diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
index 7a95fbdcfdb..64219e631ab 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
@@ -477,9 +477,8 @@ __git_ps1 ()
 		   [ "$(git config --bool bash.showDirtyState)" != "false" ]
 		then
 			git diff --no-ext-diff --quiet || w="*"
-			if [ -n "$short_sha" ]; then
-				git diff-index --cached --quiet HEAD -- || i="+"
-			else
+			git diff --no-ext-diff --cached --quiet || i="+"
+			if [ -z "$short_sha" ] && [ -z "$i" ]; then
 				i="#"
 			fi
 		fi
diff --git a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
index 2c9d1f928ae..af82049f82e 100755
--- a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
+++ b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - dirty status indicator - orphan branch - clean' '
 	test_cmp expected "$actual"
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'prompt - dirty status indicator - orphan branch - dirty index' '
+test_expect_success 'prompt - dirty status indicator - orphan branch - dirty index' '
 	printf " (orphan +)" >expected &&
 	test_when_finished "git checkout master" &&
 	git checkout --orphan orphan &&
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ test_expect_failure 'prompt - dirty status indicator - orphan branch - dirty ind
 	test_cmp expected "$actual"
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'prompt - dirty status indicator - orphan branch - dirty index and worktree' '
+test_expect_success 'prompt - dirty status indicator - orphan branch - dirty index and worktree' '
 	printf " (orphan *+)" >expected &&
 	test_when_finished "git checkout master" &&
 	git checkout --orphan orphan &&