../../../base/common/event.js';
 import { autorun, derived, derivedOpts, IObservable } from '../../../../base/common/observable.js';
-import { basename } from '../../../../base/common/path.js';
 import { ProgressBar } from '../../../../base/browser/ui/progressbar/progressbar.js';
-import { isEqual } from '../../../../base/common/resources.js';
+import { basename, isEqual } from '../../../../base/common/resources.js';
 import { ThemeIcon } from '../../../../base/common/themables.js';
 import { URI } from '../../../../base/common/uri.js';
 import { localize, localize2 } from '../../../../nls.js';
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@ import { buildTreeChildren, ChangesTreeElement, ChangesTreeRenderer, IChangesFil
 import { ChangesViewModel } from './changesViewModel.js';
 import { ResourceTree } from '../../../../base/common/resourceTree.js';
 import { structuralEquals } from '../../../../base/common/equals.js';
+import { compareFileNames, comparePaths } from '../../../../base/common/comparers.js';
 
 const $ = dom.$;
 
@@ -769,8 +769,8 @@ export class ChangesViewPane extends ViewPane {
 				type: 'root',
 				uri: workspaceFolderUri,
 				name: repository.workingDirectory
-					? `${basename(repository.uri.fsPath)} (${branchName})`
-					: basename(repository.uri.fsPath),
+					? `${basename(repository.uri)} (${branchName})`
+					: basename(repository.uri),
 			},
 			resourceTreeRootUri,
 		};
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ export class ChangesViewPane extends ViewPane {
 			{
 				alwaysConsumeMouseWheel: false,
 				accessibilityProvider: {
-					getAriaLabel: (element: ChangesTreeElement) => isChangesFileItem(element) ? basename(element.uri.path) : element.name,
+					getAriaLabel: (element: ChangesTreeElement) => isChangesFileItem(element) ? basename(element.uri) : element.name,
 					getWidgetAriaLabel: () => localize('changesViewTree', "Changes Tree")
 				},
 				dnd: {
@@ -919,6 +919,7 @@ export class ChangesViewPane extends ViewPane {
 				},
 				indent: this.viewModel.viewModeObs.get() === ChangesViewMode.List ? 0 : 8,
 				compressionEnabled: true,
+				sorter: new ChangesTreeSorter(() => this.viewModel.viewModeObs.get()),
 				twistieAdditionalCssClass: (e: unknown) => {
 					return this.viewModel.viewModeObs.get() === ChangesViewMode.List
 						? 'force-no-twistie'
@@ -991,7 +992,7 @@ class ChangesViewActionRunner extends ActionRunner {
 	}
 }
 
-// --- Tree Delegate
+// --- Tree Delegate and Sorter
 
 class ChangesTreeDelegate implements IListVirtualDelegate<ChangesTreeElement> {
 	static readonly ROW_HEIGHT = 22;
@@ -1005,6 +1006,37 @@ class ChangesTreeDelegate implements IListVirtualDelegate<ChangesTreeElement> {
 	}
 }
 
+class ChangesTreeSorter implements ITreeSorter<ChangesTreeElement> {
+	constructor(private readonly viewMode: () => ChangesViewMode) { }
+
+	compare(a: ChangesTreeElement, b: ChangesTreeElement): number {
+		if (this.viewMode() === ChangesViewMode.List) {
+			// List
+			const aPath = (a as IChangesFileItem).uri.fsPath;
+			const bPath = (b as IChangesFileItem).uri.fsPath;
+
+			return comparePaths(aPath, bPath);
+		}
+
+		// Tree
+		const aIsDirectory = ResourceTree.isResourceNode(a);
+		const bIsDirectory = ResourceTree.isResourceNode(b);
+
+		if (aIsDirectory !== bIsDirectory) {
+			return aIsDirectory ? -1 : 1;
+		}
+
+		const aName = ResourceTree.isResourceNode(a)
+			? a.name
+			: basename((a as IChangesFileItem).uri);
+		const bName = ResourceTree.isResourceNode(b)
+			? b.name
+			: basename((b as IChangesFileItem).uri);
+
+		return compareFileNames(aName, bName);
+	}
+}
+
 // --- View Mode Actions
 
 class SetChangesListViewModeAction extends ViewAction<ChangesViewPane> {