diff --git a/git-gui/git-gui.sh b/git-gui/git-gui.sh
index 867b8cea461836..2ea45e117379ff 100755
--- a/git-gui/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui/git-gui.sh
@@ -2083,6 +2083,7 @@ set all_icons(U$ui_index)   file_merge
 set all_icons(T$ui_index)   file_statechange
 
 set all_icons(_$ui_workdir) file_plain
+set all_icons(A$ui_workdir) file_plain
 set all_icons(M$ui_workdir) file_mod
 set all_icons(D$ui_workdir) file_question
 set all_icons(U$ui_workdir) file_merge
@@ -2109,6 +2110,7 @@ foreach i {
 		{A_ {mc "Staged for commit"}}
 		{AM {mc "Portions staged for commit"}}
 		{AD {mc "Staged for commit, missing"}}
+		{AA {mc "Intended to be added"}}
 
 		{_D {mc "Missing"}}
 		{D_ {mc "Staged for removal"}}
diff --git a/git-gui/lib/diff.tcl b/git-gui/lib/diff.tcl
index 871ad488c2a1c0..36d3715f7b25a2 100644
--- a/git-gui/lib/diff.tcl
+++ b/git-gui/lib/diff.tcl
@@ -582,7 +582,8 @@ proc apply_or_revert_hunk {x y revert} {
 	if {$current_diff_side eq $ui_index} {
 		set failed_msg [mc "Failed to unstage selected hunk."]
 		lappend apply_cmd --reverse --cached
-		if {[string index $mi 0] ne {M}} {
+		set file_state [string index $mi 0]
+		if {$file_state ne {M} && $file_state ne {A}} {
 			unlock_index
 			return
 		}
@@ -595,7 +596,8 @@ proc apply_or_revert_hunk {x y revert} {
 			lappend apply_cmd --cached
 		}
 
-		if {[string index $mi 1] ne {M}} {
+		set file_state [string index $mi 1]
+		if {$file_state ne {M} && $file_state ne {A}} {
 			unlock_index
 			return
 		}
@@ -687,7 +689,8 @@ proc apply_or_revert_range_or_line {x y revert} {
 		set failed_msg [mc "Failed to unstage selected line."]
 		set to_context {+}
 		lappend apply_cmd --reverse --cached
-		if {[string index $mi 0] ne {M}} {
+		set file_state [string index $mi 0]
+		if {$file_state ne {M} && $file_state ne {A}} {
 			unlock_index
 			return
 		}
@@ -702,7 +705,8 @@ proc apply_or_revert_range_or_line {x y revert} {
 			lappend apply_cmd --cached
 		}
 
-		if {[string index $mi 1] ne {M}} {
+		set file_state [string index $mi 1]
+		if {$file_state ne {M} && $file_state ne {A}} {
 			unlock_index
 			return
 		}