diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/browser/changes-pane.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/browser/changes-pane.spec.ts
index 0da78b92ea..51503d751b 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/browser/changes-pane.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/browser/changes-pane.spec.ts
@@ -838,25 +838,36 @@ test("desktop Changes toggles a navigation tree beside the expanded diff documen
   await testInfo.attach("changes-toolbar", { path: screenshot, contentType: "image/png" });
 });
 
-test("compact Changes keeps its options control touch-sized", async ({ page }) => {
+test("compact Changes keeps its actions compact and menu-only", async ({ page }) => {
   const workspace = await createWorkspaceWithMountedTabDiff();
   await useUnwrappedDiffLines(page);
   await openWorkspaceChanges(page, workspace);
   await page.setViewportSize({ width: 480, height: 900 });
 
+  const actions = page.getByTestId("changes-actions-menu-trigger").filter({ visible: true });
   const options = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Diff options" }).filter({ visible: true });
-  const [optionsBox, glyphBox] = await Promise.all([
+  const [actionsBox, optionsBox, glyphBox] = await Promise.all([
+    actions.boundingBox(),
     options.boundingBox(),
     options.locator("svg").boundingBox(),
   ]);
-  if (!optionsBox || !glyphBox) {
-    throw new Error("Compact Changes options geometry could not be measured");
+  if (!actionsBox || !optionsBox || !glyphBox) {
+    throw new Error("Compact Changes toolbar geometry could not be measured");
   }
+  expect(actionsBox.width).toBe(48);
+  expect(actionsBox.height).toBe(28);
   expect(optionsBox.width).toBe(32);
   expect(optionsBox.height).toBe(32);
   expect(glyphBox.width).toBe(18);
   expect(glyphBox.height).toBe(18);
 
+  await expect(actions).not.toContainText("Commit");
+  await expect(actions.locator("svg")).toHaveCount(2);
+  await actions.click();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("changes-primary-cta-menu")).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("changes-menu-commit")).toContainText("Commit");
+  await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
+
   await options.click();
   const wrapLines = page.getByText("Wrap long lines", { exact: true });
   await expect(wrapLines).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/packages/app/src/git/actions-split-button.tsx b/packages/app/src/git/actions-split-button.tsx
index 04f806e207..59df725ca7 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/git/actions-split-button.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/git/actions-split-button.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { LoadingSpinner } from "@/components/ui/loading-spinner";
 import { useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
 import { View, Text, Pressable, type PressableStateCallbackType } from "react-native";
 import { StyleSheet, useUnistyles } from "react-native-unistyles";
-import { ChevronDown, MoreVertical } from "lucide-react-native";
+import { ChevronDown, GitBranch, MoreVertical } from "lucide-react-native";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import {
   DropdownMenu,
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { buttonControlHeight } from "@/components/ui/control-geometry";
 interface GitActionsSplitButtonProps {
   gitActions: GitActions;
   hideLabels?: boolean;
+  menuOnly?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface GitActionMenuItemProps {
@@ -74,7 +75,11 @@ function GitActionMenuItem({
   );
 }
 
-export function GitActionsSplitButton({ gitActions, hideLabels }: GitActionsSplitButtonProps) {
+export function GitActionsSplitButton({
+  gitActions,
+  hideLabels,
+  menuOnly = false,
+}: GitActionsSplitButtonProps) {
   const { theme } = useUnistyles();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const runGitAction = useGitActionRunner();
@@ -115,6 +120,62 @@ export function GitActionsSplitButton({ gitActions, hideLabels }: GitActionsSpli
     [theme.colors.surface2],
   );
 
+  const menuOnlyTriggerStyle = useCallback(
+    ({ hovered, pressed, open }: { hovered: boolean; pressed: boolean; open: boolean }) => [
+      styles.menuOnlyTrigger,
+      (hovered || pressed || open) &&
+        inlineUnistylesStyle({ backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface2 }),
+    ],
+    [theme.colors.surface2],
+  );
+
+  const menuOnlyActions = useMemo(
+    () => [
+      ...(gitActions.primary ? [gitActions.primary] : []),
+      ...gitActions.secondary,
+      ...gitActions.menu,
+    ],
+    [gitActions.menu, gitActions.primary, gitActions.secondary],
+  );
+
+  if (menuOnly) {
+    if (menuOnlyActions.length === 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <DropdownMenu>
+        <DropdownMenuTrigger
+          testID="changes-actions-menu-trigger"
+          style={menuOnlyTriggerStyle}
+          accessibilityRole="button"
+          accessibilityLabel={t("workspace.header.actions.workspaceActions")}
+        >
+          <GitBranch size={16} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+          <ChevronDown size={12} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+        </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+        <DropdownMenuContent align="end" testID="changes-primary-cta-menu">
+          {menuOnlyActions.map((action, index) => (
+            <GitActionMenuItem
+              key={action.id}
+              action={action}
+              onSelect={runGitAction}
+              archiveShortcutKeys={archiveShortcutKeys}
+              needsSeparator={action.startsGroup}
+              showSeparator={index > 0}
+              closeOnSelect={
+                action.status === "idle" &&
+                action.id === "pr" &&
+                action.label === action.pendingLabel &&
+                action.label === action.successLabel
+              }
+            />
+          ))}
+        </DropdownMenuContent>
+      </DropdownMenu>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <View style={styles.row}>
       {gitActions.primary ? (
@@ -224,6 +285,17 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     justifyContent: "center",
     position: "relative",
   },
+  menuOnlyTrigger: {
+    width: 48,
+    height: buttonControlHeight.xs,
+    flexDirection: "row",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    justifyContent: "center",
+    gap: theme.spacing[1],
+    borderRadius: theme.borderRadius.lg,
+    borderWidth: theme.borderWidth[1],
+    borderColor: theme.colors.borderAccent,
+  },
   splitButtonPrimaryDisabled: {
     opacity: 0.6,
   },
diff --git a/packages/app/src/git/diff-pane.tsx b/packages/app/src/git/diff-pane.tsx
index 0e557516ef..e615d98861 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/git/diff-pane.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/git/diff-pane.tsx
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ function ChangesToolbar(props: ChangesToolbarProps) {
             onToggle={onToggleDesktopTree}
           />
         ) : null}
-        {isMobile ? <GitActionsSplitButton gitActions={gitActions} /> : null}
+        {isMobile ? <GitActionsSplitButton gitActions={gitActions} menuOnly /> : null}
         <ChangesOptionsMenu {...props} />
       </View>
     </PaneContentToolbar>