diff --git a/imagrc.toml b/imagrc.toml
index a2b83804..0e441220 100644
--- a/imagrc.toml
+++ b/imagrc.toml
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ try_checkout_ensure_branch = true
 # by the other git hooks.
 enabled = true
 
+# Do a git-add on all files that are not in the index yet, before committing.
+# This must be turned on, as we do not support adding with "Update" hooks and
+# only committing with the "Drop" hook, yet.
+# So, effectively, disabling this will disable committing.
+#
+# If not set: false
+add_wt_changes = true
+
 # Whether to do the commit interactively
 interactive = false
 
diff --git a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/config.rs b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/config.rs
index ee5871f3..0d33c708 100644
--- a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/config.rs
+++ b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/config.rs
@@ -212,3 +212,7 @@ pub fn committing_is_enabled(cfg: &Value) -> Result<bool> {
     .map_err_into(GHEK::ConfigError)
 }
 
+pub fn add_wt_changes_before_committing(cfg: &Value) -> bool {
+    get_bool_cfg(Some(cfg), "commit.add_wt_changes", true, true)
+}
+
diff --git a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/store_unload.rs b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/store_unload.rs
index c577bb4e..36e5f812 100644
--- a/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/store_unload.rs
+++ b/libimagstorestdhook/src/vcs/git/store_unload.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ impl StoreIdAccessor for StoreUnloadHook {
         use vcs::git::config::abort_on_repo_init_err;
         use vcs::git::config::is_enabled;
         use vcs::git::config::committing_is_enabled;
+        use vcs::git::config::add_wt_changes_before_committing;
 
         use git2::StatusOptions;
         use git2::StatusShow;
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ impl StoreIdAccessor for StoreUnloadHook {
                    STATUS_WT_DELETED,
                    STATUS_WT_RENAMED,
                    STATUS_WT_MODIFIED};
+        use git2::ADD_DEFAULT;
 
         let action = StoreAction::StoreUnload;
         let cfg    = try!(self.runtime.config_value_or_err(&action));
@@ -139,27 +141,10 @@ impl StoreIdAccessor for StoreUnloadHook {
         let repo      = try!(self.runtime.repository(&action));
         let mut index = try!(fetch_index(repo, &action));
 
-
-        let mut status_options = StatusOptions::new();
-        status_options.show(StatusShow::Index);
-        status_options.include_untracked(true);
-        let status = try!(repo.statuses(Some(&mut status_options)).map(|statuses| {
-            statuses.iter()
-                .map(|s| s.status())
-                .map(|s| {
-                    debug!("STATUS_INDEX_NEW = {}", s == STATUS_INDEX_NEW);
-                    debug!("STATUS_INDEX_MODIFIED = {}", s == STATUS_INDEX_MODIFIED);
-                    debug!("STATUS_INDEX_DELETED = {}", s == STATUS_INDEX_DELETED);
-                    debug!("STATUS_INDEX_RENAMED = {}", s == STATUS_INDEX_RENAMED);
-                    s
-                })
-                .any(|s| s == STATUS_INDEX_NEW || s == STATUS_INDEX_MODIFIED || s == STATUS_INDEX_DELETED || s == STATUS_INDEX_RENAMED)
-        }).map_err_into(GHEK::RepositoryError).map_into_hook_error());
-
         let mut status_options = StatusOptions::new();
         status_options.show(StatusShow::Workdir);
         status_options.include_untracked(true);
-        let status = status || try!(repo.statuses(Some(&mut status_options)).map(|statuses| {
+        let wt_dirty = try!(repo.statuses(Some(&mut status_options)).map(|statuses| {
             statuses.iter()
                 .map(|s| s.status())
                 .map(|s| {
@@ -172,7 +157,37 @@ impl StoreIdAccessor for StoreUnloadHook {
                 .any(|s| s == STATUS_WT_NEW || s == STATUS_WT_MODIFIED || s == STATUS_WT_DELETED || s == STATUS_WT_RENAMED)
         }).map_err_into(GHEK::RepositoryError).map_into_hook_error());
 
-        if status {
+        if wt_dirty {
+            if add_wt_changes_before_committing(cfg) {
+                debug!("Adding WT changes before committing.");
+                try!(index.add_all(&["*"], ADD_DEFAULT, None)
+                    .map_err_into(GHEK::RepositoryError)
+                    .map_into_hook_error());
+            } else {
+                warn!("WT dirty, but adding files before committing on Drop disabled.");
+                warn!("Continuing without adding changes to the index.");
+            }
+        } else {
+            debug!("WT not dirty.");
+        }
+
+        let mut status_options = StatusOptions::new();
+        status_options.show(StatusShow::Index);
+        status_options.include_untracked(true);
+        let index_dirty = try!(repo.statuses(Some(&mut status_options)).map(|statuses| {
+            statuses.iter()
+                .map(|s| s.status())
+                .map(|s| {
+                    debug!("STATUS_INDEX_NEW = {}", s == STATUS_INDEX_NEW);
+                    debug!("STATUS_INDEX_MODIFIED = {}", s == STATUS_INDEX_MODIFIED);
+                    debug!("STATUS_INDEX_DELETED = {}", s == STATUS_INDEX_DELETED);
+                    debug!("STATUS_INDEX_RENAMED = {}", s == STATUS_INDEX_RENAMED);
+                    s
+                })
+                .any(|s| s == STATUS_INDEX_NEW || s == STATUS_INDEX_MODIFIED || s == STATUS_INDEX_DELETED || s == STATUS_INDEX_RENAMED)
+        }).map_err_into(GHEK::RepositoryError).map_into_hook_error());
+
+        if index_dirty {
             debug!("INDEX DIRTY!");
         } else {
             debug!("INDEX CLEAN... not continuing!");