diff --git a/commitizen/cli.py b/commitizen/cli.py
index 472ef2b270..7f4d4893c0 100644
--- a/commitizen/cli.py
+++ b/commitizen/cli.py
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@
                         "action": "store_true",
                         "help": "sign off the commit",
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": ["-a", "--all"],
+                        "action": "store_true",
+                        "help": "Tell the command to automatically stage files that have been modified and deleted, but new files you have not told Git about are not affected.",
+                    },
                 ],
             },
             {
diff --git a/commitizen/commands/commit.py b/commitizen/commands/commit.py
index 913526f893..39cab33b5c 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/commit.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/commit.py
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ def __call__(self):
         dry_run: bool = self.arguments.get("dry_run")
         write_message_to_file = self.arguments.get("write_message_to_file")
 
+        is_all: bool = self.arguments.get("all")
+        if is_all:
+            c = git.add("-u")
+
         if git.is_staging_clean() and not dry_run:
             raise NothingToCommitError("No files added to staging!")
 
diff --git a/commitizen/git.py b/commitizen/git.py
index adfe494383..67652b9516 100644
--- a/commitizen/git.py
+++ b/commitizen/git.py
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ def tag(tag: str, annotated: bool = False, signed: bool = False) -> cmd.Command:
     return c
 
 
+def add(args: str = "") -> cmd.Command:
+    c = cmd.run(f"git add {args}")
+    return c
+
+
 def commit(
     message: str, args: str = "", committer_date: str | None = None
 ) -> cmd.Command:
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_commit_command.py b/tests/commands/test_commit_command.py
index 29840bb6a1..b48ac9d0ed 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_commit_command.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_commit_command.py
@@ -255,3 +255,24 @@ def test_commit_in_non_git_project(tmpdir, config):
     with tmpdir.as_cwd():
         with pytest.raises(NotAGitProjectError):
             commands.Commit(config, {})
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("staging_is_clean")
+def test_commit_command_with_all_option(config, mocker: MockFixture):
+    prompt_mock = mocker.patch("questionary.prompt")
+    prompt_mock.return_value = {
+        "prefix": "feat",
+        "subject": "user created",
+        "scope": "",
+        "is_breaking_change": False,
+        "body": "",
+        "footer": "",
+    }
+
+    commit_mock = mocker.patch("commitizen.git.commit")
+    commit_mock.return_value = cmd.Command("success", "", b"", b"", 0)
+    success_mock = mocker.patch("commitizen.out.success")
+    add_mock = mocker.patch("commitizen.git.add")
+    commands.Commit(config, {"all": True})()
+    add_mock.assert_called()
+    success_mock.assert_called_once()