diff --git a/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree/function.rs b/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree/function.rs
index 1affadb1c22..c6edc032d69 100644
--- a/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree/function.rs
+++ b/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree/function.rs
@@ -397,7 +397,14 @@ impl<'index> State<'_, 'index> {
                 .mode
                 .change_to_match_fs(&metadata, self.options.fs.symlink, self.options.fs.executable_bit)
             {
-                Some(gix_index::entry::mode::Change::Type { .. }) => return Ok(Some(Change::Type.into())),
+                Some(gix_index::entry::mode::Change::Type { new_mode }) => {
+                    return Ok(Some(
+                        Change::Type {
+                            worktree_mode: new_mode,
+                        }
+                        .into(),
+                    ))
+                }
                 Some(gix_index::entry::mode::Change::ExecutableBit) => true,
                 None => false,
             };
diff --git a/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree/types.rs b/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree/types.rs
index 80554a77f38..f38f131e74d 100644
--- a/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree/types.rs
+++ b/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree/types.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ pub enum Change<T = (), U = ()> {
     ///
     /// A change to a non-file is marked as `modification` in Git, but that's related to the content which we can't evaluate.
     /// Hence, a type-change is considered more appropriate.
-    Type,
+    Type {
+        /// The mode the worktree file would have if it was added to the index, and the mode that differs compared
+        /// to what's currently stored in the index.
+        worktree_mode: gix_index::entry::Mode,
+    },
     /// This worktree file was modified in some form, like a permission change or content change or both,
     /// as compared to this entry.
     Modification {
diff --git a/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/mod.rs b/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/mod.rs
index 6ce99b1a7bf..8368102c246 100644
--- a/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/mod.rs
+++ b/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/mod.rs
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ pub(super) mod function {
                         }
                         EntryStatus::Change(c) => match c {
                             Change::Removed => ChangeKind::Deletion,
-                            Change::Type | Change::Modification { .. } | Change::SubmoduleModification(_) => {
+                            Change::Type { .. } | Change::Modification { .. } | Change::SubmoduleModification(_) => {
                                 ChangeKind::Modification
                             }
                         },
diff --git a/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/types.rs b/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/types.rs
index dbfdefc8a98..ccf17feaf0f 100644
--- a/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/types.rs
+++ b/gix-status/src/index_as_worktree_with_renames/types.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl<ContentChange, SubmoduleStatus> Entry<'_, ContentChange, SubmoduleStatus> {
                 ..
             } => match change {
                 Change::SubmoduleModification(_) | Change::Modification { .. } => Summary::Modified,
-                Change::Type => Summary::TypeChange,
+                Change::Type { .. } => Summary::TypeChange,
                 Change::Removed => Summary::Removed,
             },
             Entry::DirectoryContents { entry, .. } => {
diff --git a/gix-status/tests/status/index_as_worktree.rs b/gix-status/tests/status/index_as_worktree.rs
index 3544aedccfc..ff5e7ee5668 100644
--- a/gix-status/tests/status/index_as_worktree.rs
+++ b/gix-status/tests/status/index_as_worktree.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use bstr::BStr;
 use filetime::{set_file_mtime, FileTime};
 use gix_filter::eol::AutoCrlf;
 use gix_index as index;
-use gix_index::Entry;
+use gix_index::{entry, Entry};
 use gix_status::index_as_worktree::Context;
 use gix_status::{
     index_as_worktree,
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ fn deracify_status(status: EntryStatus) -> Option<EntryStatus> {
         EntryStatus::Conflict(c) => EntryStatus::Conflict(c),
         EntryStatus::Change(c) => match c {
             Change::Removed => Change::Removed,
-            Change::Type => Change::Type,
