diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt
index 4fca13d134..3d51717bbe 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-status.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1].
 	(and suppresses the output of submodule summaries when the config option
 	`status.submodulesummary` is set).
 
+--ignored::
+	Show ignored files as well.
+
 -z::
 	Terminate entries with NUL, instead of LF.  This implies
 	the `--porcelain` output format if no other format is given.
@@ -120,7 +123,8 @@ codes can be interpreted as follows:
 * 'C' = copied
 * 'U' = updated but unmerged
 
-Ignored files are not listed.
+Ignored files are not listed, unless `--ignored` option is in effect,
+in which case `XY` are `!!`.
 
     X          Y     Meaning
     -------------------------------------------------
@@ -143,6 +147,7 @@ Ignored files are not listed.
     U           U    unmerged, both modified
     -------------------------------------------------
     ?           ?    untracked
+    !           !    ignored
     -------------------------------------------------
 
 If -b is used the short-format status is preceded by a line
diff --git a/t/t7508-status.sh b/t/t7508-status.sh
index 1fdfbd3865..905255adf0 100755
--- a/t/t7508-status.sh
+++ b/t/t7508-status.sh
@@ -131,6 +131,127 @@ test_expect_success 'status -s' '
 
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'status with gitignore' '
+	{
+		echo ".gitignore" &&
+		echo "expect" &&
+		echo "output" &&
+		echo "untracked"
+	} >.gitignore &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	 M dir1/modified
+	A  dir2/added
+	?? dir2/modified
+	EOF
+	git status -s >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	 M dir1/modified
+	A  dir2/added
+	?? dir2/modified
+	!! .gitignore
+	!! dir1/untracked
+	!! dir2/untracked
+	!! expect
+	!! output
+	!! untracked
+	EOF
+	git status -s --ignored >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	# On branch master
+	# Changes to be committed:
+	#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
+	#
+	#	new file:   dir2/added
+	#
+	# Changes not staged for commit:
+	#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
+	#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
+	#
+	#	modified:   dir1/modified
+	#
+	# Untracked files:
+	#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+	#
+	#	dir2/modified
+	# Ignored files:
+	#   (use "git add -f <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+	#
+	#	.gitignore
+	#	dir1/untracked
+	#	dir2/untracked
+	#	expect
+	#	output
+	#	untracked
+	EOF
+	git status --ignored >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'status with gitignore (nothing untracked)' '
+	{
+		echo ".gitignore" &&
+		echo "expect" &&
+		echo "dir2/modified" &&
+		echo "output" &&
+		echo "untracked"
+	} >.gitignore &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	 M dir1/modified
+	A  dir2/added
+	EOF
+	git status -s >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	 M dir1/modified
+	A  dir2/added
+	!! .gitignore
+	!! dir1/untracked
+	!! dir2/modified
+	!! dir2/untracked
+	!! expect
+	!! output
+	!! untracked
+	EOF
+	git status -s --ignored >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	# On branch master
+	# Changes to be committed:
+	#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
+	#
+	#	new file:   dir2/added
+	#
+	# Changes not staged for commit:
+	#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
+	#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
+	#
+	#	modified:   dir1/modified
+	#
+	# Ignored files:
+	#   (use "git add -f <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+	#
+	#	.gitignore
+	#	dir1/untracked
+	#	dir2/modified
+	#	dir2/untracked
+	#	expect
+	#	output
+	#	untracked
+	EOF
+	git status --ignored >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+
+rm -f .gitignore
+
 cat >expect <<\EOF
 ## master
  M dir1/modified
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 9f4e0ba9c1..02377729c4 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ static void wt_status_print_other(struct wt_status *s,
 	int i;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	if (!s->untracked.nr)
+	if (!l->nr)
 		return;
 
 	wt_status_print_other_header(s, what, how);