diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 40f3eaa2..caea2d09 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ blazing fast terminal-ui for git written in rust
 
 * inspect changes
 * (un)stage files
-* commit
+* revert/reset files
+* commit changes
 * async [input polling](assets/perf_compare.jpg) and 
 * async git API for fluid control
 
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ gitui
 
 # todo for 0.1 (first release)
 
-* [ ] discard untracked files (remove)
 * [ ] (un)staging selected hunks
 * [ ] publish as homebrew-tap
 * [ ] release on crates.io
diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs
index 05fa8cfe..3d8117be 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/utils.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ pub fn index_reset(path: &Path) -> bool {
     let repo = repo();
 
     let mut checkout_opts = CheckoutBuilder::new();
+    checkout_opts.remove_untracked(true);
     checkout_opts.path(&path).force();
 
     if let Ok(_) = repo.checkout_head(Some(&mut checkout_opts)) {