diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index e1b6587..ebeae4e 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ Set symbol or message to use when the current pane has no git repo
 set -g @dracula-git-no-repo-message ""
 ```
 
+Hide untracked files from being displayed as local changes
+```bash
+# default is false
+set -g @dracula-git-no-untracked-files true
+```
 
 #### weather options
 
diff --git a/scripts/git.sh b/scripts/git.sh
index 3dba4e9..235c44e 100755
--- a/scripts/git.sh
+++ b/scripts/git.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ IFS=' ' read -r -a hide_status <<< $(get_tmux_option "@dracula-git-disable-statu
 IFS=' ' read -r -a current_symbol <<< $(get_tmux_option "@dracula-git-show-current-symbol" "✓")
 IFS=' ' read -r -a diff_symbol <<< $(get_tmux_option "@dracula-git-show-diff-symbol" "!")
 IFS=' ' read -r -a no_repo_message <<< $(get_tmux_option "@dracula-git-no-repo-message" "")
+IFS=' ' read -r -a no_untracked_files <<< $(get_tmux_option "@dracula-git-no-untracked-files" "false")
 
 # Get added, modified, updated and deleted files from git status
 getChanges()
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ getChanges()
    declare -i updated=0;
    declare -i deleted=0;
 
-for i in $(git -C $path status -s)
+for i in $(git -C $path --no-optional-locks status -s)
 
     do
       case $i in 
@@ -77,8 +78,9 @@ checkEmptySymbol()
 # check to see if the current repo is not up to date with HEAD
 checkForChanges()
 {
+    [ $no_untracked_files == "false" ] && no_untracked="" || no_untracked="-uno"
     if [ "$(checkForGitDir)" == "true" ]; then
-        if [ "$(git -C $path status -s)" != "" ]; then
+        if [ "$(git -C $path --no-optional-locks status -s $no_untracked)" != "" ]; then
             echo "true"
         else
             echo "false"