diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 14a8d0fe6e..bb3acac1ec 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -1825,6 +1825,56 @@ _git_stage ()
 	_git_add
 }
 
+_git_status ()
+{
+	local complete_opt
+	local untracked_state
+
+	case "$cur" in
+	--ignore-submodules=*)
+		__gitcomp "none untracked dirty all" "" "${cur##--ignore-submodules=}"
+		return
+		;;
+	--untracked-files=*)
+		__gitcomp "$__git_untracked_file_modes" "" "${cur##--untracked-files=}"
+		return
+		;;
+	--column=*)
+		__gitcomp "
+			always never auto column row plain dense nodense
+			" "" "${cur##--column=}"
+		return
+		;;
+	--*)
+		__gitcomp "
+			--short --branch --porcelain --long --verbose
+			--untracked-files= --ignore-submodules= --ignored
+			--column= --no-column
+			"
+		return
+		;;
+	esac
+
+	untracked_state="$(__git_get_option_value "-u" "--untracked-files=" \
+		"$__git_untracked_file_modes" "status.showUntrackedFiles")"
+
+	case "$untracked_state" in
+	no)
+		# --ignored option does not matter
+		complete_opt=
+		;;
+	all|normal|*)
+		complete_opt="--cached --directory --no-empty-directory --others"
+
+		if [ -n "$(__git_find_on_cmdline "--ignored")" ]; then
+			complete_opt="$complete_opt --ignored --exclude=*"
+		fi
+		;;
+	esac
+
+	__git_complete_index_file "$complete_opt"
+}
+
 __git_config_get_set_variables ()
 {
 	local prevword word config_file= c=$cword