diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewPane.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewPane.ts
index 0784b4ebbd4..abeb78efbbd 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewPane.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/scm/browser/scmViewPane.ts
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ export class SCMAccessibilityProvider implements IListAccessibilityProvider<Tree
 		} else if (isSCMResourceGroup(element)) {
 			return element.label;
 		} else if (isSCMHistoryItemGroupTreeElement(element)) {
-			return `${stripIcons(element.label).trim()}${element.description ? `, ${element.description}` : ''}`;
+			return element.ariaLabel ?? `${element.label.trim()}${element.description ? `, ${element.description}` : ''}`;
 		} else if (isSCMHistoryItemTreeElement(element)) {
 			return `${stripIcons(element.label).trim()}${element.description ? `, ${element.description}` : ''}`;
 		} else if (isSCMHistoryItemChangeTreeElement(element)) {
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ export class SCMAccessibilityProvider implements IListAccessibilityProvider<Tree
 
 			return result.join(', ');
 		} else if (isSCMViewSeparator(element)) {
-			return element.label;
+			return element.ariaLabel ?? element.label;
 		} else {
 			const result: string[] = [];