diff --git a/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.css b/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.css
index bda17b4..05b73cf 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.css
+++ b/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.css
@@ -36,6 +36,61 @@
   padding: 0 12px 8px;
 }
 
+.git-sidebar-icon-button {
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 20px;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.git-sidebar-icon-button svg {
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 16px;
+}
+
+.git-action-branch-line,
+.git-action-stem,
+.git-action-arrow,
+.git-action-prune-mark {
+  stroke: currentColor;
+  stroke-linecap: round;
+  stroke-linejoin: round;
+  fill: none;
+}
+
+.git-action-branch-line {
+  stroke-width: 1.3;
+  opacity: 0.9;
+}
+
+.git-action-branch-dot {
+  fill: currentColor;
+}
+
+.git-action-stem {
+  stroke-width: 1.4;
+}
+
+.git-action-stem--dotted {
+  stroke-dasharray: 1.4 1.8;
+}
+
+.git-action-stem--solid {
+  stroke-dasharray: none;
+}
+
+.git-action-arrow {
+  stroke-width: 1.4;
+}
+
+.git-action-prune-mark {
+  stroke-width: 1.3;
+}
+
+.git-sidebar-icon-button:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.45;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
 .git-sidebar-section {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.tsx b/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.tsx
index 0e6be39..9713b34 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/GitSidebar/GitSidebar.tsx
@@ -491,35 +491,93 @@ export const GitSidebar: React.FC = () => {
           <div className="git-sidebar-actions" role="group" aria-label={tr('gitSidebar.aria.repoActions')}>
             <button
               type="button"
-              className="git-sidebar-button"
+              className="sidebar-action git-sidebar-icon-button"
               onClick={() => handleRepoAction('fetch')}
               disabled={actionLoading !== null}
+              aria-label={tr('gitSidebar.action.fetch')}
+              title={tr('gitSidebar.action.fetch')}
             >
-              {actionLoading === 'fetch' ? tr('gitSidebar.action.fetching') : tr('gitSidebar.action.fetch')}
+              <svg
+                width="16"
+                height="16"
+                viewBox="0 0 16 16"
+                fill="none"
+                aria-hidden="true"
+                focusable="false"
+                data-testid="git-action-icon-fetch"
+              >
+                <line x1="2" y1="13" x2="14" y2="13" className="git-action-branch-line" data-testid="git-action-branch-line" />
+                <circle cx="8" cy="13" r="1.6" className="git-action-branch-dot" data-testid="git-action-branch-dot" />
+                <line x1="8" y1="4.5" x2="8" y2="10.2" className="git-action-stem git-action-stem--dotted" data-testid="git-action-stem-fetch" />
+                <path d="M8 10.2l-2-2" className="git-action-arrow git-action-arrow--towards-branch" data-testid="git-action-arrow-fetch" />
+                <path d="M8 10.2l2-2" className="git-action-arrow git-action-arrow--towards-branch" />
+              </svg>
             </button>
             <button
               type="button"
-              className="git-sidebar-button"
+              className="sidebar-action git-sidebar-icon-button"
               onClick={() => handleRepoAction('pull')}
               disabled={actionLoading !== null}
+              aria-label={tr('gitSidebar.action.pull')}
+              title={tr('gitSidebar.action.pull')}
             >
-              {actionLoading === 'pull' ? tr('gitSidebar.action.pulling') : tr('gitSidebar.action.pull')}
+              <svg
+                width="16"
+                height="16"
+                viewBox="0 0 16 16"
+                fill="none"
+                aria-hidden="true"
+                focusable="false"
+                data-testid="git-action-icon-pull"
+              >
+                <line x1="2" y1="13" x2="14" y2="13" className="git-action-branch-line" data-testid="git-action-branch-line" />
+                <circle cx="8" cy="13" r="1.6" className="git-action-branch-dot" data-testid="git-action-branch-dot" />
+                <line x1="8" y1="4.5" x2="8" y2="10.2" className="git-action-stem git-action-stem--solid" data-testid="git-action-stem-pull" />
+                <path d="M8 10.2l-2-2" className="git-action-arrow git-action-arrow--towards-branch" data-testid="git-action-arrow-pull" />
+                <path d="M8 10.2l2-2" className="git-action-arrow git-action-arrow--towards-branch" />
+              </svg>
             </button>
             <button
               type="button"
-              className="git-sidebar-button"
+              className="sidebar-action git-sidebar-icon-button"
               onClick={() => handleRepoAction('push')}
               disabled={actionLoading !== null}
+              aria-label={tr('gitSidebar.action.push')}
+              title={tr('gitSidebar.action.push')}
             >
-              {actionLoading === 'push' ? tr('gitSidebar.action.pushing') : tr('gitSidebar.action.push')}
+              <svg
+                width="16"
+                height="16"
+                viewBox="0 0 16 16"
+                fill="none"
+                aria-hidden="true"
+                focusable="false"
+                data-testid="git-action-icon-push"
+              >
+                <line x1="2" y1="13" x2="14" y2="13" className="git-action-branch-line" data-testid="git-action-branch-line" />
+                <circle cx="8" cy="13" r="1.6" className="git-action-branch-dot" data-testid="git-action-branch-dot" />
+                <line x1="8" y1="10.2" x2="8" y2="4.5" className="git-action-stem git-action-stem--solid" data-testid="git-action-stem-push" />
+                <path d="M8 4.5l-2 2" className="git-action-arrow git-action-arrow--away-branch" data-testid="git-action-arrow-push" />
+                <path d="M8 4.5l2 2" className="git-action-arrow git-action-arrow--away-branch" />
+              </svg>
             </button>
