diff --git a/pkg/gui/context/list_renderer.go b/pkg/gui/context/list_renderer.go
index b8d036778..35e0b26ef 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/context/list_renderer.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/context/list_renderer.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package context
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
@@ -9,6 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 )
 
+func formatListSectionHeader(label string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("--- %s ---", label)
+}
+
 type NonModelItem struct {
 	// Where in the model this should be inserted
 	Index int
diff --git a/pkg/gui/context/local_commits_context.go b/pkg/gui/context/local_commits_context.go
index a66c720c9..034b2434e 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/context/local_commits_context.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/context/local_commits_context.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package context
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ func NewLocalCommitsContext(c *ContextCommon) *LocalCommitsContext {
 			if c.Model().WorkingTreeStateAtLastCommitRefresh.Rebasing {
 				result = append(result, &NonModelItem{
 					Index:   0,
-					Content: fmt.Sprintf("--- %s ---", c.Tr.PendingRebaseTodosSectionHeader),
+					Content: formatListSectionHeader(c.Tr.PendingRebaseTodosSectionHeader),
 				})
 			}
 
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ func NewLocalCommitsContext(c *ContextCommon) *LocalCommitsContext {
 					c.Tr.PendingRevertsSectionHeader)
 				result = append(result, &NonModelItem{
 					Index:   firstCherryPickOrRevertTodo,
-					Content: fmt.Sprintf("--- %s ---", label),
+					Content: formatListSectionHeader(label),
 				})
 			}
 
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ func NewLocalCommitsContext(c *ContextCommon) *LocalCommitsContext {
 			}
 			result = append(result, &NonModelItem{
 				Index:   firstRealCommit,
-				Content: fmt.Sprintf("--- %s ---", c.Tr.CommitsSectionHeader),
+				Content: formatListSectionHeader(c.Tr.CommitsSectionHeader),
 			})
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/context/menu_context.go b/pkg/gui/context/menu_context.go
index 9feef1e4c..8129aa420 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/context/menu_context.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/context/menu_context.go
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func (self *MenuViewModel) GetNonModelItems() []*NonModelItem {
 			result = append(result, &NonModelItem{
 				Index:   i,
 				Column:  1,
-				Content: style.FgGreen.SetBold().Sprintf("--- %s ---", menuItem.Section.Title),
+				Content: style.FgGreen.SetBold().Sprint(formatListSectionHeader(menuItem.Section.Title)),
 			})
 			prevSection = menuItem.Section
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/context/sub_commits_context.go b/pkg/gui/context/sub_commits_context.go
index 4e05c9594..b0bcee30a 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/context/sub_commits_context.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/context/sub_commits_context.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package context
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/git_commands"
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ func NewSubCommitsContext(
 			}
 			result = append(result, &NonModelItem{
 				Index:   upstreamIdx,
-				Content: fmt.Sprintf("--- %s ---", c.Tr.DivergenceSectionHeaderRemote),
+				Content: formatListSectionHeader(c.Tr.DivergenceSectionHeaderRemote),
 			})
 
 			_, localIdx, found := lo.FindIndexOf(
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ func NewSubCommitsContext(
 			}
 			result = append(result, &NonModelItem{
 				Index:   localIdx,
-				Content: fmt.Sprintf("--- %s ---", c.Tr.DivergenceSectionHeaderLocal),
+				Content: formatListSectionHeader(c.Tr.DivergenceSectionHeaderLocal),
 			})
 		}