diff --git a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
index 1a35210da..9fa3703a9 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/files_panel.go
@@ -242,16 +242,29 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleStageAll(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleIgnoreFile(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	file, err := gui.getSelectedFile(g)
+	file, err := gui.getSelectedFile(gui.g)
 	if err != nil {
-		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
+		return gui.createErrorPanel(gui.g, err.Error())
 	}
+
 	if file.Tracked {
-		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, gui.Tr.SLocalize("CantIgnoreTrackFiles"))
+		return gui.createConfirmationPanel(gui.g, gui.g.CurrentView(), true, gui.Tr.SLocalize("IgnoreTracked"), gui.Tr.SLocalize("IgnoreTrackedPrompt"),
+			// On confirmation
+			func(_ *gocui.Gui, _ *gocui.View) error {
+				if err := gui.GitCommand.Ignore(file.Name); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if err := gui.GitCommand.OSCommand.RunCommand("git rm -r --cached %s", file.Name); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				return gui.refreshFiles()
+			}, nil)
 	}
+
 	if err := gui.GitCommand.Ignore(file.Name); err != nil {
-		return gui.createErrorPanel(g, err.Error())
+		return gui.createErrorPanel(gui.g, err.Error())
 	}
+
 	return gui.refreshFiles()
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/dutch.go b/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
index 323d7fafa..fbde75d69 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/dutch.go
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ func addDutch(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "CannotGitAdd",
 			Other: "Kan commando niet uitvoeren git add --path untracked files",
-		}, &i18n.Message{
-			ID:    "CantIgnoreTrackFiles",
-			Other: "Kan gevolgde bestanden niet negeren",
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "NoStagedFilesToCommit",
 			Other: "Er zijn geen staged bestanden om te commiten",
@@ -760,6 +757,12 @@ func addDutch(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "ReturnToRemotesList",
 			Other: `return to remotes list`,
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "IgnoreTracked",
+			Other: "Ignore tracked file",
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "IgnoreTrackedPrompt",
+			Other: "Are you sure you want to ignore a tracked file?",
 		},
 	)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 5f63f18b4..2d7c40624 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@ func addEnglish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "CannotGitAdd",
 			Other: "Cannot git add --patch untracked files",
-		}, &i18n.Message{
-			ID:    "CantIgnoreTrackFiles",
-			Other: "Cannot ignore tracked files",
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "NoStagedFilesToCommit",
 			Other: "There are no staged files to commit",
@@ -939,6 +936,12 @@ func addEnglish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "NewBranchNamePrompt",
 			Other: "new {{.branchType}} name:",
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "IgnoreTracked",
+			Other: "Ignore tracked file",
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "IgnoreTrackedPrompt",
+			Other: "Are you sure you want to ignore a tracked file?",
 		},
 	)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/polish.go b/pkg/i18n/polish.go
index 8afe27036..5e9db605a 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/polish.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/polish.go
@@ -128,9 +128,6 @@ func addPolish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "CannotGitAdd",
 			Other: "Nie można git add --patch nieśledzonych plików",
-		}, &i18n.Message{
-			ID:    "CantIgnoreTrackFiles",
-			Other: "Nie można zignorować nieśledzonych plików",
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "NoStagedFilesToCommit",
 			Other: "Brak zatwierdzonych plików do commita",
@@ -743,6 +740,12 @@ func addPolish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "ReturnToRemotesList",
 			Other: `return to remotes list`,
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "IgnoreTracked",
+			Other: "Ignore tracked file",
+		}, &i18n.Message{
+			ID:    "IgnoreTrackedPrompt",
+			Other: "Are you sure you want to ignore a tracked file?",
 		},
 	)
 }