             <button
               type="button"
-              className="git-sidebar-button"
+              className="sidebar-action git-sidebar-icon-button"
               onClick={() => handleRepoAction('prune-lfs')}
               disabled={actionLoading !== null}
+              aria-label={tr('gitSidebar.action.pruneLfs')}
+              title={tr('gitSidebar.action.pruneLfs')}
             >
-              {actionLoading === 'prune-lfs' ? tr('gitSidebar.action.pruning') : tr('gitSidebar.action.pruneLfs')}
+              <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false">
+                <line x1="2" y1="13" x2="14" y2="13" className="git-action-branch-line" />
+                <circle cx="8" cy="13" r="1.6" className="git-action-branch-dot" />
+                <line x1="8" y1="4.5" x2="8" y2="9.8" className="git-action-stem git-action-stem--solid" />
+                <path d="M8 9.8l-2-2" className="git-action-arrow git-action-arrow--towards-branch" />
+                <path d="M8 9.8l2-2" className="git-action-arrow git-action-arrow--towards-branch" />
+                <path d="M10.8 4.2l2 2" className="git-action-prune-mark" />
+                <path d="M12.8 4.2l-2 2" className="git-action-prune-mark" />
+              </svg>
             </button>
           </div>
           {actionLoading && (
diff --git a/tests/renderer/components/GitSidebar.test.tsx b/tests/renderer/components/GitSidebar.test.tsx
index f53cab4..945f5c0 100644
--- a/tests/renderer/components/GitSidebar.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/renderer/components/GitSidebar.test.tsx
@@ -661,6 +661,63 @@ describe('GitSidebar', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('renders repo actions as icon-only buttons with hover tooltips', async () => {
+    (window as any).electronAPI.git.getRepoState = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      isRepo: true,
+      rootPath: '/repo/path',
+      currentBranch: 'main',
+      hasRemote: true,
+    });
+
+    render(<GitSidebar />);
+
+    const repoActions = await screen.findByRole('group', { name: /repository actions/i });
+    const fetchButton = within(repoActions).getByRole('button', { name: /^fetch$/i });
+    const pullButton = within(repoActions).getByRole('button', { name: /^pull$/i });
+    const pushButton = within(repoActions).getByRole('button', { name: /^push$/i });
+    const pruneButton = within(repoActions).getByRole('button', { name: /^prune lfs$/i });
+
+    expect(fetchButton).toHaveAttribute('title', 'Fetch');
+    expect(pullButton).toHaveAttribute('title', 'Pull');
+    expect(pushButton).toHaveAttribute('title', 'Push');
+    expect(pruneButton).toHaveAttribute('title', 'Prune LFS');
+
+    expect(within(repoActions).queryByText('Fetch')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(within(repoActions).queryByText('Pull')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(within(repoActions).queryByText('Push')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(within(repoActions).queryByText('Prune LFS')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('uses unified branch baseline icons with action-specific arrow direction styles', async () => {
+    (window as any).electronAPI.git.getRepoState = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      isRepo: true,
+      rootPath: '/repo/path',
+      currentBranch: 'main',
+      hasRemote: true,
+    });
+
+    render(<GitSidebar />);
+
+    const repoActions = await screen.findByRole('group', { name: /repository actions/i });
+    const fetchButton = within(repoActions).getByRole('button', { name: /^fetch$/i });
+    const pullButton = within(repoActions).getByRole('button', { name: /^pull$/i });
+    const pushButton = within(repoActions).getByRole('button', { name: /^push$/i });
+
+    const fetchIcon = within(fetchButton).getByTestId('git-action-icon-fetch');
+    expect(within(fetchIcon).getByTestId('git-action-branch-line')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(within(fetchIcon).getByTestId('git-action-branch-dot')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(within(fetchIcon).getByTestId('git-action-stem-fetch')).toHaveClass('git-action-stem--dotted');
+    expect(within(fetchIcon).getByTestId('git-action-arrow-fetch')).toHaveClass('git-action-arrow--towards-branch');
+
+    const pullIcon = within(pullButton).getByTestId('git-action-icon-pull');
+    expect(within(pullIcon).getByTestId('git-action-stem-pull')).toHaveClass('git-action-stem--solid');
+    expect(within(pullIcon).getByTestId('git-action-arrow-pull')).toHaveClass('git-action-arrow--towards-branch');
+
+    const pushIcon = within(pushButton).getByTestId('git-action-icon-push');
+    expect(within(pushIcon).getByTestId('git-action-stem-push')).toHaveClass('git-action-stem--solid');
+    expect(within(pushIcon).getByTestId('git-action-arrow-push')).toHaveClass('git-action-arrow--away-branch');
+  });
+
   it('shows in-progress feedback while prune lfs is running', async () => {
     let resolvePrune: ((value: { success: boolean; dryRun: boolean; verifyRemote: boolean; recentCommitsToKeep: number }) => void) | null = null;
     (window as any).electronAPI.git.getRepoState = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
@@ -684,7 +741,7 @@ describe('GitSidebar', () => {
     });
 
     expect(screen.getByRole('status')).toHaveTextContent(/pruning local git lfs cache/i);
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /pruning/i })).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /prune lfs/i })).toBeDisabled();
 
     await act(async () => {
       resolvePrune?.({ success: true, dryRun: false, verifyRemote: true, recentCommitsToKeep: 2 });
@@ -818,7 +875,7 @@ describe('GitSidebar', () => {
     });
 
     expect(screen.getByRole('status')).toHaveTextContent(/pushing commits to remote/i);
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /pushing/i })).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^push$/i })).toBeDisabled();
 
     await act(async () => {
       resolvePush?.({ success: true });