diff --git a/diff-lib.c b/diff-lib.c
index 87a259111a..c50f7e3984 100644
--- a/diff-lib.c
+++ b/diff-lib.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int match_stat_with_submodule(struct diff_options *diffopt,
 	if (S_ISGITLINK(ce->ce_mode)
 	    && !DIFF_OPT_TST(diffopt, IGNORE_SUBMODULES)
 	    && (!changed || DIFF_OPT_TST(diffopt, DIRTY_SUBMODULES))) {
-		*dirty_submodule = is_submodule_modified(ce->name);
+		*dirty_submodule = is_submodule_modified(ce->name, DIFF_OPT_TST(diffopt, IGNORE_UNTRACKED_IN_SUBMODULES));
 	}
 	return changed;
 }
diff --git a/diff.h b/diff.h
index 95ed7f8ed7..6a71013dc6 100644
--- a/diff.h
+++ b/diff.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ typedef void (*diff_format_fn_t)(struct diff_queue_struct *q,
 #define DIFF_OPT_DIFF_FROM_CONTENTS  (1 << 22)
 #define DIFF_OPT_SUBMODULE_LOG       (1 << 23)
 #define DIFF_OPT_DIRTY_SUBMODULES    (1 << 24)
+#define DIFF_OPT_IGNORE_UNTRACKED_IN_SUBMODULES (1 << 25)
 
 #define DIFF_OPT_TST(opts, flag)    ((opts)->flags & DIFF_OPT_##flag)
 #define DIFF_OPT_SET(opts, flag)    ((opts)->flags |= DIFF_OPT_##flag)
diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index 714ca976b8..b3b8bc1479 100644
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void show_submodule_summary(FILE *f, const char *path,
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 }
 
-unsigned is_submodule_modified(const char *path)
+unsigned is_submodule_modified(const char *path, int ignore_untracked)
 {
 	int i;
 	ssize_t len;
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ unsigned is_submodule_modified(const char *path)
 		"status",
 		"--porcelain",
 		NULL,
+		NULL,
 	};
 	const char *env[LOCAL_REPO_ENV_SIZE + 3];
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -163,6 +164,9 @@ unsigned is_submodule_modified(const char *path)
 	env[i++] = strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
 	env[i] = NULL;
 
+	if (ignore_untracked)
+		argv[2] = "-uno";
+
 	memset(&cp, 0, sizeof(cp));
 	cp.argv = argv;
 	cp.env = env;
@@ -181,7 +185,8 @@ unsigned is_submodule_modified(const char *path)
 				break;
 		} else {
 			dirty_submodule |= DIRTY_SUBMODULE_MODIFIED;
-			if (dirty_submodule & DIRTY_SUBMODULE_UNTRACKED)
+			if (ignore_untracked ||
+			    (dirty_submodule & DIRTY_SUBMODULE_UNTRACKED))
 				break;
 		}
 		next_line = strchr(line, '\n');
diff --git a/submodule.h b/submodule.h
index 267881cbe4..dbda270873 100644
--- a/submodule.h
+++ b/submodule.h
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ void show_submodule_summary(FILE *f, const char *path,
 		unsigned char one[20], unsigned char two[20],
 		unsigned dirty_submodule,
 		const char *del, const char *add, const char *reset);
-unsigned is_submodule_modified(const char *path);
+unsigned is_submodule_modified(const char *path, int ignore_untracked);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/t/t7506-status-submodule.sh b/t/t7506-status-submodule.sh
index dc9150a71f..aeec1f6142 100755
--- a/t/t7506-status-submodule.sh
+++ b/t/t7506-status-submodule.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ test_expect_success 'status with untracked file in submodule' '
 	grep "modified:   sub (untracked content)" output
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'status -uno with untracked file in submodule' '
+	git status -uno >output &&
+	grep "^nothing to commit" output
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'status with untracked file in submodule (porcelain)' '
 	git status --porcelain >output &&
 	diff output - <<-\EOF
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index e0e915e46a..5848f1c908 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ static void wt_status_collect_changes_worktree(struct wt_status *s)
 	setup_revisions(0, NULL, &rev, NULL);
 	rev.diffopt.output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_CALLBACK;
 	DIFF_OPT_SET(&rev.diffopt, DIRTY_SUBMODULES);
+	if (!s->show_untracked_files)
+		DIFF_OPT_SET(&rev.diffopt, IGNORE_UNTRACKED_IN_SUBMODULES);
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback = wt_status_collect_changed_cb;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback_data = s;
 	rev.prune_data = s->pathspec;