diff --git a/t/t7512-status-help.sh b/t/t7512-status-help.sh
index bf08d4e098..4f09beca90 100755
--- a/t/t7512-status-help.sh
+++ b/t/t7512-status-help.sh
@@ -632,7 +632,8 @@ test_expect_success 'status when cherry-picking before resolving conflicts' '
 	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
 	# On branch cherry_branch
 	# You are currently cherry-picking.
-	#   (fix conflicts and run "git commit")
+	#   (fix conflicts and run "git cherry-pick --continue")
+	#   (use "git cherry-pick --abort" to cancel the cherry-pick operation)
 	#
 	# Unmerged paths:
 	#   (use "git add <file>..." to mark resolution)
@@ -655,7 +656,8 @@ test_expect_success 'status when cherry-picking after resolving conflicts' '
 	cat >expected <<-\EOF &&
 	# On branch cherry_branch
 	# You are currently cherry-picking.
-	#   (all conflicts fixed: run "git commit")
+	#   (all conflicts fixed: run "git cherry-pick --continue")
+	#   (use "git cherry-pick --abort" to cancel the cherry-pick operation)
 	#
 	# Changes to be committed:
 	#
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index bf84a86ee3..438a40d637 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -955,10 +955,12 @@ static void show_cherry_pick_in_progress(struct wt_status *s,
 	if (advice_status_hints) {
 		if (has_unmerged(s))
 			status_printf_ln(s, color,
-				_("  (fix conflicts and run \"git commit\")"));
+				_("  (fix conflicts and run \"git cherry-pick --continue\")"));
 		else
 			status_printf_ln(s, color,
-				_("  (all conflicts fixed: run \"git commit\")"));
+				_("  (all conflicts fixed: run \"git cherry-pick --continue\")"));
+		status_printf_ln(s, color,
+			_("  (use \"git cherry-pick --abort\" to cancel the cherry-pick operation)"));
 	}
 	wt_status_print_trailer(s);
 }