diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index 1f785725633..0cdffc48a73 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -24,20 +24,20 @@ function openFile(model: Model, resource: Resource): void {
 	log('open file', resource);
 }
 
-function stage(model: Model, resource: Resource): void {
-	log('stage', resource);
+async function stage(model: Model, resource: Resource): Promise<void> {
+	return await model.stage(resource);
 }
 
-function stageAll(model: Model, resourceGroup: ResourceGroup): void {
-	log('stageAll', resourceGroup);
+async function stageAll(model: Model): Promise<void> {
+	return await model.stage();
 }
 
-function unstage(model: Model, resource: Resource): void {
-	log('unstage', resource);
+async function unstage(model: Model, resource: Resource): Promise<void> {
+	return await model.unstage(resource);
 }
 
-function unstageAll(model: Model, resourceGroup: ResourceGroup): void {
-	log('unstageAll', resourceGroup);
+async function unstageAll(model: Model): Promise<void> {
+	return await model.unstage();
 }
 
 function clean(model: Model, resource: Resource): void {
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ function skipUndefined<T, R>(command: (t: T) => R): (t: T | undefined) => R | un
 	return t => t === undefined ? undefined : command(t);
 }
 
+// TODO: do more with these errors
+function catchErrors<T, R>(command: (t: T) => Promise<R>): (t: T) => void {
+	return t => command(t).catch(err => console.error(err));
+}
+
 function compose(command: Command, ...args: Function[]): Command {
 	return args.reduce((r, fn) => fn(r), command) as Command;
 }
@@ -67,10 +72,10 @@ export function registerCommands(model: Model): Disposable {
 		commands.registerCommand('git.refresh', compose(refresh, bindModel)),
 		commands.registerCommand('git.openChange', compose(openChange, bindModel, resolveURI, skipUndefined)),
 		commands.registerCommand('git.openFile', compose(openFile, bindModel, resolveURI, skipUndefined)),
-		commands.registerCommand('git.stage', compose(stage, bindModel, resolveURI, skipUndefined)),
-		commands.registerCommand('git.stageAll', compose(stageAll, bindModel, resolveURI, skipUndefined)),
-		commands.registerCommand('git.unstage', compose(unstage, bindModel, resolveURI, skipUndefined)),
-		commands.registerCommand('git.unstageAll', compose(unstageAll, bindModel, resolveURI, skipUndefined)),
+		commands.registerCommand('git.stage', compose(stage, bindModel, resolveURI, skipUndefined, catchErrors)),
+		commands.registerCommand('git.stageAll', compose(stageAll, bindModel, catchErrors)),
+		commands.registerCommand('git.unstage', compose(unstage, bindModel, resolveURI, skipUndefined, catchErrors)),
+		commands.registerCommand('git.unstageAll', compose(unstageAll, bindModel, catchErrors)),
 		commands.registerCommand('git.clean', compose(clean, bindModel, resolveURI, skipUndefined)),
 		commands.registerCommand('git.cleanAll', compose(cleanAll, bindModel, resolveURI, skipUndefined)),
 	];
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/model.ts b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
index 334fc5dd4aa..1689997d0fb 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/model.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/model.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export class Model {
 
 	update(now = false): void {
 		if (now) {
-			this._update();
+			this.updateNow();
 		} else {
 			this.eventuallyUpdate();
 		}
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ export class Model {
 
 	@debounce(500)
 	private eventuallyUpdate(): void {
-		this._update();
+		this.updateNow();
 	}
 
 	@decorate(throttle)
-	private async _update(): Promise<void> {
+	private async updateNow(): Promise<void> {
 		const status = await this.repository.getStatus();
 		let HEAD: IRef | undefined;
 
@@ -266,4 +266,16 @@ export class Model {
 
 		return resources;
 	}
+
+	async stage(...resources: Resource[]): Promise<void> {
+		const paths = resources.map(r => r.uri.fsPath);
+		await this.repository.add(paths);
+		await this.updateNow();
+	}
+
+	async unstage(...resources: Resource[]): Promise<void> {
+		const paths = resources.map(r => r.uri.fsPath);
+		await this.repository.revertFiles('HEAD', paths);
+		await this.updateNow();
+	}
 }
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