1 files changed, 42 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index fc2bdc79fc..047a950f55 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -1389,6 +1389,30 @@ static enum path_treatment treat_directory(struct dir_struct *dir,
 	case index_nonexistent:
 		if (dir->flags & DIR_SHOW_OTHER_DIRECTORIES)
 			break;
+		if (exclude &&
+			(dir->flags & DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO) &&
+			(dir->flags & DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO_MODE_MATCHING)) {
+
+			/*
+			 * This is an excluded directory and we are
+			 * showing ignored paths that match an exclude
+			 * pattern.  (e.g. show directory as ignored
+			 * only if it matches an exclude pattern).
+			 * This path will either be 'path_excluded`
+			 * (if we are showing empty directories or if
+			 * the directory is not empty), or will be
+			 * 'path_none' (empty directory, and we are
+			 * not showing empty directories).
+			 */
+			if (!(dir->flags & DIR_HIDE_EMPTY_DIRECTORIES))
+				return path_excluded;
+
+			if (read_directory_recursive(dir, istate, dirname, len,
+						     untracked, 1, 1, pathspec) == path_excluded)
+				return path_excluded;
+
+			return path_none;
+		}
 		if (!(dir->flags & DIR_NO_GITLINKS)) {
 			struct object_id oid;
 			if (resolve_gitlink_ref(dirname, "HEAD", &oid) == 0)
@@ -1561,6 +1585,7 @@ static enum path_treatment treat_one_path(struct dir_struct *dir,
 {
 	int exclude;
 	int has_path_in_index = !!index_file_exists(istate, path->buf, path->len, ignore_case);
+	enum path_treatment path_treatment;
 
 	if (dtype == DT_UNKNOWN)
 		dtype = get_dtype(de, istate, path->buf, path->len);
@@ -1607,8 +1632,23 @@ static enum path_treatment treat_one_path(struct dir_struct *dir,
 		return path_none;
 	case DT_DIR:
 		strbuf_addch(path, '/');
-		return treat_directory(dir, istate, untracked, path->buf, path->len,
-				       baselen, exclude, pathspec);
+		path_treatment = treat_directory(dir, istate, untracked,
+						 path->buf, path->len,
+						 baselen, exclude, pathspec);
+		/*
+		 * If 1) we only want to return directories that
+		 * match an exclude pattern and 2) this directory does
+		 * not match an exclude pattern but all of its
+		 * contents are excluded, then indicate that we should
+		 * recurse into this directory (instead of marking the
+		 * directory itself as an ignored path).
+		 */
+		if (!exclude &&
+		    path_treatment == path_excluded &&
+		    (dir->flags & DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO) &&
+		    (dir->flags & DIR_SHOW_IGNORED_TOO_MODE_MATCHING))
+			return path_recurse;
+		return path_treatment;
 	case DT_REG:
 	case DT_LNK:
 		return exclude ? path_excluded : path_untracked;