diff --git a/docs/deployment/methods/git.md b/docs/deployment/methods/git.md
index 5730f14aa4c..ad34a5098c3 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/methods/git.md
+++ b/docs/deployment/methods/git.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ git:initialize <app>                              # Initialize a git repository
 git:public-key                                    # Outputs the dokku public deploy key
 git:report [<app>] [<flag>]                       # Displays a git report for one or more apps
 git:set <app> <key> (<value>)                     # Set or clear a git property for an app
+git:status <app>                                  # Show the working tree status for an app
 git:unlock <app> [--force]                        # Removes previous git clone folder for new deployment
 ```
 
diff --git a/plugins/git/help-functions b/plugins/git/help-functions
index 5772397930f..77bee8bd1a4 100755
--- a/plugins/git/help-functions
+++ b/plugins/git/help-functions
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ fn-help-content() {
     git:report [<app>] [<flag>], Displays a git report for one or more apps
     git:set <app> <property> (<value>), Set or clear a git property for an app
     git:unlock <app> [--force], Removes previous git clone folder for new deployment 
+    git:status <app>, show the working tree status for an app
 help_content
 }
diff --git a/plugins/git/internal-functions b/plugins/git/internal-functions
index d5177cdb903..d2ae423c0a6 100755
--- a/plugins/git/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/git/internal-functions
@@ -285,6 +285,14 @@ cmd-git-report-single() {
   fi
 }
 
+cmd-git-status() {
+  declare APP="$1"
+  local APP_ROOT="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP"
+
+  verify_app_name "$APP"
+  fn-git-cmd "$APP_ROOT" status
+}
+
 fn-git-auth-error() {
   dokku_log_warn "There is no deploy key associated with the $DOKKU_SYSTEM_USER user."
   dokku_log_warn "Generate an ssh key with the following command (do not specify a password):"
diff --git a/plugins/git/subcommands/status b/plugins/git/subcommands/status
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..ea338938b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/git/subcommands/status
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/git/internal-functions"
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+cmd-git-status "$@"