diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
index 5ff1e3a4..61140173 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.CommitTip" xml:space="preserve">Trigger click event</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.CommitToEdit" xml:space="preserve">Commit (Edit)</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.CommitWithAutoStage" xml:space="preserve">Stage all changes and commit</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.ConfirmCommitWithFilter">You have staged {0} file(s) but only {1} file(s) displayed ({2} files are filtered out). Do you want to continue?</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles" xml:space="preserve">Empty commit detected! Do you want to continue (--allow-empty)?</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.Conflicts" xml:space="preserve">CONFLICTS DETECTED</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.Conflicts.Resolved" xml:space="preserve">FILE CONFLICTS ARE RESOLVED</x:String>
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
index 8d2b4f1e..fec5c780 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_CN.axaml
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.CommitTip" xml:space="preserve">触发点击事件</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.CommitToEdit" xml:space="preserve">提交（修改原始提交）</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.CommitWithAutoStage" xml:space="preserve">自动暂存所有变更并提交</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.ConfirmCommitWithFilter">当前有 {0} 个文件在暂存区中，但仅显示了 {1} 个文件（{2} 个文件被过滤掉了），是否继续提交？</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles" xml:space="preserve">提交未包含变更文件！是否继续(--allow-empty)？</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.Conflicts" xml:space="preserve">检测到冲突</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.Conflicts.Resolved" xml:space="preserve">文件冲突已解决</x:String>
diff --git a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
index 8e823f68..66bcc33a 100644
--- a/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
+++ b/src/Resources/Locales/zh_TW.axaml
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.CommitTip" xml:space="preserve">觸發點擊事件</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.CommitToEdit" xml:space="preserve">提交 (修改原始提交)</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.CommitWithAutoStage" xml:space="preserve">自動暫存全部變更並提交</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.ConfirmCommitWithFilter">您已暫存 {0} 檔案，但只顯示 {1} 檔案 ({2} 檔案被篩選器隱藏)。您要繼續嗎？</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles" xml:space="preserve">未包含任何檔案變更! 您是否仍要提交 (--allow-empty)?</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.Conflicts" xml:space="preserve">檢測到衝突</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy.Conflicts.Resolved" xml:space="preserve">檔案衝突已解決</x:String>
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/ConfirmCommit.cs b/src/ViewModels/ConfirmCommit.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cea56948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ViewModels/ConfirmCommit.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
+{
+    public class ConfirmCommit
+    {
+        public string Message
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
+
+        public ConfirmCommit(string message, Action onSure)
+        {
+            Message = message;
+            _onSure = onSure;
+        }
+
+        public void Continue()
+        {
+            _onSure?.Invoke();
+        }
+
+        private Action _onSure;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles.cs b/src/ViewModels/ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3249fba8..00000000
--- a/src/ViewModels/ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
-{
-    public class ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles
-    {
-        public ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles(WorkingCopy wc, bool autoPush)
-        {
-            _wc = wc;
-            _autoPush = autoPush;
-        }
-
-        public void Continue()
-        {
-            _wc.CommitWithoutFiles(_autoPush);
-        }
-
-        private readonly WorkingCopy _wc;
-        private bool _autoPush;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/WorkingCopy.cs b/src/ViewModels/WorkingCopy.cs
index 3e6f6fbd..a0933ea3 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/WorkingCopy.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/WorkingCopy.cs
@@ -99,38 +99,23 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             }
         }
 
-        public string UnstagedFilter
+        public string Filter
         {
-            get => _unstagedFilter;
+            get => _filter;
             set
             {
-                if (SetProperty(ref _unstagedFilter, value))
+                if (SetProperty(ref _filter, value))
                 {
                     if (_isLoadingData)
                         return;
 
-                    VisibleUnstaged = GetVisibleChanges(_unstaged, _unstagedFilter);
+                    VisibleUnstaged = GetVisibleChanges(_unstaged);
+                    VisibleStaged = GetVisibleChanges(_staged);
                     SelectedUnstaged = [];
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        public string StagedFilter
-        {
-            get => _stagedFilter;
-            set
-            {
-                if (SetProperty(ref _stagedFilter, value))
-                {
-                    if (_isLoadingData)
-                        return;
-
-                    VisibleStaged = GetVisibleChanges(_staged, _stagedFilter);
-                    SelectedStaged = [];
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         public List<Models.Change> Unstaged
         {
             get => _unstaged;
@@ -294,7 +279,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                 }
             }
 
