is there a way to have parent folder indicate that it contains modified files?

So I was wondering if there is a way for a files parent folder to indicate that the folder contains files that have been modified (if you are using something like svn or git). Some times I miss files because the parent folder is collapsed and I didn't realize that there was still a file unchecked in in there. I think netbeans does something like this where it takes on the blue color if it contains files that are modified. Let me know if I'm not being clear.

MS