diff --git a/git.scmbrc.example b/git.scmbrc.example
index 49ffa47..8856388 100644
--- a/git.scmbrc.example
+++ b/git.scmbrc.example
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ git_alias="g"
 # 1. 'SCM Breeze' functions
 git_status_shortcuts_alias="gs"
 git_add_shortcuts_alias="ga"
+git_add_patch_shortcuts_alias="gap"
 git_show_files_alias="gsf"
 exec_git_expand_args_alias="ge"
 # 2. Commands that handle paths (with shortcut args expanded)
diff --git a/lib/git/aliases_and_bindings.sh b/lib/git/aliases_and_bindings.sh
index 71f6610..4ab4048 100644
--- a/lib/git/aliases_and_bindings.sh
+++ b/lib/git/aliases_and_bindings.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ _alias $git_alias='git'
 # SCM Breeze functions
 _alias $git_status_shortcuts_alias="git_status_shortcuts"
 _alias $git_add_shortcuts_alias="git_add_shortcuts"
+_alias $git_add_patch_shortcuts_alias="git_add_patch_shortcuts"
 _alias $exec_git_expand_args_alias="exec_git_expand_args"
 _alias $git_show_files_alias="git_show_affected_files"
 _alias $git_commit_all_alias='git_commit_all'
diff --git a/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh b/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh
index f9606a6..5f94bdc 100644
--- a/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh
+++ b/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,33 @@ git_silent_add_shortcuts() {
   fi
 }
 
+# 'git add -p' wrapper
+# This shortcut means 'stage my selection of patchs for the file'
+# Should be used in conjunction with the git_status_shortcuts() function for 'git status'.
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+git_add_patch_shortcuts() {
+  if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: gap <file>  => git add -p <file>"
+    echo "       gap 1       => git add -p \$e1"
+    echo "       gap 2..4    => git add -p \$e2 \$e3 \$e4"
+    echo "       gap 2 5..7  => git add -p \$e2 \$e5 \$e6 \$e7"
+  else
+    git_silent_add_patch_shortcuts "$@"
+    # Makes sense to run 'git status' after this command.
+    git_status_shortcuts
+  fi
+}
+# Does nothing if no args are given.
+git_silent_add_patch_shortcuts() {
+  if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+    # Expand args and process resulting set of files.
+    for file in $(git_expand_args "$@"); do
+      git add -p $file
+      echo -e "# add '$file'"
+    done
+    echo "#"
+  fi
+}
 
 # Prints a list of all files affected by a given SHA1,
 # and exports numbered environment variables for each file.