-            var visibleUnstaged = GetVisibleChanges(unstaged, _unstagedFilter);
+            var visibleUnstaged = GetVisibleChanges(unstaged);
             var selectedUnstaged = new List<Models.Change>();
             foreach (var c in visibleUnstaged)
             {
@@ -304,7 +289,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
             var staged = GetStagedChanges();
 
-            var visibleStaged = GetVisibleChanges(staged, _stagedFilter);
+            var visibleStaged = GetVisibleChanges(staged);
             var selectedStaged = new List<Models.Change>();
             foreach (var c in visibleStaged)
             {
@@ -374,14 +359,9 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                 _repo.ShowPopup(new Discard(_repo, changes));
         }
 
-        public void ClearUnstagedFilter()
+        public void ClearFilter()
         {
-            UnstagedFilter = string.Empty;
-        }
- 
-        public void ClearStagedFilter()
-        {
-            StagedFilter = string.Empty;
+            Filter = string.Empty;
         }
 
         public async void UseTheirs(List<Models.Change> changes)
@@ -571,11 +551,6 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             DoCommit(false, true, false);
         }
 
-        public void CommitWithoutFiles(bool autoPush)
-        {
-            DoCommit(false, autoPush, true);
-        }
-
         public ContextMenu CreateContextMenuForUnstagedChanges()
         {
             if (_selectedUnstaged == null || _selectedUnstaged.Count == 0)
@@ -1505,16 +1480,16 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             return menu;
         }
 
-        private List<Models.Change> GetVisibleChanges(List<Models.Change> changes, string filter)
+        private List<Models.Change> GetVisibleChanges(List<Models.Change> changes)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(filter))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(_filter))
                 return changes;
 
             var visible = new List<Models.Change>();
 
             foreach (var c in changes)
             {
-                if (c.Path.Contains(filter, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                if (c.Path.Contains(_filter, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                     visible.Add(c);
             }
 
@@ -1675,7 +1650,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                 DetailContext = new DiffContext(_repo.FullPath, new Models.DiffOption(change, isUnstaged), _detailContext as DiffContext);
         }
 
-        private void DoCommit(bool autoStage, bool autoPush, bool allowEmpty)
+        private void DoCommit(bool autoStage, bool autoPush, bool allowEmpty = false, bool confirmWithFilter = false)
         {
             if (!_repo.CanCreatePopup())
             {
@@ -1683,10 +1658,17 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_stagedFilter))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_filter) && _staged.Count > _visibleStaged.Count && !confirmWithFilter)
             {
-                // FIXME - make this a proper warning message-box "Staged-area filter will not be applied to commit. Continue?" Yes/No
-                App.RaiseException(_repo.FullPath, "Committing with staged-area filter applied is NOT allowed!");
+                var confirmMessage = App.Text("WorkingCopy.ConfirmCommitWithFilter", _staged.Count, _visibleStaged.Count, _staged.Count - _visibleStaged.Count);
+                App.OpenDialog(new Views.ConfirmCommit()
+                {
+                    DataContext = new ConfirmCommit(confirmMessage, () =>
+                    {
+                        DoCommit(autoStage, autoPush, allowEmpty, true);
+                    })
+                });
+
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -1700,9 +1682,13 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             {
                 if ((autoStage && _count == 0) || (!autoStage && _staged.Count == 0))
                 {
-                    App.OpenDialog(new Views.ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles()
+                    var confirmMessage = App.Text("WorkingCopy.ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles");
+                    App.OpenDialog(new Views.ConfirmCommit()
                     {
-                        DataContext = new ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles(this, autoPush)
+                        DataContext = new ConfirmCommit(confirmMessage, () =>
+                        {
+                            DoCommit(autoStage, autoPush, true, confirmWithFilter);
+                        })
                     });
 
                     return;
@@ -1774,8 +1760,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
         private List<Models.Change> _selectedStaged = [];
         private int _count = 0;
         private object _detailContext = null;
-        private string _unstagedFilter = string.Empty;
-        private string _stagedFilter = string.Empty;
+        private string _filter = string.Empty;
         private string _commitMessage = string.Empty;
 
