diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index 50297e2..f82feb5 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -2970,6 +2970,7 @@ endfunction
 function! s:StagePatch(lnum1,lnum2) abort
   let add = []
   let reset = []
+  let intend = []
 
   for lnum in range(a:lnum1,a:lnum2)
     let info = s:StageInfo(lnum)
@@ -2985,11 +2986,16 @@ function! s:StagePatch(lnum1,lnum2) abort
     execute lnum
     if info.section ==# 'Staged'
       let reset += info.relative
+    elseif info.section ==# 'Untracked'
+      let intend += info.paths
     elseif info.status !~# '^D'
       let add += info.relative
     endif
   endfor
   try
+    if !empty(intend)
+      call s:TreeChomp(['add', '--intent-to-add', '--'] + intend)
+    endif
     if !empty(add)
       execute "Git add --patch -- ".join(map(add,'s:fnameescape(v:val)'))
     endif
diff --git a/doc/fugitive.txt b/doc/fugitive.txt
index ed51077..357cd6c 100644
--- a/doc/fugitive.txt
+++ b/doc/fugitive.txt
@@ -270,6 +270,14 @@ X                       Discard the change under the cursor.  This uses
                                                 *fugitive_>*
 >                       Remove the inline diff of the file under the cursor.
 
+P                       Invoke |:Git| add --patch or reset --patch on the file
+                        under the cursor. On untracked files, this instead
+                        calls |:Git| add --intent-to-add.
+
+                                                *fugitive_dp*
+dp                      Invoke |:Git!| diff on the file under the cursor.
+                        Deprecated in favor of inline diffs.
+
                                                 *fugitive_dd*
 dd                      Perform a |:Gdiffsplit| on the file under the cursor.
 
@@ -280,13 +288,6 @@ dv                      Perform a |:Gvdiffsplit| on the file under the cursor.
 ds                      Perform a |:Ghdiffsplit| on the file under the cursor.
 dh
 
-                                                *fugitive_dp*
-dp                      Invoke |:Git!| diff on the file under the cursor.
-                        Deprecated in favor of inline diffs. On untracked
-                        files, this instead calls |:Git| add --intent-to-add.
-
-P                       Invoke |:Git| add --patch or reset --patch on the file
-                        under the cursor.
 
                                                 *fugitive-navigation-mappings*
 Navigation mappings ~