diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a847867..ea0e9b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ This simple plugin provides a function which returns the name of current file wi
 
 It will show something like `main.c [ M]` for modified file `main.c`.
 
+```vim
+:echo FugiStateGitDir()
+```
+
+This will show changes, new and unversioned files, e.g. `1 change, 2 new, 3 unversioned`.
+
 For example, to show the filename with git status using [lightline.vim](https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim),
 configure as follows.
 
diff --git a/autoload/fugistate.vim b/autoload/fugistate.vim
index 07a3b49..5ea058f 100644
--- a/autoload/fugistate.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugistate.vim
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@
 
 let s:filename_status = ''
 
-function! fugistate#update()
+let s:changed = 0
+let s:new = 0
+let s:unversioned = 0
 
- if empty(@%)
-    let s:filename_status = ''
-    return
-  endif
+function! fugistate#update()
 
   if empty(g:fugistate_expand_filename)
     let filename = expand(@%)
@@ -17,30 +16,59 @@ function! fugistate#update()
     let filename = expand(g:fugistate_expand_filename)
   endif
 
+  let s:changed = 0
+  let s:new = 0
+  let s:unversioned = 0
+
+  let s:filename_status = filename
+
   try
+    let gitstatus = FugitiveExecute('status', '-s')
+    if gitstatus.exit_status == 0
+      for filestate in gitstatus.stdout
+        if match(filestate, '^?') == 0
+          let s:unversioned = s:unversioned + 1
+        elseif match(filestate, '^A') == 0
+          let s:new = s:new + 1
+        elseif ! empty(filestate)
+          let s:changed = s:changed + 1
+        endif
 
-    if ! FugitiveIsGitDir()
-      let s:filename_status = filename
-      return
+        if ! empty(@%) && @% == filestate[3:]
+          let s:filename_status = filename . " [" . filestate[0:1] . "]"
+        endif
+      endfor
     endif
-
-    let gitstatus = FugitiveExecute('status', '-s', @%)
-    if gitstatus.exit_status != 0 || empty(gitstatus.stdout[0])
-      let s:filename_status = filename
-      return
-    endif
-    let s:filename_status = filename . " [" . gitstatus.stdout[0][0:1] . "]"
-
-  catch
-
-    let s:filename_status = filename
-
   endtry
 
 endfunction
 
-function! fugistate#filename_status()
+function! fugistate#file()
 
   return s:filename_status
 
 endfunction
+
+function! fugistate#gitdir()
+
+  let s:out = []
+
+  if s:changed == 1
+    call add(s:out, "1 change")
+  endif
+
+  if s:changed > 1
+    call add(s:out, s:changed . " changes")
+  endif
+
+  if s:new > 0
+    call add(s:out, s:new . " new")
+  endif
+
+  if s:unversioned > 0
+    call add(s:out, s:unversioned . " unversioned")
+  endif
+
+  return join(s:out, ', ')
+
+endfunction
diff --git a/plugin/fugistate.vim b/plugin/fugistate.vim
index 4f5f0d3..eca1447 100644
--- a/plugin/fugistate.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugistate.vim
@@ -18,5 +18,9 @@ augroup FugiState
 augroup END
 
 function! FugiState()
-  return fugistate#filename_status()
+  return fugistate#file()
+endfunction
+
+function! FugiStateGitDir()
+  return fugistate#gitdir()
 endfunction