diff --git a/src/git2_opts.rs b/src/git2_opts.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e68dc0538d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/git2_opts.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use crate::Res;
+use git2;
+use git2::Repository;
+
+pub(crate) fn status(repo: &Repository) -> Res<git2::StatusOptions> {
+    let mut opts = git2::StatusOptions::new();
+
+    opts.include_untracked(
+        repo.config()?
+            .get_bool("status.showUntrackedFiles")
+            .ok()
+            .unwrap_or(true),
+    );
+
+    Ok(opts)
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d7a93645a4..95b912311c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod cli;
 mod git;
+mod git2_opts;
 mod items;
 mod keybinds;
 mod screen;
@@ -510,6 +511,16 @@ mod tests {
         insta::assert_snapshot!(redact_hashes(terminal, dir));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn hide_untracked() {
+        let (ref mut terminal, ref mut state, dir) = setup(60, 10);
+        run(&dir, &["git", "config", "status.showUntrackedFiles", "off"]);
+        run(&dir, &["touch", "i-am-untracked"]);
+
+        update(terminal, state, &[key('g')]).unwrap();
+        insta::assert_snapshot!(redact_hashes(terminal, dir));
+    }
+
     fn setup(width: u16, height: u16) -> (Terminal<TestBackend>, State, TempDir) {
         let terminal = Terminal::new(TestBackend::new(width, height)).unwrap();
         let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/screen/status.rs b/src/screen/status.rs
index bb2cbfa7ba..3a11c20e5f 100644
--- a/src/screen/status.rs
+++ b/src/screen/status.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::{iter, rc::Rc};
 use super::Screen;
 use crate::{
     git::{self, diff::Diff, status::BranchStatus},
+    git2_opts,
     items::{self, Item},
     theme::CURRENT_THEME,
     Config, Res,
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ pub(crate) fn create(repo: Rc<Repository>, config: &Config, size: Rect) -> Res<S
     Screen::new(
         size,
         Box::new(move || {
-            let statuses = repo.statuses(None)?;
+            let statuses = repo.statuses(Some(&mut git2_opts::status(&repo)?))?;
             // TODO Replace with libgit2
             let status = git::status(&config.dir)?;
 
diff --git a/src/snapshots/gitu__tests__hide_untracked.snap b/src/snapshots/gitu__tests__hide_untracked.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c43656c361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snapshots/gitu__tests__hide_untracked.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+source: src/lib.rs
+expression: "redact_hashes(terminal, dir)"
+---
+Buffer {
+    area: Rect { x: 0, y: 0, width: 60, height: 10 },
+    content: [
+        "🢒No branch                                                  ",
+        "                                                            ",
+        " Recent commits                                             ",
+        "                                                            ",
+        "                                                            ",
+        "                                                            ",
+        "                                                            ",
+        "                                                            ",
+        "                                                            ",
+        "                                                            ",
+    ],
+    styles: [
+        x: 0, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Rgb(80, 73, 69), underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 1, y: 0, fg: Rgb(216, 166, 87), bg: Rgb(80, 73, 69), underline: Reset, modifier: BOLD,
+        x: 10, y: 0, fg: Reset, bg: Rgb(80, 73, 69), underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 0, y: 1, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+        x: 1, y: 2, fg: Rgb(216, 166, 87), bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: BOLD,
+        x: 15, y: 2, fg: Reset, bg: Reset, underline: Reset, modifier: NONE,
+    ]
+}