diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
index f50d48208ab..29750c35544 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void GitSubmitEditorWidget::initialize(CommitType commitType,
         connect(m_logChangeWidget, &LogChangeWidget::activated,
                 this, &GitSubmitEditorWidget::show);
         logChangeLayout->addWidget(m_logChangeWidget);
-        insertTopWidget(logChangeGroupBox);
+        insertLeftWidget(logChangeGroupBox);
         m_gitSubmitPanelUi.editGroup->hide();
         hideDescription();
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.cpp
index a9bd53cbc06..380525e1d14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.cpp
@@ -561,6 +561,11 @@ void SubmitEditorWidget::insertTopWidget(QWidget *w)
     d->m_ui.vboxLayout->insertWidget(0, w);
 }
 
+void SubmitEditorWidget::insertLeftWidget(QWidget *w)
+{
+    d->m_ui.splitter->insertWidget(0, w);
+}
+
 void SubmitEditorWidget::addSubmitButtonMenu(QMenu *menu)
 {
     d->m_submitButton->setMenu(menu);
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.h
index e44082345b7..9a4843a416d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorwidget.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ protected:
     virtual QString cleanupDescription(const QString &) const;
     virtual QString commitName() const;
     void insertTopWidget(QWidget *w);
+    void insertLeftWidget(QWidget *w);
     void addSubmitButtonMenu(QMenu *menu);
     void hideDescription();