diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 68986d4..0cf1d37 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 from git_refs import R_PUB
 from git_refs import R_TAGS
 from git_refs import R_WORKTREE_M
+import git_status
 import git_superproject
 from git_trace2_event_log import EventLog
 import platform_utils
@@ -868,8 +869,46 @@
             if e.git_rc != 1:
                 raise
 
-    def IsDirty(self, consider_untracked=True):
+    def IsDirty(self, consider_untracked: bool = True) -> bool:
         """Is the working directory modified in some way?"""
+        status = self._GetStatusSnapshot(
+            untracked_files="normal" if consider_untracked else "no"
+        )
+        if status is not None:
+            return status.is_dirty(consider_untracked=consider_untracked)
+
+        return self._IsDirtyLegacy(consider_untracked=consider_untracked)
+
+    def _GetStatusSnapshot(
+        self,
+        untracked_files: str = "all",
+        branch: bool = False,
+        ahead_behind: bool = False,
+        show_stash: bool = False,
+    ) -> Optional[git_status.StatusSnapshot]:
+        """Read one porcelain-v2 snapshot, or select the legacy path."""
+        if not git_require((2, 11, 0)):
+            return None
+        try:
+            return git_status.GetStatus(
+                self,
+                self.gitdir,
+                untracked_files=untracked_files,
+                branch=branch,
+                ahead_behind=ahead_behind,
+                show_stash=show_stash,
+            )
+        except (GitError, ValueError, git_status.UnsupportedStatusError) as e:
+            logger.warning(
+                "project %s: porcelain v2 status failed; using legacy "
+                "status: %s",
+                self.RelPath(local=False),
+                e,
+            )
+            return None
+
+    def _IsDirtyLegacy(self, consider_untracked: bool = True) -> bool:
+        """Check dirty state with plumbing supported by older Git."""
         self._RefreshIndexStatCache()
         if self.work_git.DiffZ("diff-index", "-M", "--cached", HEAD):
             return True
@@ -994,6 +1033,46 @@
                 uncommitted files. If False - return as soon as any kind of
                 uncommitted files is detected.
         """
+        status = self._GetStatusSnapshot(untracked_files="all")
+        if status is not None:
+            return self._UncommittedFilesFromStatus(status, get_all=get_all)
+
+        return self._UncommittedFilesLegacy(get_all=get_all)
+
+    def _UncommittedFilesFromStatus(
+        self, status: git_status.StatusSnapshot, get_all: bool = True
+    ) -> List[str]:
+        """Format uncommitted paths from a porcelain-v2 snapshot."""
+        details = []
+        if self.IsRebaseInProgress():
+            details.append("rebase in progress")
+            if not get_all:
+                return details
+
+        changes = []
+        for path, entry in status.index_changes.items():
+            changes.append(path)
+            # The legacy diff-index call did not enable rename detection, so
+            # it reported a staged rename as delete(source) plus add(target).
+            if entry.status == "R" and entry.src_path:
+                changes.append(entry.src_path)
+        changes.sort()
+        if changes:
+            details.extend(changes)
+            if not get_all:
+                return details
+
+        changes = list(status.worktree_changes)
+        if changes:
+            details.extend(changes)
+            if not get_all:
+                return details
+
+        details.extend(status.untracked)
+        return details
+
+    def _UncommittedFilesLegacy(self, get_all: bool = True) -> List[str]:
+        """List uncommitted paths with plumbing supported by older Git."""
         details = []
         self._RefreshIndexStatCache()
         if self.IsRebaseInProgress():
diff --git a/tests/test_project.py b/tests/test_project.py
index f82e1f6..2a5aebf 100644
--- a/tests/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/test_project.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import error
 import git_command
 import git_config
+import git_status
 import git_trace2_event_log
 import manifest_xml
 import platform_utils
@@ -602,6 +603,84 @@
             proj.bare_git.SetHead.assert_called_once_with("refs/heads/manifest")
             proj.bare_git.DetachHead.assert_called_once_with(revision)
 
+    def test_dirty_status_snapshot(self) -> None:
+        """Dirty checks cover staged, unstaged, and optional untracked files."""
+        with utils_for_test.TempGitTree() as tempdir:
+            proj = _create_mock_project(tempdir)
+            Path(tempdir, "tracked").write_text("initial")
+            proj.work_git.add("tracked")
+            proj.work_git.commit("-m", "initial")
+
+            self.assertFalse(proj.IsDirty())
+
+            Path(tempdir, "tracked").write_text("staged")
+            proj.work_git.add("tracked")
+            self.assertTrue(proj.IsDirty(consider_untracked=False))
+
+            Path(tempdir, "tracked").write_text("unstaged")
+            self.assertEqual(
+                ["tracked", "tracked"], proj.UncommittedFiles(get_all=True)
+            )
+
+            proj.work_git.reset("--hard", "HEAD")
+            Path(tempdir, "untracked").write_text("new")
+            self.assertTrue(proj.IsDirty())
+            self.assertFalse(proj.IsDirty(consider_untracked=False))
+
+    def test_uncommitted_files_preserve_staged_rename_paths(self) -> None:
+        """The snapshot returns both paths reported by legacy diff-index."""
+        with utils_for_test.TempGitTree() as tempdir:
+            proj = _create_mock_project(tempdir)
+            Path(tempdir, "old").write_text("tracked")
+            proj.work_git.add("old")
+            proj.work_git.commit("-m", "initial")
+            proj.work_git.mv("old", "new")
+
+            self.assertEqual(["new", "old"], proj.UncommittedFiles())
+
+    def test_has_changes_includes_rebase_from_status_snapshot(self) -> None:
+        """HasChanges keeps treating an in-progress rebase as a change."""
+        with utils_for_test.TempGitTree() as tempdir:
+            proj = _create_mock_project(tempdir)
+            status = git_status.StatusSnapshot()
+            proj._GetStatusSnapshot = mock.MagicMock(return_value=status)
+            proj.IsRebaseInProgress = mock.MagicMock(return_value=True)
+
+            self.assertTrue(proj.HasChanges())
+            self.assertEqual(
+                ["rebase in progress"], proj.UncommittedFiles(get_all=False)
+            )
+
+    def test_get_status_snapshot_handles_unsupported_status_error(self) -> None:
+        """UnsupportedStatusError triggers the legacy status fallback."""
+        with utils_for_test.TempGitTree() as tempdir:
+            proj = _create_mock_project(tempdir)
+            with mock.patch.object(
+                git_status,
+                "GetStatus",
+                side_effect=git_status.UnsupportedStatusError,
+            ):
+                self.assertIsNone(proj._GetStatusSnapshot())
+
+    def test_old_git_dirty_check_uses_legacy_plumbing(self) -> None:
+        """Git clients before 2.11 retain the existing dirty-check path."""
+        with utils_for_test.TempGitTree() as tempdir:
+            proj = _create_mock_project(tempdir)
+            proj.work_git = mock.MagicMock()
+            proj.work_git.DiffZ.side_effect = [{}, {"tracked": mock.sentinel}]
+
+            with mock.patch.object(project, "git_require", return_value=False):
+                self.assertTrue(proj.IsDirty())
+
+            proj.work_git.update_index.assert_called_once_with(
+                "-q",
+                "--unmerged",
+                "--ignore-missing",
+                "--refresh",
+                log_as_error=False,
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(2, proj.work_git.DiffZ.call_count)
+
     @unittest.skipUnless(
         utils_for_test.supports_reftable(),
         "git reftable support is required for this test",