+            Change::Type { worktree_mode } => Change::Type { worktree_mode },
             Change::Modification {
                 executable_bit_changed,
                 content_change,
@@ -284,7 +284,17 @@ fn nonfile_untracked_are_not_visible() {
 #[test]
 #[cfg(unix)]
 fn tracked_changed_to_non_file() {
-    nonfile_fixture("tracked-swapped", &[(BStr::new(b"file"), 0, Change::Type.into())]);
+    nonfile_fixture(
+        "tracked-swapped",
+        &[(
+            BStr::new(b"file"),
+            0,
+            Change::Type {
+                worktree_mode: entry::Mode::FILE,
+            }
+            .into(),
+        )],
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -384,7 +394,17 @@ fn subomdule_deleted_dir() {
 #[test]
 fn subomdule_typechange() {
     assert_eq!(
-        submodule_fixture("type-change", &[(BStr::new(b"m1"), 1, Change::Type.into())]),
+        submodule_fixture(
+            "type-change",
+            &[(
+                BStr::new(b"m1"),
+                1,
+                Change::Type {
+                    worktree_mode: entry::Mode::FILE
+                }
+                .into()
+            )]
+        ),
         Outcome {
             entries_to_process: 2,
             entries_processed: 2,
@@ -596,7 +616,14 @@ fn refresh() {
                     }
                     .into(),
                 ),
-                (BStr::new(b"empty"), 3, Change::Type.into()),
+                (
+                    BStr::new(b"empty"),
+                    3,
+                    Change::Type {
+                        worktree_mode: entry::Mode::FILE
+                    }
+                    .into()
+                ),
                 (
                     BStr::new(b"executable"),
                     4,
@@ -620,7 +647,14 @@ fn refresh() {
                     }
                     .into(),
                 ),
-                (BStr::new("empty"), 3, Change::Type.into()),
+                (
+                    BStr::new("empty"),
+                    3,
+                    Change::Type {
+                        worktree_mode: entry::Mode::FILE
+                    }
+                    .into()
+                ),
                 (
                     BStr::new("executable"),
                     4,
@@ -669,7 +703,14 @@ fn modified() {
                 }
                 .into(),
             ),
-            (BStr::new(b"empty"), 3, Change::Type.into()),
+            (
+                BStr::new(b"empty"),
+                3,
+                Change::Type {
+                    worktree_mode: entry::Mode::FILE,
+                }
+                .into(),
+            ),
             (
                 BStr::new(b"executable"),
                 4,
@@ -693,7 +734,14 @@ fn modified() {
                 }
                 .into(),
             ),
-            (BStr::new("empty"), 3, Change::Type.into()),
+            (
+                BStr::new("empty"),
+                3,
+                Change::Type {
+                    worktree_mode: entry::Mode::FILE,
+                }
+                .into(),
+            ),
             (
                 BStr::new("executable"),
                 4,
diff --git a/gix-status/tests/status/index_as_worktree_with_renames.rs b/gix-status/tests/status/index_as_worktree_with_renames.rs
index 5ed86f41213..468cbf4322b 100644
--- a/gix-status/tests/status/index_as_worktree_with_renames.rs
+++ b/gix-status/tests/status/index_as_worktree_with_renames.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::fixture_path;
 use bstr::ByteSlice;
 use gix_diff::blob::pipeline::WorktreeRoots;
 use gix_diff::rewrites::CopySource;
+use gix_index::entry;
 use gix_status::index_as_worktree::traits::FastEq;
 use gix_status::index_as_worktree::{Change, EntryStatus};
 use gix_status::index_as_worktree_with_renames;
@@ -123,7 +124,10 @@ fn tracked_changed_to_non_file() {
         &[],
         &[Expectation::Modification {
             rela_path: "file",
-            status: Change::Type.into(),
+            status: Change::Type {
+                worktree_mode: entry::Mode::FILE,
+            }
+            .into(),
         }],
         None,
         Some(Default::default()),
@@ -393,7 +397,7 @@ impl Expectation<'_> {
                 EntryStatus::Conflict(_) => Summary::Conflict,
                 EntryStatus::Change(change) => match change {
                     Change::Removed => Summary::Removed,
-                    Change::Type => Summary::TypeChange,
+                    Change::Type { .. } => Summary::TypeChange,
                     Change::Modification { .. } | Change::SubmoduleModification(_) => Summary::Modified,
                 },
                 EntryStatus::NeedsUpdate(_) => return None,