diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index ce16048..ea9820b 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -8124,6 +8124,9 @@ function! fugitive#Foldtext() abort
     endif
   elseif line_foldstart =~# '^@@\+ .* @@'
     return '+-' . v:folddashes . ' ' . line_foldstart
+  elseif &filetype ==# 'fugitive' && line_foldstart =~# '^[A-Z][a-z].* (\d\+)$'
+    let c = +matchstr(line_foldstart, '(\zs\d\+\ze)$')
+    return '+-' . v:folddashes . printf('%3d item', c) . (c == 1 ? ':  ' : 's: ') . matchstr(line_foldstart, '.*\ze (\d\+)$')
   elseif &filetype ==# 'gitcommit' && line_foldstart =~# '^# .*:$'
     let lines = getline(v:foldstart, v:foldend)
     call filter(lines, 'v:val =~# "^#\t"')
diff --git a/syntax/fugitive.vim b/syntax/fugitive.vim
index e61b34f..c7fe201 100644
--- a/syntax/fugitive.vim
+++ b/syntax/fugitive.vim
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ syn match fugitiveHeader /^Pull:\|^Rebase:\|^Merge:\|^Push:/ nextgroup=fugitiveS
 syn match fugitiveHelpHeader /^Help:/ nextgroup=fugitiveHelpTag skipwhite
 syn match fugitiveHelpTag    /\S\+/ contained
 
-syn region fugitiveSection start=/^\%(.*(\d\++\=)$\)\@=/ contains=fugitiveHeading end=/^$/
+syn region fugitiveSection start=/^\%(.*(\d\++\=)$\)\@=/ contains=fugitiveHeading end=/^$/ fold
 syn cluster fugitiveSection contains=fugitiveSection
 syn match fugitiveHeading /^[A-Z][a-z][^:]*\ze (\d\++\=)$/ contains=fugitivePreposition contained nextgroup=fugitiveCount skipwhite
 syn match fugitiveCount /(\d\++\=)/hs=s+1,he=e-1 contained
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ syn match fugitiveHash /\S\@<!\x\{4,\}\S\@!/ contained
 syn region fugitiveHunk start=/^\%(@@\+ -\)\@=/ end=/^\%([A-Za-z?@]\|$\)\@=/ contains=diffLine,diffRemoved,diffAdded,diffNoEOL containedin=@fugitiveSection fold
 
 for s:section in ['Untracked', 'Unstaged', 'Staged']
-  exe 'syn region fugitive' . s:section . 'Section start=/^\%(' . s:section . ' .*(\d\++\=)$\)\@=/ contains=fugitive' . s:section . 'Heading end=/^$/'
+  exe 'syn region fugitive' . s:section . 'Section start=/^\%(' . s:section . ' .*(\d\++\=)$\)\@=/ contains=fugitive' . s:section . 'Heading end=/^$/ fold'
   exe 'syn match fugitive' . s:section . 'Modifier /^[MADRCU?] / contained containedin=fugitive' . s:section . 'Section'
   exe 'syn cluster fugitiveSection add=fugitive' . s:section . 'Section'
   exe 'syn match fugitive' . s:section . 'Heading /^[A-Z][a-z][^:]*\ze (\d\++\=)$/ contains=fugitivePreposition contained nextgroup=fugitiveCount skipwhite'