diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
index 366f0bc1e..07b52bedf 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ __git_ps1 ()
 
 		if [ -n "${GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES-}" ] &&
 		   [ "$(git config --bool bash.showUntrackedFiles)" != "false" ] &&
-		   git ls-files --others --exclude-standard --error-unmatch -- ':/*' >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+		   git ls-files --others --exclude-standard --directory --no-empty-directory --error-unmatch -- ':/*' >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 		then
 			u="%${ZSH_VERSION+%}"
 		fi
diff --git a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
index 49d58e672..6b68777b9 100755
--- a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
+++ b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
@@ -397,6 +397,31 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - untracked files status indicator - untracked files
 	test_cmp expected "$actual"
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'prompt - untracked files status indicator - empty untracked dir' '
+	printf " (master)" >expected &&
+	mkdir otherrepo/untracked-dir &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf otherrepo/untracked-dir" &&
+	(
+		GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES=y &&
+		cd otherrepo &&
+		__git_ps1 >"$actual"
+	) &&
+	test_cmp expected "$actual"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'prompt - untracked files status indicator - non-empty untracked dir' '
+	printf " (master %%)" >expected &&
+	mkdir otherrepo/untracked-dir &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf otherrepo/untracked-dir" &&
+	>otherrepo/untracked-dir/untracked-file &&
+	(
+		GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES=y &&
+		cd otherrepo &&
+		__git_ps1 >"$actual"
+	) &&
+	test_cmp expected "$actual"
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'prompt - untracked files status indicator - untracked files outside cwd' '
 	printf " (master %%)" >expected &&
 	(