diff --git a/src/components/chat/ChatInput.tsx b/src/components/chat/ChatInput.tsx
index 117afc2..5e99400 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chat/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import { useVersions } from "@/hooks/useVersions";
 import { useAttachments } from "@/hooks/useAttachments";
 import { AttachmentsList } from "./AttachmentsList";
 import { DragDropOverlay } from "./DragDropOverlay";
-import { showError, showUncommittedFilesWarning } from "@/lib/toast";
+import { showError, showExtraFilesToast } from "@/lib/toast";
 import { ChatInputControls } from "../ChatInputControls";
 const showTokenBarAtom = atom(false);
 
@@ -183,8 +183,11 @@ export function ChatInput({ chatId }: { chatId?: number }) {
         chatId,
         messageId,
       });
-      if (result.uncommittedFiles) {
-        showUncommittedFilesWarning(result.uncommittedFiles);
+      if (result.extraFiles) {
+        showExtraFilesToast({
+          files: result.extraFiles,
+          error: result.extraFilesError,
+        });
       }
     } catch (err) {
       console.error("Error approving proposal:", err);
diff --git a/src/hooks/useStreamChat.ts b/src/hooks/useStreamChat.ts
index f3193fa..24668d8 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useStreamChat.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useStreamChat.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { useChats } from "./useChats";
 import { useLoadApp } from "./useLoadApp";
 import { selectedAppIdAtom } from "@/atoms/appAtoms";
 import { useVersions } from "./useVersions";
-import { showUncommittedFilesWarning } from "@/lib/toast";
+import { showExtraFilesToast } from "@/lib/toast";
 import { useProposal } from "./useProposal";
 import { useSearch } from "@tanstack/react-router";
 import { useRunApp } from "./useRunApp";
@@ -87,8 +87,11 @@ export function useStreamChat({
               setIsPreviewOpen(true);
               refreshAppIframe();
             }
-            if (response.uncommittedFiles) {
-              showUncommittedFilesWarning(response.uncommittedFiles);
+            if (response.extraFiles) {
+              showExtraFilesToast({
+                files: response.extraFiles,
+                error: response.extraFilesError,
+              });
             }
             refreshProposal(chatId);
 
diff --git a/src/ipc/handlers/chat_stream_handlers.ts b/src/ipc/handlers/chat_stream_handlers.ts
index 45cbd54..073dc7f 100644
--- a/src/ipc/handlers/chat_stream_handlers.ts
+++ b/src/ipc/handlers/chat_stream_handlers.ts
@@ -535,7 +535,8 @@ This conversation includes one or more image attachments. When the user uploads
           event.sender.send("chat:response:end", {
             chatId: req.chatId,
             updatedFiles: status.updatedFiles ?? false,
-            uncommittedFiles: status.uncommittedFiles,
+            extraFiles: status.extraFiles,
+            extraFilesError: status.extraFilesError,
           } satisfies ChatResponseEnd);
         } else {
           event.sender.send("chat:response:end", {
diff --git a/src/ipc/handlers/proposal_handlers.ts b/src/ipc/handlers/proposal_handlers.ts
index 3b54f7f..4d9d47f 100644
--- a/src/ipc/handlers/proposal_handlers.ts
+++ b/src/ipc/handlers/proposal_handlers.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import { extractCodebase } from "../../utils/codebase";
 import { getDyadAppPath } from "../../paths/paths";
 import { withLock } from "../utils/lock_utils";
 import { createLoggedHandler } from "./safe_handle";
+import { ApproveProposalResult } from "../ipc_types";
+
 const logger = log.scope("proposal_handlers");
 const handle = createLoggedHandler(logger);
 // Cache for codebase token counts
@@ -317,9 +319,7 @@ const getProposalHandler = async (
 const approveProposalHandler = async (
   _event: IpcMainInvokeEvent,
   { chatId, messageId }: { chatId: number; messageId: number },
-): Promise<{
-  uncommittedFiles?: string[];
-}> => {
+): Promise<ApproveProposalResult> => {
   // 1. Fetch the specific assistant message
   const messageToApprove = await db.query.messages.findFirst({
     where: and(
@@ -355,7 +355,10 @@ const approveProposalHandler = async (
     );
   }
 
-  return { uncommittedFiles: processResult.uncommittedFiles };
+  return {
+    extraFiles: processResult.extraFiles,
+    extraFilesError: processResult.extraFilesError,
+  };
 };
 
 // Handler to reject a proposal (just update message state)
diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc_client.ts b/src/ipc/ipc_client.ts
index 46ee80b..5cf5fa2 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc_client.ts
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc_client.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import type {
   CreateCustomLanguageModelProviderParams,
   CreateCustomLanguageModelParams,
   DoesReleaseNoteExistParams,
+  ApproveProposalResult,
 } from "./ipc_types";
 import type { ProposalResult } from "@/lib/schemas";
 import { showError } from "@/lib/toast";
@@ -601,9 +602,7 @@ export class IpcClient {
   }: {
     chatId: number;
     messageId: number;
-  }): Promise<{
-    uncommittedFiles?: string[];
-  }> {
+  }): Promise<ApproveProposalResult> {
     return this.ipcRenderer.invoke("approve-proposal", {
       chatId,
       messageId,
diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc_types.ts b/src/ipc/ipc_types.ts
index 74b50b0..0f83d17 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc_types.ts
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc_types.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ export interface ChatStreamParams {
 export interface ChatResponseEnd {
   chatId: number;
   updatedFiles: boolean;
-  uncommittedFiles?: string[];
+  extraFiles?: string[];
+  extraFilesError?: string;
 }
 
