diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/branches_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/branches_helper.go
index 364c07f6d..3006ba638 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/branches_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/branches_helper.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func (self *BranchesHelper) FastForwardBranches(branches []*models.Branch) error
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return self.withFastForwardingStatus(branches, fastForward)
+	return self.WithInlineStatusOnBranches(branches, types.ItemOperationFastForwarding, fastForward)
 }
 
 // Does the part of FastForwardBranches that looks at the model, and so has to
@@ -501,11 +501,12 @@ func (self *BranchesHelper) PrepareFastForward(branches []*models.Branch) (func(
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// Runs f with all the given branches shown as being fast-forwarded
-func (self *BranchesHelper) withFastForwardingStatus(branches []*models.Branch, f func(gocui.Task) error) error {
-	return self.c.WithInlineStatus(branches[0], types.ItemOperationFastForwarding, context.LOCAL_BRANCHES_CONTEXT_KEY, func(task gocui.Task) error {
+// Runs f on a worker with all the given branches shown as being in the given
+// operation while it runs
+func (self *BranchesHelper) WithInlineStatusOnBranches(branches []*models.Branch, operation types.ItemOperation, f func(gocui.Task) error) error {
+	return self.c.WithInlineStatus(branches[0], operation, context.LOCAL_BRANCHES_CONTEXT_KEY, func(task gocui.Task) error {
 		for _, branch := range branches[1:] {
-			self.c.State().SetItemOperation(branch, types.ItemOperationFastForwarding)
+			self.c.State().SetItemOperation(branch, operation)
 		}
 		defer func() {
 			for _, branch := range branches[1:] {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go
index 15b37b0b1..bd07e2c9a 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go
@@ -383,16 +383,8 @@ func (self *SyncController) pushBranchesAux(currentBranch *models.Branch, branch
 // Runs f as a push of the current branch, showing it and the other branches
 // as being pushed while it runs
 func (self *SyncController) withPushingStatus(currentBranch *models.Branch, otherBranches []*models.Branch, f func(gocui.Task) error) error {
-	return self.c.WithInlineStatus(currentBranch, types.ItemOperationPushing, context.LOCAL_BRANCHES_CONTEXT_KEY, func(task gocui.Task) error {
-		for _, branch := range otherBranches {
-			self.c.State().SetItemOperation(branch, types.ItemOperationPushing)
-		}
-		defer func() {
-			for _, branch := range otherBranches {
-				self.c.State().ClearItemOperation(branch)
-			}
-		}()
-
+	branches := append([]*models.Branch{currentBranch}, otherBranches...)
+	return self.c.Helpers().BranchesHelper.WithInlineStatusOnBranches(branches, types.ItemOperationPushing, func(task gocui.Task) error {
 		self.c.LogAction(self.c.Tr.Actions.Push)
 		return f(task)
 	})