diff --git a/git-commit.sh b/git-commit.sh
index 5ea3fd0076..bb113e858b 100755
--- a/git-commit.sh
+++ b/git-commit.sh
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ t,)
 		(
 			GIT_INDEX_FILE="$NEXT_INDEX"
 			export GIT_INDEX_FILE
-			git update-index --remove --stdin
+			git update-index --add --remove --stdin
 		) || exit
 		;;
 	esac
diff --git a/t/t7501-commit.sh b/t/t7501-commit.sh
index f178f56208..b151b51a34 100644
--- a/t/t7501-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7501-commit.sh
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ test_expect_success \
     'validate git-rev-list output.' \
     'diff current expected'
 
-test_expect_success 'partial commit that involve removal (1)' '
+test_expect_success 'partial commit that involves removal (1)' '
 
 	git rm --cached file &&
 	mv file elif &&
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ test_expect_success 'partial commit that involve removal (1)' '
 
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'partial commit that involve removal (2)' '
+test_expect_success 'partial commit that involves removal (2)' '
 
 	git commit -m "Partial: remove file" file &&
 	git diff-tree --name-status HEAD^ HEAD >current &&
@@ -152,4 +152,15 @@ test_expect_success 'partial commit that involve removal (2)' '
 
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'partial commit that involves removal (3)' '
+
+	git rm --cached elif &&
+	echo elif >elif &&
+	git commit -m "Partial: modify elif" elif &&
+	git diff-tree --name-status HEAD^ HEAD >current &&
+	echo "M	elif" >expected &&
+	diff expected current
+
+'
+
 test_done