 export interface CreateAppParams {
@@ -185,3 +186,8 @@ export interface CreateCustomLanguageModelParams {
 export interface DoesReleaseNoteExistParams {
   version: string;
 }
+
+export interface ApproveProposalResult {
+  extraFiles?: string[];
+  extraFilesError?: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/ipc/processors/response_processor.ts b/src/ipc/processors/response_processor.ts
index f64d52c..6d01cec 100644
--- a/src/ipc/processors/response_processor.ts
+++ b/src/ipc/processors/response_processor.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ export async function processFullResponseActions(
 ): Promise<{
   updatedFiles?: boolean;
   error?: string;
-  uncommittedFiles?: string[];
+  extraFiles?: string[];
+  extraFilesError?: string;
 }> {
   logger.log("processFullResponseActions for chatId", chatId);
   // Get the app associated with the chat
@@ -413,6 +414,10 @@ export async function processFullResponseActions(
       deletedFiles.length > 0 ||
       dyadAddDependencyPackages.length > 0 ||
       dyadExecuteSqlQueries.length > 0;
+
+    let uncommittedFiles: string[] = [];
+    let extraFilesError: string | undefined;
+
     if (hasChanges) {
       // Stage all written files
       for (const file of writtenFiles) {
@@ -438,17 +443,54 @@ export async function processFullResponseActions(
       if (dyadExecuteSqlQueries.length > 0)
         changes.push(`executed ${dyadExecuteSqlQueries.length} SQL queries`);
 
+      let message = chatSummary
+        ? `[dyad] ${chatSummary} - ${changes.join(", ")}`
+        : `[dyad] ${changes.join(", ")}`;
       // Use chat summary, if provided, or default for commit message
-      const commitHash = await git.commit({
+      let commitHash = await git.commit({
         fs,
         dir: appPath,
-        message: chatSummary
-          ? `[dyad] ${chatSummary} - ${changes.join(", ")}`
-          : `[dyad] ${changes.join(", ")}`,
+        message,
         author: await getGitAuthor(),
       });
       logger.log(`Successfully committed changes: ${changes.join(", ")}`);
 
+      // Check for any uncommitted changes after the commit
+      const statusMatrix = await git.statusMatrix({ fs, dir: appPath });
+      uncommittedFiles = statusMatrix
+        .filter((row) => row[1] !== 1 || row[2] !== 1 || row[3] !== 1)
+        .map((row) => row[0]); // Get just the file paths
+
+      if (uncommittedFiles.length > 0) {
+        // Stage all changes
+        await git.add({
+          fs,
+          dir: appPath,
+          filepath: ".",
+        });
+        try {
+          commitHash = await git.commit({
+            fs,
+            dir: appPath,
+            message: message + " + extra files edited outside of Dyad",
+            author: await getGitAuthor(),
+            amend: true,
+          });
+          logger.log(
+            `Amend commit with changes outside of dyad: ${uncommittedFiles.join(", ")}`,
+          );
+        } catch (error) {
+          // Just log, but don't throw an error because the user can still
+          // commit these changes outside of Dyad if needed.
+          logger.error(
+            `Failed to commit changes outside of dyad: ${uncommittedFiles.join(
+              ", ",
+            )}`,
+          );
+          extraFilesError = (error as any).toString();
+        }
+      }
+
       // Save the commit hash to the message
       await db
         .update(messages)
@@ -457,13 +499,6 @@ export async function processFullResponseActions(
         })
         .where(eq(messages.id, messageId));
     }
-
-    // Check for any uncommitted changes after the commit
-    const statusMatrix = await git.statusMatrix({ fs, dir: appPath });
-    const uncommittedFiles = statusMatrix
-      .filter((row) => row[1] !== 1 || row[2] !== 1 || row[3] !== 1)
-      .map((row) => row[0]); // Get just the file paths
-
     logger.log("mark as approved: hasChanges", hasChanges);
     // Update the message to approved
     await db
@@ -475,8 +510,8 @@ export async function processFullResponseActions(
 
     return {
       updatedFiles: hasChanges,
-      uncommittedFiles:
-        uncommittedFiles.length > 0 ? uncommittedFiles : undefined,
+      extraFiles: uncommittedFiles.length > 0 ? uncommittedFiles : undefined,
+      extraFilesError,
     };
   } catch (error: unknown) {
     logger.error("Error processing files:", error);
diff --git a/src/lib/toast.ts b/src/lib/toast.ts
index b20aba9..dc95291 100644
--- a/src/lib/toast.ts
+++ b/src/lib/toast.ts
@@ -58,11 +58,23 @@ export const showLoading = <T>(
   });
 };
 
-export const showUncommittedFilesWarning = (files: string[]) => {
-  showWarning(
-    `Some changed files were not committed. Please use git to manually commit them.
+export const showExtraFilesToast = ({
+  files,
+  error,
+}: {
+  files: string[];
+  error?: string;
+}) => {
+  if (error) {
+    showError(
+      `Error committing files ${files.join(", ")} changed outside of Dyad: ${error}`,
+    );
+  } else {
+    showWarning(
+      `Files changed outside of Dyad have automatically been committed:
     \n\n${files.join("\n")}`,
-  );
+    );
+  }
 };
 
 // Re-export for direct use