diff --git a/t/t7508-status.sh b/t/t7508-status.sh
index a9df7ff7bd..008d5711b8 100755
--- a/t/t7508-status.sh
+++ b/t/t7508-status.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,34 @@ test_expect_success 'status (2)' '
 
 '
 
+cat >expect <<\EOF
+# On branch master
+# Changes to be committed:
+#	new file:   dir2/added
+#
+# Changed but not updated:
+#	modified:   dir1/modified
+#
+# Untracked files:
+#	dir1/untracked
+#	dir2/modified
+#	dir2/untracked
+#	expect
+#	output
+#	untracked
+EOF
+
+git config advice.statusHints false
+
+test_expect_success 'status (advice.statusHints false)' '
+
+	git status >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+
+'
+
+git config --unset advice.statusHints
+
 cat >expect <<\EOF
  M dir1/modified
 A  dir2/added
@@ -115,6 +143,23 @@ test_expect_success 'status (status.showUntrackedFiles no)' '
 	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
+cat >expect <<EOF
+# On branch master
+# Changes to be committed:
+#	new file:   dir2/added
+#
+# Changed but not updated:
+#	modified:   dir1/modified
+#
+# Untracked files not listed
+EOF
+git config advice.statusHints false
+test_expect_success 'status -uno (advice.statusHints false)' '
+	git status -uno >output &&
+	test_cmp expect output
+'
+git config --unset advice.statusHints
+
 cat >expect << EOF
  M dir1/modified
 A  dir2/added
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 84a9002b8e..14e0acce8c 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -651,7 +651,9 @@ void wt_status_print(struct wt_status *s)
 		if (s->show_ignored_files)
 			wt_status_print_other(s, &s->ignored, "Ignored", "add -f");
 	} else if (s->commitable)
-		 fprintf(s->fp, "# Untracked files not listed (use -u option to show untracked files)\n");
+		fprintf(s->fp, "# Untracked files not listed%s\n",
+			advice_status_hints
+			? " (use -u option to show untracked files)" : "");
 
 	if (s->verbose)
 		wt_status_print_verbose(s);
@@ -661,15 +663,22 @@ void wt_status_print(struct wt_status *s)
 		else if (s->nowarn)
 			; /* nothing */
 		else if (s->workdir_dirty)
-			printf("no changes added to commit (use \"git add\" and/or \"git commit -a\")\n");
+			printf("no changes added to commit%s\n",
+				advice_status_hints
+				? " (use \"git add\" and/or \"git commit -a\")" : "");
 		else if (s->untracked.nr)
-			printf("nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use \"git add\" to track)\n");
+			printf("nothing added to commit but untracked files present%s\n",
+				advice_status_hints
+				? " (use \"git add\" to track)" : "");
 		else if (s->is_initial)
-			printf("nothing to commit (create/copy files and use \"git add\" to track)\n");
+			printf("nothing to commit%s\n", advice_status_hints
+				? " (create/copy files and use \"git add\" to track)" : "");
 		else if (!s->show_untracked_files)
-			printf("nothing to commit (use -u to show untracked files)\n");
+			printf("nothing to commit%s\n", advice_status_hints
+				? " (use -u to show untracked files)" : "");
 		else
-			printf("nothing to commit (working directory clean)\n");
+			printf("nothing to commit%s\n", advice_status_hints
+				? " (working directory clean)" : "");
 	}
 }