diff --git a/src/AddIns/VersionControl/GitAddIn/Src/Git.cs b/src/AddIns/VersionControl/GitAddIn/Src/Git.cs
index a7480c487f..d2a0e063fa 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/VersionControl/GitAddIn/Src/Git.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/VersionControl/GitAddIn/Src/Git.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.GitAddIn
 			string wcRoot = FindWorkingCopyRoot(fileName);
 			if (wcRoot == null)
 				return Task.FromResult(false);
-			return RunGitAsync(wcRoot, "add", AdaptFileName(wcRoot, fileName));
+			return RunGitAsync(wcRoot, "add", "--intent-to-add", AdaptFileName(wcRoot, fileName));
 		}
 		
 		public static Task RemoveAsync(string fileName, bool indexOnly)