         private bool _hasUnsolvedConflicts = false;
diff --git a/src/Views/ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles.axaml b/src/Views/ConfirmCommit.axaml
similarity index 92%
rename from src/Views/ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles.axaml
rename to src/Views/ConfirmCommit.axaml
index 4c9fd1c8..77bbdb30 100644
--- a/src/Views/ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/ConfirmCommit.axaml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
                     xmlns:v="using:SourceGit.Views"
                     xmlns:vm="using:SourceGit.ViewModels"
                     mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="800" d:DesignHeight="450"
-                    x:Class="SourceGit.Views.ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles"
-                    x:DataType="vm:ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles"
+                    x:Class="SourceGit.Views.ConfirmCommit"
+                    x:DataType="vm:ConfirmCommit"
                     x:Name="ThisControl"
                     Icon="/App.ico"
                     Title="{DynamicResource Text.Warn}"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
     <!-- Body -->
     <Border Grid.Row="1" Margin="16">
-      <TextBlock Text="{DynamicResource Text.WorkingCopy.ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles}"/>
+      <TextBlock Text="{Binding Message}" MaxWidth="400" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
     </Border>
 
     <!-- Buttons -->
diff --git a/src/Views/ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles.axaml.cs b/src/Views/ConfirmCommit.axaml.cs
similarity index 57%
rename from src/Views/ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles.axaml.cs
rename to src/Views/ConfirmCommit.axaml.cs
index 342600fc..1cf770cb 100644
--- a/src/Views/ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Views/ConfirmCommit.axaml.cs
@@ -2,20 +2,16 @@ using Avalonia.Interactivity;
 
 namespace SourceGit.Views
 {
-    public partial class ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles : ChromelessWindow
+    public partial class ConfirmCommit : ChromelessWindow
     {
-        public ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles()
+        public ConfirmCommit()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
         }
 
         private void Sure(object _1, RoutedEventArgs _2)
         {
-            if (DataContext is ViewModels.ConfirmCommitWithoutFiles vm)
-            {
-                vm.Continue();
-            }
-
+            (DataContext as ViewModels.ConfirmCommit)?.Continue();
             Close();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Views/WorkingCopy.axaml b/src/Views/WorkingCopy.axaml
index 6af2b448..94dd0c30 100644
--- a/src/Views/WorkingCopy.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/WorkingCopy.axaml
@@ -19,13 +19,46 @@
     <!-- Left -->
     <Grid Grid.Column="0">
       <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+        <RowDefinition Height="36"/>
         <RowDefinition Height="*" MinHeight="100"/>
         <RowDefinition Height="1"/>
         <RowDefinition Height="*" MinHeight="100"/>
       </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
+      <!-- Search Filter -->
+      <Border Grid.Row="0" BorderThickness="0,0,0,1" BorderBrush="{DynamicResource Brush.Border0}">
+        <TextBox Height="24"
+                 Margin="4,0"
+                 BorderThickness="1"
+                 CornerRadius="12"
+                 Text="{Binding Filter, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                 BorderBrush="{DynamicResource Brush.Border2}"
+                 VerticalContentAlignment="Center">
+          <TextBox.InnerLeftContent>
+            <Path Width="14" Height="14"
+                  Margin="6,0,0,0"
+                  Fill="{DynamicResource Brush.FG2}"
+                  Data="{StaticResource Icons.Search}"/>
+          </TextBox.InnerLeftContent>
+
+          <TextBox.InnerRightContent>
+            <Button Classes="icon_button"
+                    Width="16"
+                    Margin="0,0,6,0"
+                    Command="{Binding ClearFilter}"
+                    IsVisible="{Binding Filter, Converter={x:Static StringConverters.IsNotNullOrEmpty}}"
+                    HorizontalAlignment="Right">
+              <Path Width="14" Height="14"
+                    Margin="0,1,0,0"
+                    Fill="{DynamicResource Brush.FG1}"
+                    Data="{StaticResource Icons.Clear}"/>
+            </Button>
+          </TextBox.InnerRightContent>
+        </TextBox>
+      </Border>
+
       <!-- Unstaged -->
-      <Grid Grid.Row="0" RowDefinitions="28,36,*">
+      <Grid Grid.Row="1" RowDefinitions="28,*">
         <!-- Unstaged Toolbar -->
         <Border Grid.Row="0" BorderThickness="0,0,0,1" BorderBrush="{DynamicResource Brush.Border0}">
           <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,Auto,Auto,Auto,*,Auto,Auto,Auto,Auto,Auto">
@@ -75,40 +108,8 @@
           </Grid>
         </Border>
 
