diff --git a/src/views/activeRepositoryNode.ts b/src/views/activeRepositoryNode.ts
index a066d60..46fb1ef 100644
--- a/src/views/activeRepositoryNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/activeRepositoryNode.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ export class ActiveRepositoryNode extends ExplorerNode {
         }
     }
 
+    get id(): string {
+        return 'gitlens:repository:active';
+    }
+
     private async onActiveEditorChanged(editor: TextEditor | undefined) {
         if (editor !== undefined && !isTextEditor(editor)) return;
 
@@ -86,8 +90,10 @@ export class ActiveRepositoryNode extends ExplorerNode {
     }
 
     getTreeItem(): TreeItem {
-        return this._repositoryNode !== undefined
+        const item = this._repositoryNode !== undefined
             ? this._repositoryNode.getTreeItem()
             : new TreeItem('No active repository', TreeItemCollapsibleState.None);
+        item.id = this.id;
+        return item;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/views/repositoryNode.ts b/src/views/repositoryNode.ts
index 2506739..3de5c9a 100644
--- a/src/views/repositoryNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/repositoryNode.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export class RepositoryNode extends ExplorerNode {
         super(uri);
     }
 
+    get id(): string {
+        return `gitlens:repository(${this.repo.path})${this.active ? ':active' : ''}`;
+    }
+
     async getChildren(): Promise<ExplorerNode[]> {
         this.resetChildren();
         this.updateSubscription();
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ export class RepositoryNode extends ExplorerNode {
             : `${this.repo.formattedName || this.uri.repoPath}`;
 
         const item = new TreeItem(label, this.active ? TreeItemCollapsibleState.Expanded : TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed);
+        item.id = this.id;
         item.contextValue = ResourceType.Repository;
         return item;
     }
diff --git a/src/views/statusFilesNode.ts b/src/views/statusFilesNode.ts
index 6223b38..9dfe5e2 100644
--- a/src/views/statusFilesNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/statusFilesNode.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@ export class StatusFilesNode extends ExplorerNode {
     constructor(
         public readonly status: GitStatus,
         public readonly range: string | undefined,
-        private readonly explorer: GitExplorer
+        private readonly explorer: GitExplorer,
+        private readonly active: boolean = false
     ) {
         super(GitUri.fromRepoPath(status.repoPath));
         this.repoPath = status.repoPath;
     }
 
+    get id(): string {
+        return `gitlens:repository(${this.status.repoPath})${this.active ? ':active' : ''}:status:files`;
+    }
+
     async getChildren(): Promise<ExplorerNode[]> {
         let statuses: IGitStatusFileWithCommit[] = [];
 
@@ -119,6 +124,7 @@ export class StatusFilesNode extends ExplorerNode {
 
         const label = `${files} file${files > 1 ? 's' : ''} changed`; // ${this.status.upstream === undefined ? '' : ` (ahead of ${this.status.upstream})`}`;
         const item = new TreeItem(label, TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed);
+        item.id = this.id;
         item.contextValue = ResourceType.StatusFiles;
         item.iconPath = {
             dark: Container.context.asAbsolutePath(`images/dark/icon-diff.svg`),
diff --git a/src/views/statusNode.ts b/src/views/statusNode.ts
index e95cc6e..d6759e6 100644
--- a/src/views/statusNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/statusNode.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ export class StatusNode extends ExplorerNode {
         super(uri);
     }
 
+    get id(): string {
+        return `gitlens:repository(${this.repo.path})${this.active ? ':active' : ''}:status`;
+    }
+
     async getChildren(): Promise<ExplorerNode[]> {
         this.resetChildren();
 
@@ -26,18 +30,18 @@ export class StatusNode extends ExplorerNode {
         this.children = [];
 
         if (status.state.behind) {
-            this.children.push(new StatusUpstreamNode(status, 'behind', this.explorer));
+            this.children.push(new StatusUpstreamNode(status, 'behind', this.explorer, this.active));
         }
 
         if (status.state.ahead) {
-            this.children.push(new StatusUpstreamNode(status, 'ahead', this.explorer));
+            this.children.push(new StatusUpstreamNode(status, 'ahead', this.explorer, this.active));
         }
 
         if (status.state.ahead || (status.files.length !== 0 && this.includeWorkingTree)) {
             const range = status.upstream
                 ? `${status.upstream}..${status.branch}`
                 : undefined;
-            this.children.push(new StatusFilesNode(status, range, this.explorer));
+            this.children.push(new StatusFilesNode(status, range, this.explorer, this.active));
         }
 
         return this.children;
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ export class StatusNode extends ExplorerNode {
         }
 
         const item = new TreeItem(label, state);
+        item.id = this.id;
         item.contextValue = ResourceType.Status;
 
         item.iconPath = {
diff --git a/src/views/statusUpstreamNode.ts b/src/views/statusUpstreamNode.ts
index d620329..1cd6924 100644
--- a/src/views/statusUpstreamNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/statusUpstreamNode.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,16 @@ export class StatusUpstreamNode extends ExplorerNode {
     constructor(
         public readonly status: GitStatus,
         public readonly direction: 'ahead' | 'behind',
-        private readonly explorer: Explorer
+        private readonly explorer: Explorer,
+        private readonly active: boolean = false
     ) {
         super(GitUri.fromRepoPath(status.repoPath));
     }
 
+    get id(): string {
+        return `gitlens:repository(${this.status.repoPath})${this.active ? ':active' : ''}:status:upstream`;
+    }
+
     async getChildren(): Promise<ExplorerNode[]> {
         const range = this.direction === 'ahead'
             ? `${this.status.upstream}..${this.status.branch}`
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ export class StatusUpstreamNode extends ExplorerNode {
             : `${this.status.state.behind} commit${this.status.state.behind > 1 ? 's' : ''} (behind ${this.status.upstream})`;
 
         const item = new TreeItem(label, TreeItemCollapsibleState.Collapsed);
+        item.id = this.id;
         item.contextValue = ResourceType.StatusUpstream;
 
         item.iconPath = {