diff --git a/lua/git.lua b/lua/git.lua
index 83e8969..217cde1 100644
--- a/lua/git.lua
+++ b/lua/git.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ local function show(buf_id, items, query)
   end
 end
 
+-- Deleted files can't be opened, so choosing one stages the deletion instead
+local function choose(item)
+  if vim.uv.fs_stat(item.path) then return MiniPick.default_choose(item) end
+  vim.fn.system({ 'git', 'add', '--', item.path })
+end
+
 return {
   status = function()
     local lines = vim.fn.systemlist('git -c core.quotepath=false status -s -u')
@@ -33,6 +39,6 @@ return {
     end
     if #items == 0 then return vim.notify('No unstaged changes', vim.log.levels.INFO) end
 
-    MiniPick.start({ source = { items = items, name = 'Git Status', show = show } })
+    MiniPick.start({ source = { items = items, name = 'Git Status', show = show, choose = choose } })
   end,
 }