diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index d0696c7..1ca08a5 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -1821,8 +1821,8 @@ function! fugitive#BufReadStatus() abort
     exe "nnoremap <buffer> <silent>" nowait "u :<C-U>execute <SID>Do('Unstage',0)<CR>"
     exe "xnoremap <buffer> <silent>" nowait "u :<C-U>execute <SID>Do('Unstage',1)<CR>"
     nnoremap <buffer> <silent> U :exe <SID>EchoExec('reset', '-q')<CR>
-    call s:MapEx('gu', "exe <SID>StageJump(v:count, 'Unstaged')")
-    call s:MapEx('gU', "exe <SID>StageJump(v:count, 'Untracked')")
+    call s:MapEx('gu', "exe <SID>StageJump(v:count, 'Untracked', 'Unstaged')")
+    call s:MapEx('gU', "exe <SID>StageJump(v:count, 'Unstaged', 'Untracked')")
     call s:MapEx('gs', "exe <SID>StageJump(v:count, 'Staged')")
     call s:MapEx('gp', "exe <SID>StageJump(v:count, 'Unpushed')")
     call s:MapEx('gP', "exe <SID>StageJump(v:count, 'Unpulled')")
@@ -2248,13 +2248,19 @@ function! s:StatusCommand(line1, line2, range, count, bang, mods, reg, arg, args
 endfunction
 
 function! s:StageJump(offset, section, ...) abort
-  let line = search('^' . a:section, 'nw')
+  let line = search('^\%(' . a:section . '\)', 'nw')
+  if !line && a:0
+    let line = search('^\%(' . a:1 . '\)', 'nw')
+  endif
   if line
     exe line
     if a:offset
       for i in range(a:offset)
         call search(s:file_pattern . '\|^$')
-        if empty(line('.'))
+        if empty(getline('.')) && a:0 && getline(line('.') + 1) =~# '^\%(' . a:1 . '\)'
+          call search(s:file_pattern . '\|^$')
+        endif
+        if empty(getline('.'))
           return ''
         endif
       endfor
diff --git a/doc/fugitive.txt b/doc/fugitive.txt
index 3d2157b..fd1ad67 100644
--- a/doc/fugitive.txt
+++ b/doc/fugitive.txt
@@ -377,10 +377,11 @@ i                       Jump to the next file or hunk, expanding inline diffs
 ][                      Jump [count] section ends forward.
 
                                                 *fugitive_gu*
-gu                      Jump to file [count] in the "Unstaged" section.
+gu                      Jump to file [count] in the "Untracked" or "Unstaged"
+                        section.
 
                                                 *fugitive_gU*
-gU                      Jump to file [count] in the "Untracked" section.
+gU                      Jump to file [count] in the "Unstaged" section.
 
                                                 *fugitive_gs*
 gs                      Jump to file [count] in the "Staged" section.