diff --git a/crates/git_ui/src/commit_modal.rs b/crates/git_ui/src/commit_modal.rs
index 432da803e6eedfec304836198f6111f5418084cc..2088ad77ec5d7e71bdfb42ebcbfab6d001f64375 100644
--- a/crates/git_ui/src/commit_modal.rs
+++ b/crates/git_ui/src/commit_modal.rs
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ impl CommitModal {
                                     CommitOptions {
                                         amend: is_amend_pending,
                                         signoff: is_signoff_enabled,
+                                        allow_empty: false,
                                     },
                                     window,
                                     cx,
diff --git a/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs b/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
index 00a3b4041b91454d0587a1503b66dc3fa8629917..ec8569988200079877d8edc999ebb0dcd155b88c 100644
--- a/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/git_ui/src/git_panel.rs
@@ -2156,6 +2156,7 @@ impl GitPanel {
                 CommitOptions {
                     amend: false,
                     signoff: self.signoff_enabled,
+                    allow_empty: false,
                 },
                 window,
                 cx,
@@ -2196,6 +2197,7 @@ impl GitPanel {
                         CommitOptions {
                             amend: true,
                             signoff: self.signoff_enabled,
+                            allow_empty: false,
                         },
                         window,
                         cx,
@@ -4455,7 +4457,11 @@ impl GitPanel {
                         git_panel
                             .update(cx, |git_panel, cx| {
                                 git_panel.commit_changes(
-                                    CommitOptions { amend, signoff },
+                                    CommitOptions {
+                                        amend,
+                                        signoff,
+                                        allow_empty: false,
+                                    },
                                     window,
                                     cx,
                                 );