diff --git a/src/de/uni_passau/fim/seibt/gitwrapper/repo/Repository.java b/src/de/uni_passau/fim/seibt/gitwrapper/repo/Repository.java
index c544a1336a6297366bdc8b9fa3170d2f52b7035d..fa585f968cbd48d45b2e907a3b2bc5ca7a89f3fc 100644
--- a/src/de/uni_passau/fim/seibt/gitwrapper/repo/Repository.java
+++ b/src/de/uni_passau/fim/seibt/gitwrapper/repo/Repository.java
@@ -552,14 +552,37 @@ public class Repository {
         return Optional.of(conflicts);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Parses and returns the current output of 'git status' for this {@link Repository}. This includes untracked files
+     * but excludes ignored files. If there is an exception parsing or obtaining the status output, an empty
+     * {@link Optional} will be returned.
+     *
+     * @return optionally the {@link Status} of this {@link Repository}
+     */
+    public Optional<Status> getStatus() {
+        return getStatus(false, true);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Parses and returns the current output of 'git status' for this {@link Repository}.
      * If there is an exception parsing or obtaining the status output, an empty {@link Optional} will be returned.
      *
+     * @param ignored
+     *         whether to include ignored files in the {@link Status}
+     * @param untracked
+     *         whether to include untracked files in the {@link Status}
      * @return optionally the {@link Status} of this {@link Repository}
      */
-    public Optional<Status> getStatus() {
-        Optional<ExecRes> output = git.exec(dir, "status", "-z");
+    public Optional<Status> getStatus(boolean ignored, boolean untracked) {
+        Optional<ExecRes> output;
+        String untrackedPar =  "--untracked=" + (untracked ? "all" : "no");
+
+        if (ignored) {
+            output = git.exec(dir, "status", untrackedPar, "--ignored", "-z");
+        } else {
+            output = git.exec(dir, "status", untrackedPar, "-z");
+        }
+
         Function<ExecRes, Optional<Status>> toStatus = execRes -> {
 
             if (git.failed(execRes)) {