diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c55bd0d..fc134f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixes [#1150](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/1150) - Cannot read property 'provider' of undefined
+- Fixes [#1157](https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/issues/1157) - GitLens report `X files changed` when comparing working tree with a branch having identical files
 
 ## [11.0.0] - 2020-11-14
 
diff --git a/src/views/nodes/compareBranchNode.ts b/src/views/nodes/compareBranchNode.ts
index fd52d2f..9accc2b 100644
--- a/src/views/nodes/compareBranchNode.ts
+++ b/src/views/nodes/compareBranchNode.ts
@@ -223,15 +223,30 @@ export class CompareBranchNode extends ViewNode<BranchesView | CommitsView | Rep
 	}
 
 	private async getAheadFilesQuery(): Promise<FilesQueryResults> {
-		const files = await Container.git.getDiffStatus(
-			this.uri.repoPath!,
-			this.compareWithWorkingTree
-				? // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing
-				  this._compareWith?.ref || 'HEAD'
-				: // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing
-				  GitRevision.createRange(this._compareWith?.ref || 'HEAD', this.branch.ref, '...'),
+		let files = await Container.git.getDiffStatus(
+			this.repoPath,
+			// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing
+			GitRevision.createRange(this._compareWith?.ref || 'HEAD', this.branch.ref || 'HEAD', '...'),
 		);
 
+		if (this.compareWithWorkingTree) {
+			const workingFiles = await Container.git.getDiffStatus(this.repoPath, 'HEAD');
+			if (workingFiles != null) {
+				if (files != null) {
+					for (const wf of workingFiles) {
+						const index = files.findIndex(f => f.fileName === wf.fileName);
+						if (index !== -1) {
+							files.splice(index, 1, wf);
+						} else {
+							files.push(wf);
+						}
+					}
+				} else {
+					files = workingFiles;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		return {
 			label: `${Strings.pluralize('file', files?.length ?? 0, { zero: 'No' })} changed`,
 			files: files,