diff --git a/src/Project.zig b/src/Project.zig
index 67060a2..946e23a 100644
--- a/src/Project.zig
+++ b/src/Project.zig
@@ -2174,6 +2174,8 @@ pub fn query_git(self: *Self) void {
         self.state.status = .failed;
     };
     // TODO: This needs to be invoked when there are identified changes in the fs
+    for (self.new_or_modified_files.items) |file| self.allocator.free(file.path);
+    self.new_or_modified_files.clearRetainingCapacity();
     self.state.vcs_new_or_modified_files = .running;
     git.new_or_modified_files(@intFromPtr(self)) catch {
         self.state.vcs_new_or_modified_files = .failed;
diff --git a/src/project_manager.zig b/src/project_manager.zig
index 14a3d8e..c5d380c 100644
--- a/src/project_manager.zig
+++ b/src/project_manager.zig
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ pub fn request_new_or_modified_files(max: usize) (ProjectManagerError || Project
     return send(.{ "request_new_or_modified_files", project, max });
 }
 
+pub fn request_sync_with_vcs() (ProjectManagerError || ProjectError)!void {
+    const project = tp.env.get().str("project");
+    if (project.len == 0)
+        return error.NoProject;
+    return send(.{ "sync_with_vcs", project });
+}
+
 pub fn request_recent_projects() (ProjectManagerError || ProjectError)!void {
     const project = tp.env.get().str("project");
     return send(.{ "request_recent_projects", project });
@@ -386,6 +393,8 @@ const Process = struct {
             self.request_recent_files(from, project_directory, max) catch |e| return from.forward_error(e, @errorReturnTrace()) catch error.ClientFailed;
         } else if (try cbor.match(m.buf, .{ "request_new_or_modified_files", tp.extract(&project_directory), tp.extract(&max) })) {
             self.request_new_or_modified_files(from, project_directory, max) catch |e| return from.forward_error(e, @errorReturnTrace()) catch error.ClientFailed;
+        } else if (try cbor.match(m.buf, .{ "sync_with_vcs", tp.extract(&project_directory) })) {
+            self.request_sync_with_vcs(from, project_directory) catch |e| return from.forward_error(e, @errorReturnTrace()) catch error.ClientFailed;
         } else if (try cbor.match(m.buf, .{ "request_recent_projects", tp.extract(&project_directory) })) {
             self.request_recent_projects(from, project_directory) catch |e| return from.forward_error(e, @errorReturnTrace()) catch error.ClientFailed;
         } else if (try cbor.match(m.buf, .{ "query_recent_files", tp.extract(&project_directory), tp.extract(&max), tp.extract(&query) })) {
@@ -486,6 +495,11 @@ const Process = struct {
         return project.request_recent_files(from, max);
     }
 
+    fn request_sync_with_vcs(self: *Process, _: tp.pid_ref, project_directory: []const u8) (ProjectError || Project.ClientError)!void {
+        const project = self.projects.get(project_directory) orelse return error.NoProject;
+        return project.query_git();
+    }
+
     fn request_new_or_modified_files(self: *Process, from: tp.pid_ref, project_directory: []const u8, max: usize) (ProjectError || Project.ClientError)!void {
         const project = self.projects.get(project_directory) orelse return error.NoProject;
         return project.request_new_or_modified_files(from, max);
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index a0dbbff..65c7e3e 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -1370,6 +1370,10 @@ pub fn mainview() ?*MainView {
     return if (current().mainview_) |*mv| mv.dynamic_cast(MainView) else null;
 }
 
+pub fn sync_with_vcs() !void {
+    try project_manager.request_sync_with_vcs();
+}
+
 pub fn mainview_widget() Widget {
     return current().mainview_ orelse @panic("tui main view not found");
 }