-        <!-- Unstaged Filter -->
-        <Border Grid.Row="1" BorderThickness="0,0,0,1" BorderBrush="{DynamicResource Brush.Border0}">
-          <TextBox Height="24"
-                   Margin="4,0"
-                   BorderThickness="1"
-                   CornerRadius="12"
-                   Text="{Binding UnstagedFilter, Mode=TwoWay}"
-                   BorderBrush="{DynamicResource Brush.Border2}"
-                   VerticalContentAlignment="Center">
-            <TextBox.InnerLeftContent>
-              <Path Width="14" Height="14"
-                    Margin="6,0,0,0"
-                    Fill="{DynamicResource Brush.FG2}"
-                    Data="{StaticResource Icons.Search}"/>
-            </TextBox.InnerLeftContent>
-
-            <TextBox.InnerRightContent>
-              <Button Classes="icon_button"
-                      Width="16"
-                      Margin="0,0,6,0"
-                      Command="{Binding ClearUnstagedFilter}"
-                      IsVisible="{Binding UnstagedFilter, Converter={x:Static StringConverters.IsNotNullOrEmpty}}"
-                      HorizontalAlignment="Right">
-                <Path Width="14" Height="14"
-                      Margin="0,1,0,0"
-                      Fill="{DynamicResource Brush.FG1}"
-                      Data="{StaticResource Icons.Clear}"/>
-              </Button>
-            </TextBox.InnerRightContent>
-          </TextBox>
-        </Border>
-
         <!-- Unstaged Changes -->
-        <v:ChangeCollectionView Grid.Row="2"
+        <v:ChangeCollectionView Grid.Row="1"
                                 x:Name="UnstagedChangesView"
                                 Focusable="True"
                                 IsUnstagedChange="True"
@@ -123,13 +124,13 @@
       </Grid>
 
       <!-- Splitter -->
-      <GridSplitter Grid.Row="1"
+      <GridSplitter Grid.Row="2"
                     MinHeight="1"
                     HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
                     Background="{DynamicResource Brush.Border0}"/>
 
       <!-- Staged -->
-      <Grid Grid.Row="2" RowDefinitions="28,36,*">
+      <Grid Grid.Row="3" RowDefinitions="28,*">
         <!-- Staged Toolbar -->
         <Border Grid.Row="0" BorderThickness="0,0,0,1" BorderBrush="{DynamicResource Brush.Border0}">
           <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,Auto,Auto,Auto,*,Auto,Auto,Auto">
@@ -155,41 +156,9 @@
                                       ViewMode="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preferences.Instance}, Path=StagedChangeViewMode, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
           </Grid>
         </Border>
-
-        <!-- Staged Filter -->
-        <Border Grid.Row="1" BorderThickness="0,0,0,1" BorderBrush="{DynamicResource Brush.Border0}">
-          <TextBox Height="24"
-                   Margin="4,0"
-                   BorderThickness="1"
-                   CornerRadius="12"
-                   Text="{Binding StagedFilter, Mode=TwoWay}"
-                   BorderBrush="{DynamicResource Brush.Border2}"
-                   VerticalContentAlignment="Center">
-            <TextBox.InnerLeftContent>
-              <Path Width="14" Height="14"
-                    Margin="6,0,0,0"
-                    Fill="{DynamicResource Brush.FG2}"
-                    Data="{StaticResource Icons.Search}"/>
-            </TextBox.InnerLeftContent>
-
-            <TextBox.InnerRightContent>
-              <Button Classes="icon_button"
-                      Width="16"
-                      Margin="0,0,6,0"
-                      Command="{Binding ClearStagedFilter}"
-                      IsVisible="{Binding StagedFilter, Converter={x:Static StringConverters.IsNotNullOrEmpty}}"
-                      HorizontalAlignment="Right">
-                <Path Width="14" Height="14"
-                      Margin="0,1,0,0"
-                      Fill="{DynamicResource Brush.FG1}"
-                      Data="{StaticResource Icons.Clear}"/>
-              </Button>
-            </TextBox.InnerRightContent>
-          </TextBox>
-        </Border>
         
         <!-- Staged Changes -->
-        <v:ChangeCollectionView Grid.Row="2"
+        <v:ChangeCollectionView Grid.Row="1"
                                 x:Name="StagedChangesView"
                                 Focusable="True"
                                 IsUnstagedChange="False"