diff --git a/godot-git-plugin/src/git_plugin.cpp b/godot-git-plugin/src/git_plugin.cpp
index af7360a1..d0420100 100644
--- a/godot-git-plugin/src/git_plugin.cpp
+++ b/godot-git-plugin/src/git_plugin.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ void GitPlugin::_commit(const godot::String &msg) {
 		GIT2_CALL(git_commit_lookup(Capture(parent_commit), repo.get(), &parent_commit_id), "Could not lookup parent commit data");
 	}
 
+	GIT2_CALL(git_oid_equal(&tree_id, git_commit_tree_id(parent_commit.get())), "Nothing to commit. Please stage your changes first");
+
 	git_oid new_commit_id;
 	if (!has_merge) {
 		GIT2_CALL(