diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh
index 9b6c2da7b4..39083b4d97 100755
--- a/git-stash.sh
+++ b/git-stash.sh
@@ -300,6 +300,12 @@ push_stash () {
 
 	if test -z "$patch_mode"
 	then
+		test "$untracked" = "all" && CLEAN_X_OPTION=-x || CLEAN_X_OPTION=
+		if test -n "$untracked"
+		then
+			git clean --force --quiet -d $CLEAN_X_OPTION -- "$@"
+		fi
+
 		if test $# != 0
 		then
 			git reset -q -- "$@"
@@ -309,11 +315,6 @@ push_stash () {
 		else
 			git reset --hard -q
 		fi
-		test "$untracked" = "all" && CLEAN_X_OPTION=-x || CLEAN_X_OPTION=
-		if test -n "$untracked"
-		then
-			git clean --force --quiet -d $CLEAN_X_OPTION -- "$@"
-		fi
 
 		if test "$keep_index" = "t" && test -n "$i_tree"
 		then
diff --git a/t/t3905-stash-include-untracked.sh b/t/t3905-stash-include-untracked.sh
index 193adc7b68..bfde4057ad 100755
--- a/t/t3905-stash-include-untracked.sh
+++ b/t/t3905-stash-include-untracked.sh
@@ -211,4 +211,21 @@ test_expect_success 'stash push with $IFS character' '
 	test_path_is_file bar
 '
 
+cat > .gitignore <<EOF
+ignored
+ignored.d/*
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'stash previously ignored file' '
+	git reset HEAD &&
+	git add .gitignore &&
+	git commit -m "Add .gitignore" &&
+	>ignored.d/foo &&
+	echo "!ignored.d/foo" >> .gitignore &&
+	git stash save --include-untracked &&
+	test_path_is_missing ignored.d/foo &&
+	git stash pop &&
+	test_path_is_file ignored.d/foo
+'
+
 test_done