diff --git a/packages/common/src/types/TextEditor.ts b/packages/common/src/types/TextEditor.ts
index 894fbce780..6670a63c1b 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/types/TextEditor.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/types/TextEditor.ts
@@ -250,15 +250,25 @@ export interface EditableTextEditor extends TextEditor {
    */
   gitRevert(range?: Range): Promise<void>;
 
+  /**
+   * Git stage file
+   */
+  gitStageFile(): Promise<void>;
+
+  /**
+   * Git unstage file
+   */
+  gitUnstageFile(): Promise<void>;
+
   /**
    * Git stage range
    * @param range A {@link Range range}
    */
-  gitStage(range?: Range): Promise<void>;
+  gitStageRange(range?: Range): Promise<void>;
 
   /**
    * Git unstage range
    * @param range A {@link Range range}
    */
-  gitUnstage(range?: Range): Promise<void>;
+  gitUnstageRange(range?: Range): Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/actions/SimpleIdeCommandActions.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/actions/SimpleIdeCommandActions.ts
index 9b9093fcc9..a6d9668413 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/actions/SimpleIdeCommandActions.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/actions/SimpleIdeCommandActions.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ abstract class SimpleIdeCommandAction {
         callback(
           editor,
           acceptsLocation ? targets.map((t) => t.contentRange) : undefined,
+          rangeIsEntireDocument(targets),
           this.command,
         ),
       setSelection: !acceptsLocation,
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ export class GitUnstage extends SimpleIdeCommandAction {
 function callback(
   editor: EditableTextEditor,
   ranges: Range[] | undefined,
+  rangeIsEntireDocument: boolean,
   command: CommandId,
 ): Promise<void> {
   switch (command) {
@@ -192,12 +194,25 @@ function callback(
     case "gitRevert":
       return editor.gitRevert(ranges?.[0]);
     case "gitStage":
-      return editor.gitStage(ranges?.[0]);
+      if (rangeIsEntireDocument) {
+        return editor.gitStageFile();
+      }
+      return editor.gitStageRange(ranges?.[0]);
     case "gitUnstage":
-      return editor.gitUnstage(ranges?.[0]);
+      if (rangeIsEntireDocument) {
+        return editor.gitUnstageFile();
+      }
+      return editor.gitUnstageRange(ranges?.[0]);
 
     // Unsupported as simple action
     case "highlight":
       throw Error("Highlight command not supported as simple action");
   }
 }
+
+function rangeIsEntireDocument(targets: Target[]): boolean {
+  return (
+    targets.length === 1 &&
+    targets[0].contentRange.isRangeEqual(targets[0].editor.document.range)
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-everywhere-talon-core/src/ide/TalonJsEditor.ts b/packages/cursorless-everywhere-talon-core/src/ide/TalonJsEditor.ts
index da4264bac2..c6592c0c65 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-everywhere-talon-core/src/ide/TalonJsEditor.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-everywhere-talon-core/src/ide/TalonJsEditor.ts
@@ -163,11 +163,19 @@ export class TalonJsEditor implements EditableTextEditor {
     throw Error("gitRevert not implemented");
   }
 
-  public async gitStage(_range?: Range): Promise<void> {
-    throw Error("gitStage not implemented");
+  public async gitStageFile(): Promise<void> {
+    throw Error("gitStageFile not implemented");
   }
 
-  public async gitUnstage(_range?: Range): Promise<void> {
-    throw Error("gitUnstage not implemented");
+  public async gitUnstageFile(): Promise<void> {
+    throw Error("gitUnstageFile not implemented");
+  }
+
+  public async gitStageRange(_range?: Range): Promise<void> {
+    throw Error("gitStageRange not implemented");
+  }
+
+  public async gitUnstageRange(_range?: Range): Promise<void> {
+    throw Error("gitUnstageRange not implemented");
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-vscode/src/ide/vscode/VscodeTextEditorImpl.ts b/packages/cursorless-vscode/src/ide/vscode/VscodeTextEditorImpl.ts
index e86065b41c..81128c183e 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-vscode/src/ide/vscode/VscodeTextEditorImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-vscode/src/ide/vscode/VscodeTextEditorImpl.ts
@@ -251,11 +251,19 @@ export class VscodeTextEditorImpl implements EditableTextEditor {
     await vscode.commands.executeCommand("git.revertSelectedRanges");
   }
 
-  public async gitStage(_range?: Range): Promise<void> {
+  public async gitStageFile(): Promise<void> {
+    await vscode.commands.executeCommand("git.stage");
+  }
+
+  public async gitUnstageFile(): Promise<void> {
+    await vscode.commands.executeCommand("git.unstage");
+  }
+
+  public async gitStageRange(_range?: Range): Promise<void> {
     await vscode.commands.executeCommand("git.stageSelectedRanges");
   }
 
-  public async gitUnstage(_range?: Range): Promise<void> {
+  public async gitUnstageRange(_range?: Range): Promise<void> {
     await vscode.commands.executeCommand("git.unstageSelectedRanges");
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/neovim-common/src/ide/neovim/NeovimTextEditorImpl.ts b/packages/neovim-common/src/ide/neovim/NeovimTextEditorImpl.ts
index 8671e17cde..3be47d4c77 100644
--- a/packages/neovim-common/src/ide/neovim/NeovimTextEditorImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/neovim-common/src/ide/neovim/NeovimTextEditorImpl.ts
@@ -199,11 +199,19 @@ export class NeovimTextEditorImpl implements EditableTextEditor {
     throw Error("gitRevert Not implemented");
   }
 
-  public async gitStage(_range?: Range): Promise<void> {
-    throw Error("gitStage Not implemented");
+  public async gitStageFile(): Promise<void> {
+    throw Error("gitStageFile not implemented");
   }
 
-  public async gitUnstage(_range?: Range): Promise<void> {
-    throw Error("gitUnstage Not implemented");
+  public async gitUnstageFile(): Promise<void> {
+    throw Error("gitUnstageFile not implemented");
+  }
+
+  public async gitStageRange(_range?: Range): Promise<void> {
+    throw Error("gitStageRange not implemented");
+  }
+
+  public async gitUnstageRange(_range?: Range): Promise<void> {
+    throw Error("gitUnstageRange not implemented");
   }
 }