diff --git a/src/plugins/git/commitdata.cpp b/src/plugins/git/commitdata.cpp
index d48aeb4906d..26fecc0ee09 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/commitdata.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/commitdata.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ void GitSubmitEditorPanelData::clear()
     email.clear();
     bypassHooks = false;
     pushAction = NoPush;
+    signOff = false;
 }
 
 QString GitSubmitEditorPanelData::authorString() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/commitdata.h b/src/plugins/git/commitdata.h
index 06eeedf3365..98e6fe9ca41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/commitdata.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/commitdata.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public:
     QString email;
     bool bypassHooks;
     PushAction pushAction;
+    bool signOff;
 };
 
 enum FileState {
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index 5a9dd5bc4ad..8cdb4db186f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -2529,6 +2529,8 @@ bool GitClient::addAndCommit(const QString &repositoryDirectory,
              arguments << "--author" << authorString;
         if (data.bypassHooks)
             arguments << "--no-verify";
+        if (data.signOff)
+            arguments << "--signoff";
     }
 
     const SynchronousProcessResponse resp = vcsFullySynchronousExec(repositoryDirectory, arguments);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
index 66e0b80b8de..bf2cdf745ce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ GitSubmitEditorPanelData GitSubmitEditorWidget::panelData() const
     }
     rc.bypassHooks = m_gitSubmitPanelUi.bypassHooksCheckBox->isChecked();
     rc.pushAction = m_pushAction;
+    rc.signOff = m_gitSubmitPanelUi.signOffCheckBox->isChecked();
     return rc;
 }
 
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ void GitSubmitEditorWidget::setPanelData(const GitSubmitEditorPanelData &data)
     m_gitSubmitPanelUi.authorLineEdit->setText(data.author);
     m_gitSubmitPanelUi.emailLineEdit->setText(data.email);
     m_gitSubmitPanelUi.bypassHooksCheckBox->setChecked(data.bypassHooks);
+    m_gitSubmitPanelUi.signOffCheckBox->setChecked(data.signOff);
     authorInformationChanged();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui
index f4a05eabd6d..1e10e3282f0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>364</width>
-    <height>198</height>
+    <height>269</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="authorLineEdit">
         <property name="minimumSize">
          <size>
-          <width>150</width>
+          <width>200</width>
           <height>0</height>
          </size>
         </property>
@@ -101,12 +101,9 @@
         <property name="orientation">
          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
         </property>
-        <property name="sizeType">
-         <enum>QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding</enum>
-        </property>
         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
          <size>
-          <width>5</width>
+          <width>40</width>
           <height>20</height>
          </size>
         </property>
@@ -123,13 +120,13 @@
        <widget class="QLineEdit" name="emailLineEdit">
         <property name="minimumSize">
          <size>
-          <width>150</width>
+          <width>200</width>
           <height>0</height>
          </size>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="1" column="2">
+      <item row="1" column="2" colspan="2">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="invalidEmailLabel">
         <property name="minimumSize">
          <size>
@@ -140,21 +137,35 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="2" column="1">
-       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="bypassHooksCheckBox">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string/>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>By&amp;pass hooks:</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="buddy">
-         <cstring>bypassHooksCheckBox</cstring>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="bypassHooksCheckBox">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>By&amp;pass hooks</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="signOffCheckBox">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>&amp;Sign off</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+          <property name="orientation">
+           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+          </property>
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+           <size>
+            <width>40</width>
+            <height>20</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+         </spacer>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
       </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>